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Ahmed al Maghrabi

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Three Drinking Water Treatment Plants Inaugurated in Menoufiya

12 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — M mister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed al Maghrabi inaugurated two drinking water treatment plants in the govemorate of Menoufiya in northern Cairo late last month.

Egypt to Link Water Projects to Expansion in Urban Developments

23 Feb 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt is adopting a forward-looking approach to drinking water and sewage projects, according to Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed al Maghrabi.

30 Treatment Plants Start in Gharbiya, Egypt

30 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO Egypt — Thirty new artesian water treatment plants have started operation in the governorate of Gharbiya, in northern Egypt, said Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed al Maghrabi.

Daqahliya's Emergency Drinking Water Plan to Be Completed by End of June

7 Apr 2008 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — - The emergency plan aiming at connecting drinking water to deprived areas in the Delta governorate of Daqahliya in northern Egypt will be

Egypt Launches Agency to Monitor Water, Sewer Services

4 Feb 2008 - 10:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — Egypt has established a new agency to monitor the performance of drinking water and sanitary sewers companies across the country, according to Minister of Housing and Urban

$187 Million for Supply Projects in Rural Egypt

27 Aug 2007 - 11:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — The Egyptian government has earmarked an additional $187 million USD to connect clean drinking water to rural areas, officials said.

The government allocated $187 million USD last month after a

New Strategic Plan Considers Egypt's Future Needs

30 Jul 2007 - 08:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — Drinking water and sewage projects have been high on the agenda of the Egyptian government over the past three decades. Since the early 1980s, the government has invested more than $12 billion USD

Protests Over Water Shortages Sweep Egypt

23 Jul 2007 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — Thousands of citizens in a number of Egyptian governorates protested due to the severe lack of water supply in their villages.

The wave of protests began recently in the Delta City of Mahalla, 140

Mobile Stations and Tanks to End Shortage in Kafr El-Sheikh

18 Jun 2007 - 09:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — The Egyptian Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is providing 10 large water tanks and four reservoirs to ease shortages in some cities in the Mediterranean governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh,

3 Sanitary Sewers Projects to Start in Alexandria

4 Jun 2007 - 09:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — Three major sanitary sewers projects, costing a total of $115.7 million USD, will start operations by the end of this month in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria.

Egypt Takes Steps to Relieve Shortages in Menoufiya Governorate

4 Jun 2007 - 09:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed al Maghrabi launched three drinking water and sanitary sewers projects, costing $46.5 million USD, to ease shortages

Egyptian Ministry, World Bank Meet on Sewage Projects

9 Apr 2007 - 08:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — The government is in discussions with the World Bank on financing a number of sewage projects in Egypt.

"We have discussed the steps

Egyptian Government to Spend $117 Million USD on Treatment Plants

9 Apr 2007 - 08:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — The Egyptian Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has earmarked $117 million USD for the renovation and maintenance of old water treatment plants across the country.

Egyptian Housing Ministry Starts Supply, Sanitation Projects

26 Feb 2007 - 10:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — — The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is starting projects to improve supply and sanitation in Giza governorate as well other parts of the country.

"The ministry will do its best to finish

Water Pollution Raised in the Egyptian Parliament

19 Feb 2007 - 10:08 by Local Press Report

CAIRO, Egypt OOSKAnews — — Members of Egypt's Parliament have raised the issue of drinking water pollution in a number of villages and the Nile River, saying the government's failure to deal with the problem could