locusts
Authorities detect fresh cross-border wave of locusts
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Authorities detect fresh cross-border wave of locusts
The Ministry of Agriculture has detected new swarms of locusts that crossed the Egypt-Sudan border Tuesday morning, presumed to be…
Monday’s papers: Canal cities, locusts revolt against Morsy
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Monday’s papers: Canal cities, locusts revolt against Morsy
The top headlines in Monday’s papers include news pertaining to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Egypt as…
Authorities eradicate 95 percent of locusts
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Authorities eradicate 95 percent of locusts
Locust-fighting efforts have so far eradicated 95 percent of the swarms that arrived in Cairo on Saturday from the south…
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
The most widespread news in today’s newspapers is related to protesters being run down in Mansoura and Port Said, as…
Locusts reach Cairo International Airport
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Locusts reach Cairo International Airport
Salah Moawad, head of the Agriculture Ministry’s services and follow-up sector, said the ministry has received a report from the…
State TV: Swarms of locusts appear in Cairo skies
Egypt
March 2, 2013
State TV: Swarms of locusts appear in Cairo skies
Swarms of locusts appeared in Cairo skies, Egyptian state TV reported on its website Saturday, adding that the animals were…
Locusts won’t harm crops, says agriculture minister
Egypt
March 1, 2013
Locusts won’t harm crops, says agriculture minister
The wave of locusts currently swarming some parts of the nation will not cause any damage to crops, declared Agriculture…
Official: Authorities eradicated 80 percent of locust outbreak
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Official: Authorities eradicated 80 percent of locust outbreak
Salah Moawwad, head of the agricultural services sector, said that the border with Sudan and the Red Sea coast has…
Swarms of locusts spotted in Red Sea Governorate
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Swarms of locusts spotted in Red Sea Governorate
Teams set up to monitor locusts spotted swarms of them in Hamata, Baranis and Sheikh al-Shazly in the southern Red…
Agriculture Ministry teams up with UN’s FAO to combat locusts
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Agriculture Ministry teams up with UN’s FAO to combat locusts
Egypt's Agriculture Ministry has teamed up with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to battle desert locusts swarming the Red…