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Saudi-Egypt causeway may affect marine environment, says minister

Saudi-Egypt causeway may affect marine environment, says minister

  The planned causeway between Egypt and Saudi Arabia may harm the marine environment in Egypt, especially coral reefs, the…
Cloud technology could help medium-scale farmers boost crop production

Cloud technology could help medium-scale farmers boost crop production

A software company hopes to use cloud technology and precision agriculture to empower farmers to save on water and pesticides.…
In lecture, Elias Khoury says children are a catalyst for change

In lecture, Elias Khoury says children are a catalyst for change

Lebanese literary genius and critic Elias Khoury started his talk at the American University in Cairo last week by analyzing…
How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck

How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck

Egypt’s capital spreads cement tentacles over what used to be extremely viable agricultural land, replacing it with rickety brick towers.…
NGOs and activists protest to save the architecture of Port Said

NGOs and activists protest to save the architecture of Port Said

  PORT SAID — For the past two days, dozens of Port Said residents protested on Eugenie and al-Geish streets…
Groundbreaking study links Monsanto genetically modified corn to organ failure

Groundbreaking study links Monsanto genetically modified corn to organ failure

In a study published today in “Food and Chemical Toxicology,” a team of scientists say that rats fed Roundup-tolerant genetically…
Can power blackouts turn into business opportunities?

Can power blackouts turn into business opportunities?

How do you turn a blackout into a business opportunity? As part of its campaign to spread green innovations, icecairo,…
Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened

Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened

There is a place in Egypt where the mountain blossoms on one side, where sea moisture accumulates on the mountaintop…
Kicked off our land for a golf course: Q&A with a Madinat al-Sadat farmer

Kicked off our land for a golf course: Q&A with a Madinat al-Sadat farmer

Reda Mohamed Nassif, a farmer from Madinat al-Sadat, was a victim of land reclamation and rural violence during the Hosni…
Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty

Abandoned by the system, Egypt’s farmers suffer discrimination, violence and poverty

On 11September, Egypt celebrated Farmer’s Day. But the dire straits in which many farmers find themselves call for anything but…
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