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Ameer Abdulla: Egypt’s marine ecosystem is in danger

Ameer Abdulla: Egypt’s marine ecosystem is in danger

Ameer Abdulla is one of Egypt’s most prominent marine experts. His vast experience and involvement in marine conservation science both…
Study: Seas rising faster than projected, low areas threatened

Study: Seas rising faster than projected, low areas threatened

  Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than UN projections, threatening low-lying areas from Miami to the Maldives, a…
Environmental center calls for investigation into Edfu oil spill

Environmental center calls for investigation into Edfu oil spill

The Habi Center for Environmental Rights filed a complaint last Sunday at the prosecutor general’s office to demand an investigation…
Peru bans GMOs for the next 10 years to safeguard native species

Peru bans GMOs for the next 10 years to safeguard native species

Peru last week became the lead country in the fight against genetically modified organisms worldwide, after the government approved a…
US holds to climate goals despite poor nations’ pleas

US holds to climate goals despite poor nations’ pleas

DOHA — The United States resisted pledging steeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 on Monday despite calls by…
National Coalition on Climate Change for Egypt is born

National Coalition on Climate Change for Egypt is born

The global COP18 conference on climate change opens in Doha Monday. About 17,000 participants from all over the world have…
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore

The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore

HURGHADA — The speedboat was leaving the fancy new marina of Hurghada at a slow pace. As soon as it…
A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future

A history of urban development from pharaonic to the future

Egypt vice regal Khedive Ismail met with Ali Mubarak Pasha in 1863 to develop a blueprint for Cairo’s future. He…
Monks, government face off over Fayoum nature reserve

Monks, government face off over Fayoum nature reserve

Environment Minister Mostafa Hussein Kamel vowed the government would remove a monastery encroachment on the Wadi al-Rayan reserve Tuesday, angering…
Agriculture Ministry: The locust situation is ‘under control’

Agriculture Ministry: The locust situation is ‘under control’

The locust situation in the border area between Egypt and Sudan is "under control" and does not pose a danger…
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