Egypt turns off landmarks' lights to mark global Earth Hour

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Egypt turns off landmarks' lights to mark global Earth Hour

STORY: Egypt turns off landmarks' lights to mark global Earth Hour DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of landmarks in Cairo during Earth Hour STORYLINE: Egypt marked the annual global Earth Hour on Saturday evening by turning off the lights of a number of landmarks across the country for 60 minutes, including Saladin Citadel in the capital Cairo. "We participate in Earth Hour by simultaneously switching off the lights of Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, the area of the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan and the area of Deir el-Bahari temples in Luxor," said Mostafa Waziri, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. "The ministry's participation in the event comes from its belief in the efforts of all countries to shed light on the phenomenon of global warming and raise awareness of its risks," the SCA chief told Xinhua. In Cairo Governorate, unne

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