Louise Sarant
Mohamed Kassas: The father of Egypt’s environment
Environment
April 5, 2011
Mohamed Kassas: The father of Egypt’s environment
Mohamed Kassas is a living legend. Anyone with an interest in Egypt's environmental issues is familiar with this 90-year old…
Egypt’s nuclear debate
Environment
March 30, 2011
Egypt’s nuclear debate
In light of the environmental and human tragedy unraveling in Japan, countries equipped with nuclear power are trembling. The idea…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Archaeology
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s vultures
Environment
March 22, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s vultures
Less than a century ago, it was common to see vultures flying over Cairo and nesting in some of the…
Young and old, first-time voters flood polls
Egypt
March 19, 2011
Young and old, first-time voters flood polls
About a hundred people were waiting in an orderly queue in front of al-Imam Ali Elementary School in Dokki to…
Children’s corner: Awakening children with activities around books
Life & Style
March 18, 2011
Children’s corner: Awakening children with activities around books
On the busy Nile Street in Giza is al-Balsam bookstore, a two-story space filled with colorful books for children, teenagers…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s tree of love
Environment
March 15, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s tree of love
The ficus sycomorus, or sycamore fig, is an ancient tree that has been cultivated in Egypt since the third millennium…
The National Gene Bank of Egypt: Serving food security and preserving biodiversity
Environment
March 11, 2011
The National Gene Bank of Egypt: Serving food security and preserving biodiversity
During the 20th century, about 75 percent of all food crops slipped into extinction, which meant that all the unique…
Endangered species: Egypt’s marine turtles
Environment
March 8, 2011
Endangered species: Egypt’s marine turtles
For over 100 million years, marine turtles have inhabited the world’s oceans. These reptiles, which existed before the dinosaurs, have…
French FM vows to aid Egypt in its quest for democracy
Egypt
March 6, 2011
French FM vows to aid Egypt in its quest for democracy
Newly-appointed French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé paid his first official ministerial visit abroad to Egypt on Sunday to lend French…