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Cairo’s Metro Line 4 given environmental green light

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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