Air quality in Cairo improved significantly, with fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) falling 57 per cent between January and June 2026, according to global air-quality monitor IQAir.
The step comes as the government presses ahead with a range of measures aimed at reducing emissions and improving air quality. These include expanding the national air quality monitoring network to 123 stations nationwide, intensifying efforts to combat the seasonal “black cloud” phenomenon, and tackling emissions from key pollution sources, a report posted on the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre, said on Saturday.
The government has also contracted 100 electric buses for Cairo’s Public Transport Authority and 20 electric buses for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. In addition, advanced equipment to monitor air pollutants and greenhouse gases has been introduced at 12 monitoring stations across Greater Cairo for the first time, it added.
Founded in 1963, IQAir is a Swiss company specialising in air quality solutions and is recognised as one of the world’s leading providers of air pollution monitoring and indoor air purification technologies.
