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Egypt government denies fabricated statements attributed to environment minister over tree cutting
September 11, 2026 at 06:30 PM
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Egypt's government has denied as fabricated and misleading circulating statements that attributed a tree-cutting decision to its environment minister over a purported coal export contract.
- The Cabinet's media center said statements circulating on social media attributed to the Minister of Local Development and Environment are fabricated, misleading, and inaccurate.
- The Ministry confirmed the minister directed all governorates to preserve trees and continue implementing the presidential initiative to plant 100 million trees.
- The Ministry said cutting or uprooting trees requires the governor's approval and a survey opinion from the Environmental Affairs Agency submitted through an official letter.




















