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Cycling for Change: ‘Take action: Kick the habit’
October 2, 2010
Cycling for Change: ‘Take action: Kick the habit’
“Stop being passive and negative, and start changing the world by correcting your everyday habits.” This was the leitmotif of…
World Vegetarian Day: Eat healthy
October 1, 2010
World Vegetarian Day: Eat healthy
Today, 1 October, is World Vegetarian Day and the first day of Vegetarian Awareness Month, during which vegetarians aim to…
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
September 30, 2010
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
Imagine a pool, with turquoise, crystalline water, that extends over an area of ten hectares and is situated in the…
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
September 29, 2010
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Deteriorating sanitary conditions, including sewage leaks and uncollected garbage, are threatening the Ezbet al-Nasr neighborhood in Cairo's Basateen dis
The forgotten coast part III: The Future
September 29, 2010
The forgotten coast part III: The Future
We already know that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has designated the Nile Delta one region of the world…
Joseph Massad at AUC: Translating Islam
September 28, 2010
Joseph Massad at AUC: Translating Islam
On Monday night AUC’s Oriental Hall was packed with scholars, students and journalists for a lecture by prominent academic Joseph…
Environmental Voices: Small is beautiful for Egypt’s solid waste management
September 26, 2010
Environmental Voices: Small is beautiful for Egypt’s solid waste management
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Suez Gulf polluted with hazardous industrial waste
September 26, 2010
Suez Gulf polluted with hazardous industrial waste
The Suez Gulf is polluted with untreated liquid industrial waste dumped by factories in the Adabeyya area, said eye witnesses…
Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence
September 25, 2010
Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence
A special session of the Arab League's Arab Ministerial Council for Water ended on Friday with a decision to postpone…
Egypt to re-think wastewater treatment at upcoming conference
September 23, 2010
Egypt to re-think wastewater treatment at upcoming conference
By: Taffline Layline As Egypt’s population increases, it puts pressure on the country’s main water source: the Nile River. In…