Nile Delta
The New Delta project, part of the “Future of Egypt” Authority for Sustainable Development, is one of several national initiatives aimed at reclaiming more than 4.5 million feddans, Bahaa El-Ghannam, the authority’s chief, said during the inauguration.
The well was drilled by rig EDC 56 in shallow waters at a depth of around 10 meters, approximately 3 kilometers offshore in the West Abu Madi area.
The discovery was made in an offshore concession operated by Italy’s Eni in partnership with Britain’s BP, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources reported on Saturday.
Egypt and UNDP reviewed joint projects on water security, coastal protection, and climate adaptation.
The death toll on the Sadat-Menouf road rose to nine after one of the injured victims succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
Sweilem stated that the grant, valued at €1.575 million, will support a pre-feasibility study for five priority coastal sites, as well as a comprehensive feasibility study for the areas of the Nile Delta most urgently in need of protection measures.
Egyptian governorates were hit by a wave of unstable weather on Friday, characterized by strong winds and heavy dust that severely reduced visibility across major squares and arterial roads.
The ministry’s statement comes two weeks after Egypt accused Ethiopia of “reckless management” of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), saying that irregular discharges had caused a severe and delayed flood on the Nile.
The deceased, along with two other injured laborers, were transported to nearby hospitals. Most, if not all, of the victims were aged between 14 and 23 years.
Here in the courtyard of Al-Fath Mosque in the center of Zagazig city, in the eastern part of the Nile delta, the "Tekia" is set up; the largest table for breaking the fast throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
The good news is that temperatures are expected to rise by 1-2 degrees Celsius by the weekend, according to the Egyptian Meteorological Authority’s (EMA) expectations.
The casualty figures are preliminary, with ongoing rescue operations.
According to the minister, the Fifth Cairo Water Week (CWW) will be held under the title “Water is at the heart of work,” ahead of the UNFCCC COP 27.
The Cairo branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Austrian Academy of Sciences is the only permanent scientific research center in the field of archaeological research outside Europe.
Through the IAEA technical cooperation program, Egypt and Senegal have received two gamma systems to combat soil erosion.
An Egyptian-French mission has discovered one of the oldest villages ever located in the Nile Delta.
Egypt has set October 1 and October 8 deadlines for two major international tenders for oil and gas exploration spanning 27 onshore and offshore blocks.
Egyptian security forces on Sunday killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Atoll is expected to start production before the end of 2017.
German Ambassador here Julius Georg Luy and Daqhaliya Governor Ahmed Sharawy opened on Sunday "Germany Festival in the Nile Delta".
