Egyptian eco-friendly water bottle launched on sidelines of COP27

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi holds a bottle of Good Water at COP27. (Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)
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Updated 13 November 2022
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Egyptian eco-friendly water bottle launched on sidelines of COP27

  • The recently launched Good Water bottles are being distributed around a host of events taking place at COP27
  • The inexpensive, blue, 500-mililiter Good Water bottles will go on sale in Egypt at the beginning of next year

CAIRO: Egyptian-produced eco-friendly water bottles are taking pride of place on the tables of world leaders and delegates attending the COP27 climate summit.

The recently launched Good Water bottles are being distributed around a host of events taking place at the UN conference on climate change in Sharm El-Sheikh.

As part of Egypt’s vision toward a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future, hundreds of young people have been handing out the mineral water bottles which are made from plant materials and fitted with caps manufactured using a biopolymer derived from sugar cane.

Following the product launch on the sidelines of COP27, the inexpensive, blue, 500-mililiter Good Water bottles will go on sale in Egypt at the beginning of next year.

The water is sterilized before being packaged in cartons to protect it from light. Designed to meet internationally approved environmental standards, the production process does not use any fossil fuel, the bottles can be reused, and they decompose far quicker than plastic.

The Good Water company was established earlier this year by a group of Egyptian entrepreneurs with backing from national investors.


UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

Updated 08 February 2026
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UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

  • On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's ​notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not ‌have any "immediate ‌impact ‌on flight ⁠operations", ​the ‌state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA ⁠said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.