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Egypt scraps fertiliser plant at beach resort
0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008
CAIRO (AFP) — Egypt agreed on Tuesday to halt the construction of a fertiliser plant near a popular beach resort on the Mediterranean coast after months-long protests from residents and environmentalists, the official MENA news agency reported.
The Egyptian Supreme Council for Energy decided to "cancel the controversial industrial project by E-Agrium company," the council said in a statement carried by MENA after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif.
The council said "tourist projects should be given first priority."
Angry residents of the Mediterranean resort of Ras al-Barr had protested for months against the construction of the 850-million dollar Egyptian-Canadian project by a company called E-Agrium.
Protesters and environmentalists...
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