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Amid sandstorm, elderly, people with respiratory diseases advised to avoid the outdoors
Egypt

Amid sandstorm, elderly, people with respiratory diseases advised to avoid the outdoors

Egypt’s Ministry of Environment on Sunday advised elderly people, children, and those with chest and respiratory diseases to avoid being…
Photos| Egyptian authorities rescue dugong stuck in fishing net
Environment

Photos| Egyptian authorities rescue dugong stuck in fishing net

Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said on Monday that snorkeling guides in the Red Sea Protected Areas saved a dugong…
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
Environment

Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use

The Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Monday announced a new three-year project valued at US$3 million which will aim…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Environment

Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
World

Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office…
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
Environment

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

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

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

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

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…
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