Hurghada city seals unlicensed scrap store inside Al-Malaha residential block
A mechanics' workshop in Al-Dahabiya, north of the city, was closed in the same campaign. The city says both were operating without the licences required under the governor's decree 1276 of 2026.
8 November 2026
Hurghada city authorities have closed and sealed a scrap store standing in the middle of a residential block in the Al-Malaha area, saying it was operating without a licence and posed environmental and health risks to people living around it.
The same campaign closed and sealed a mechanics' workshop in the Al-Dahabiya area in north Hurghada after checks found it had no legal licence.
The closures were carried out under Red Sea governor Walid El-Barqi's decree number 1276 of 2026. Major General Ahmed Gabr, head of Hurghada city, ordered the campaign, which was run by the city's environmental affairs department with the utilities police and the licensing section.