Nestled in the arms of the Um Al-Sid Hill in Sharm El-Sheikh is the Farsha café. Laid back, cosy, and romantic, it enjoys breathtaking views of the Red Sea and is frequented by those who want to leave worldly matters behind.
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The government recently launched the Great Transfiguration project, a national scheme comprising a set of 14 plans for the development of South Sinai, reports Mahmoud Bakr.
The project focuses on the area of Mount Sinai behind the St Catherine's (...)
Marked in more than 150 countries annually on 5 June, World Environment Day (WED) was held this year under the theme of "Reimagine. Recreate. Restore."
With Pakistan being the global host in 2021, Egypt is celebrating the occasion with the slogan (...)
The new sanitary landfill for the disposal of solid waste in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Beni Sweif will be operational in a few days as part of a national project to establish 30 sanitary landfills in 19 governorates.
Over the past few (...)
A programme to train 1,000 young men and women on the safe disposal of electronic waste has been launched as part of a project focused on familiarising university students with the management of e-waste, said Mamdouh Rashwan, secretary-general of (...)
A consortium of eight leading companies working in Egypt have signed a new Charter for Recycling Plastic Waste with a view to working as partners on the recycling and safe disposal of materials containing single-use plastic components.
The signing (...)
The first phase of a project to turn waste into energy has been launched in Egypt with a focus on eight companies in eight governorates and investments ranging between $325 and $329 million.
The details of the project were announced following a (...)
The government has embarked on plans to develop Egypt's villages over the next three years in a scheme that targets raising the living standards of villagers, upgrading infrastructure and basic services such as drinking water, electricity, and waste (...)
The cabinet has agreed to produce guidelines for environmental sustainability standards that will be integrated into the state's plans for sustainable development, it was announced this week.
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala (...)
Last Thursday, the Ministry of Environment launched its pioneering Eco Egypt campaign from Ras Mohamed in Sinai, a new campaign to promote nature reserves in Egypt, raise awareness of environmental issues and the importance of natural resources (...)
Parliament has approved a bill on waste management prepared by the Ministry of Environment and the other authorities concerned, and this will now be sent to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi for ratification.
When passed, the law will help Egypt deal (...)
FORTY tons of waste were removed from the Red Sea seabed during a 10-day operation to preserve Egypt's biodiversity, reports Mahmoud Bakr. The project is the first phase of the Prepare for Green campaign aiming to preserve Egypt's natural resources (...)
In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Environment has been implementing a four-pronged plan since 31 March: the safe disposal of medical waste, getting rid of solid waste, tracing pollution epicentres, and increasing (...)
Residents of Giza's Saff district now have cleaner air after the Ministry of Environment, through a project for the sustainable management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), sometimes known as “forever chemicals”, removed 470 tons of hazardous (...)
Winners of the fourth edition of the Excellence Award from the Professional Development Foundation (PDF) were honoured in a celebration at the Giza Pyramids earlier this week under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
The annual award (...)
Egypt celebrated its first National Environment Day on 27 January. Under the theme Live Green: The Way to Sustainability, events were held to increase public awareness of the importance of preserving the environment and protecting natural (...)
Luxor closed the year with the 10th Arab-African Youth Platform (AAYP) organised by the Arab Federation for Youth and the Environment (AFYE). The Abul-Haggag area of the city opposite the Luxor Temple saw 311 young men and women taking part in the (...)
The National Authority of Military Production and TCG, a Swiss company specialised in turning waste to energy, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier this week to cooperate on the issue.
The drive behind the MoU is the state's focus on (...)
A MOBILE application that allows users to report unremoved garbage is now available, writes Mahmoud Bakr.
A system that allows the public to alert the authorities via their mobiles to come and collect rubbish is being rolled out in Cairo.
The first (...)
It was a spectacular final for the International Darts Open which was held for the first time in the Middle East. The five-day event in the Egyptian resort of Hurghada saw the participation of 72 darts players who competed in four disciplines: the (...)
Egypt's first official International Darts Championship is scheduled from 26 March to 1 April in Marsa Alam, on the shores of the Red Sea. Officials of the Egyptian Darts Federation made the announcement at a press conference attended by top sports (...)
Despite government efforts to manage the problem of accumulating solid waste, none have yet resulted in pinpointing a sustainable solution. The Ministry of Environment and other bodies have embarked on countless initiatives to get rid of waste, but (...)
“Youth for the Nile” is an initiative recently launched to clean up Egypt's lifeline and rid it of plastic waste.
The campaign was initiated by Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad in collaboration with the Egyptian Sailing and Water Ski (...)
The hotel built the station with technical and financial support from the Grid Connected Small Scale Photovoltaic System Project of the United Nations Development Programme's Global Environmental Finance Unit, and the opening was attended by the (...)
THE INTERNATIONAL Union for Nature Conservation (IUNC) has added Ras Mohamed and Wadi Al-Hitan — the Valley of the Whales – to its green list. The news was announced at the 14th round of the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological (...)