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The black cloud hits again, and rice husk is to blame
Environment

The black cloud hits again, and rice husk is to blame

Taking a breath of fresh air is often is quite difficult in the bustling Cairene metropolis, specifically in fall when…
It’s up to the people to fight for the environment, say local experts
Environment

It’s up to the people to fight for the environment, say local experts

As the world gathered to discuss climate change and sustainable development at the UN Rio+20 conference last week, environment specialists…
Experts confront visions and realities of a greener Cairo
Environment

Experts confront visions and realities of a greener Cairo

In Cairo, environmental experts must struggle with the paradox between the visions they have for the city’s future and the…
A slow killer: The 2011 ‘car-flu’
Environment

A slow killer: The 2011 ‘car-flu’

The clock is ticking, and it’s almost time for the infamous black cloud that usually starts forming in mid-September.
Environmental Voices: Environmental concerns in post-revolution Egypt
Environment

Environmental Voices: Environmental concerns in post-revolution Egypt

When first reading “Silent Spring,” I only realized later that it was one of the first and most important books…
A breath of fresh air
Environment

A breath of fresh air

For almost two weeks now Egypt has been gripped by a rapidly changing political landscape, triggered by protesters taking to…
Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?
Environment

Smog over Cairo: A break in the clouds?

The thick mantel of fog that embraced Cairo last week and plunged the city into a milky haze seems to…
Environment Ministry boasts of cutting Cairo air pollution by 78%
Environment

Environment Ministry boasts of cutting Cairo air pollution by 78%

The Egyptian Environment Ministry announced this week that air pollution in Cairo had been reduced by 78 percent.
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
Environment

Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt

The Environment Ministry has received numerous complaints from residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag about cases of asphyxiation…
Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village
Environment

Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village

The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
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