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Green Profile: Interview with Fernand Cohen

Green Profile: Interview with Fernand Cohen

Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Professor Fernand Cohen from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University, when he visited…
UN’s Ban urges climate deal, short of perfect

UN’s Ban urges climate deal, short of perfect

Saying the health of the planet is at stake, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged 190 nations meeting in Mexico on…
Climate change conference calls for changing to green economy

Climate change conference calls for changing to green economy

Cancun--The United Nations Climate Change Conference, currently being held in Mexico, urged countries on Monday to move toward a green…
Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?

Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?

The thick mantel of fog that embraced Cairo last week and plunged the city into a milky haze seems to…
In Cancun, industrial nations urged to finance clean energy projects

In Cancun, industrial nations urged to finance clean energy projects

Cancun--The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change calls on industrial nations to help developing countries combat climate change by…
Egypt demands second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol

Egypt demands second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol

The Mexican government started unofficial negotiations with member states of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with a…
Kyoto protocol needs second commitment phase: China

Kyoto protocol needs second commitment phase: China

Cancun--China stressed the need Saturday for a global climate pact that sets a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.A…
Protectorates not protected: Petrified trees vs. urban sprawl

Protectorates not protected: Petrified trees vs. urban sprawl

Located in the desert hills of Qattamiya, around 30 km southeast of Cairo, the Petrified Forest is a relatively small…
Developing nations call on world powers to combat climate change

Developing nations call on world powers to combat climate change

Egypt has officially agreed with several developing nations to request that the G-8 industrial countries establish a US$30-billion
Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou

Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou

The following is Al-Masry Al-Youm's interview with Hisham Zaazou, senior assistant to Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, as part of our…
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