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  2. Water supply and sanitation in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Egypt had 375 municipal wastewater treatment plants in 2012, treating an average of 10.1 million cubic meters per day. [26] The capacity of Egypt's wastewater treatment plants was more than 11 million cubic meters per day, serving more than 18 million people. The number has increased 10 times between 1985 and 2005. [4]

  3. Waste management in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The water in Egypt has also been found to contain heavy metal contaminants which can be harmful to health. [29] Lower Egypt releases the most waste into the Nile, it being the most populous, industrial and agricultural country in the basin. Rivers in the upper Egypt area are thought to have reduced fish varieties, phytoplankton and microorganisms.

  4. Environmental issues in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Egypt's fresh water is mainly derived from underground water. Underground water results in 95% of Egyptian's desert land. Egypt is also dependent on rainwater but it is a scarce and limiting source for agricultural development. In addition, Egypt refuses agricultural drainage water in correlation with Nile water for irrigation. [2]

  5. Health in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Smoking in Egypt is prevalent, with 19 billion cigarettes smoked annually in Egypt making it the largest cigarette market in the Arab world. [24] Inside cafes, hookah (shisha) smoking is common. As of 2012 smoking in Egypt has reached an all-time high with an estimated twenty percent, ten million people, regularly using tobacco products. [25]

  6. List of countries by access to improved sanitation facilities

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    Sanitation as defined by the World Health Organization: [2] "Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households ...

  7. Middle East latest: Egypt and Qatar are working to salvage ...

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    Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News TV, which is close to the country's ...

  8. Gaza 'Riviera': What led up to Trump's call for US to 'take ...

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    Since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war according to the Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry, although some estimates of the death toll run higher ...

  9. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

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    Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS; Arabic: الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء) is the official statistical agency of Egypt that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data and conducts the census. CAPMAS was established by a Presidential Decree 2915 in 1964 ...