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A Crumbling Village

A Crumbling Village

Sixty years ago Hassan Fathy conceived of a village in Luxor that would inspire international architects and scholars. He used…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories

Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories

Dublin--Earlier this month, when referring to the Egypt-Algeria fiasco, television commentator Amr Adeeb asked the rhetorical question: “Why do they…
Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches

Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches

Hurghada -- The owner of a hotel complex in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada was recently arrested on…
MPs blast govt for ignoring climate change

MPs blast govt for ignoring climate change

Parliament's health committee on Monday warned the government against ignoring the issue of climate change, a phenomenon that some experts…
Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development

Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development

Late last month, American University in Cairo (AUC) physics Professor Salah Arafa was chosen "Man of the Year" by Egypt's…
Can Copenhagen prevent climate catastrophe?

Can Copenhagen prevent climate catastrophe?

The Kyoto Protocol to the Convention on Climate Change, which came into force February 2005, is currently the only international…
Health Ministry deny Hawamdiya contamination

Health Ministry deny Hawamdiya contamination

Al-Masry Al-Youm revealed a new twist in the story of the alleged involvement of Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company…
Upper Egypt’s unpolished gem

Upper Egypt’s unpolished gem

Stepping off the train onto the platform of the rather small and uninspiring town of Ballyana in the Sohag governorate,…
Red Sea Governorate bans plastic bags

Red Sea Governorate bans plastic bags

A year long campaign to ban the use of plastic bags in Hurghada has resulted in a new law. As…
Licenses for things past

Licenses for things past

Among much-sought after vintage manuscripts is a collection of licenses issued to people from a long list of professions prevalent…
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