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Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum
Environment

Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum

Smoke from three Fayoum factories officially inaugurated last October by Egypt's de-facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi is creating an…
Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory
Egypt

Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory

Hundreds of Damietta and Sinanyah village residents on Tuesday morning blocked two roads leading to the MOPCO-Agrium factory in Damietta.…
Company goes to court as Damietta governor continues to halt work
Egypt

Company goes to court as Damietta governor continues to halt work

Damietta governor, General Mohamed Ali Fleifel, on Thursday refused to issue a decree allowing work to be continued at MOBCO.…
‘Wise men’ to resolve Agrium plant crisis
Egypt

‘Wise men’ to resolve Agrium plant crisis

The Agrium plant crisis has entered its tenth day, with residents of Damietta insisting that the ruling military council relocate…
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
Egypt

Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working

DAMIETTA — Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against expansions to a factory in this Mediterranean port city are maintaining their sit-in for…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Egypt

Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis

Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant
Egypt

Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant

Egypt's ruling military council has ordered the closure of the MOPCO (Misr Oil Processing Co) plant in Damietta after a…
Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security
Egypt

Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security

Protesters at the Damietta seaport engaged in violent clashes with security forces, who eventually managed to reopen the seaport, on…
Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory
Egypt

Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory

Residents of Damietta, northeast of Cairo, on Saturday protested against the expansion of a chemical factory which they say is…
Egyptian NGO competes for BBC’s World Challenge
Environment

Egyptian NGO competes for BBC’s World Challenge

A Fustat-based NGO is the first Egyptian organization to compete in the BBC's World Challenge, which rewards environmental and social…
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