environment
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
Environment
February 25, 2021
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
The Egyptian House of Representatives will issue next week a new water resource and irrigation law that sets penalties for cutting…
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
PALMACHIM BEACH, Israel (AP) — A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel’s Mediterranean…
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
Middle East
February 22, 2021
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill…
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
World
February 16, 2021
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Students chanted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters on Tuesday demanding the release of a 22-year-old…
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
Business
January 26, 2021
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
A national investment conglomerate introduced on Wednesday a new electric car into the Egyptian market in hope of reducing the…
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Middle East
January 25, 2021
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Landscape architect Phil Dunn has taken on an ambitious challenge. For one year, he is basing his diet on food…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt
January 20, 2021
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Agriculture Al Sayed Mohammed Marzouk Al-Kasser , and New Valley Governor Mohammed al-Zamlot…
Central Bank of Egypt to begin printing secure, eco-friendly polymer banknotes in June
Business
January 19, 2021
Central Bank of Egypt to begin printing secure, eco-friendly polymer banknotes in June
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will begin printing polymer banknotes upon inauguration of its new printing house in June,…
Facebook and Google Earth help probe eco-crimes in the Middle East
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Facebook and Google Earth help probe eco-crimes in the Middle East
The impact of conflict and corruption on the environment in the Middle East is often easy to see but difficult to…
Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050
World
December 25, 2020
Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050
TOKYO (AP) — Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said Friday in a plan…