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Cairo’s Metro Line 4 given environmental green light
January 11, 2010
Cairo’s Metro Line 4 given environmental green light
An unprecedented report details the potential environmental and socio-economic impact of Phase 1 construction of Metro Line 4 and proposes…
Memories of a dam, a high dam…
January 10, 2010
Memories of a dam, a high dam…
The story of the High Dam was a tale of a nation, hikayit sha‘b, as Abdel Halim Hafiz chanted in…
Nile pollution reaches the courts
January 3, 2010
Nile pollution reaches the courts
The Summary Court of Imbaba passed on Saturday the first ever verdict against factory owners that dump their industrial waste…
A look back at the National Theater
January 3, 2010
A look back at the National Theater
By the mid-1930s, the crisis of Egyptian theater had reached its peak. The global economic depression, coupled with new competition…
Green resolutions for 2010
January 1, 2010
Green resolutions for 2010
It's that time of the year when we make promises to ourselves: Quitting bad habits, losing weight, learning to play…
The ghost of the Virgin Mary in Egypt: a history
January 1, 2010
The ghost of the Virgin Mary in Egypt: a history
Since 11 December, Coptic Christians in Egypt have been reporting, and circulating news about, sightings of apparitions of the Virgin…
Rasputin, the monk with healing powers
December 30, 2009
Rasputin, the monk with healing powers
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was born on10 January 1869 in the small Russian village of Pokrovskoye. In his childhood, he showed…
SCA to formally request return of Nefertiti bust
December 30, 2009
SCA to formally request return of Nefertiti bust
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will form a committee to be headed by Nabil el-Arabi, head of the…
Daily concerns trump climate fears
December 29, 2009
Daily concerns trump climate fears
The recent COP15 climate talks in Copenhagen were the focus of grassroots activism worldwide, as millions of people mobilized to…
Report: Arab world must brace for climate change
December 20, 2009
Report: Arab world must brace for climate change
In late November, the Arab Forum for Environmental Development (AFED) released its second report on the potential impact of climate…