environment
Egypt to eliminate most dangerous garbage dumps by 2019: Environment Minister
Environment
May 30, 2018
Egypt to eliminate most dangerous garbage dumps by 2019: Environment Minister
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy stressed in a press statement on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry plans to eliminate the most…
Egypt gears up efforts to expand ‘Enough Plastic Bags’ national initiative
Environment
May 10, 2018
Egypt gears up efforts to expand ‘Enough Plastic Bags’ national initiative
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) distributed at least 4500 environmentally-friendly bags to replace the traditional plastic ones as a part…
British Embassy’s ‘Inspire Egypt’ sponsors cleanup initiative in Alexandria
Egypt
April 24, 2018
British Embassy’s ‘Inspire Egypt’ sponsors cleanup initiative in Alexandria
Celebrating World Earth Day, the British Consulate General in Alexandria led a project as part of the British Embassy’s ‘Inspire…
‘Speaking truth to power’: Female activists dominate top environmental prize
World
April 24, 2018
‘Speaking truth to power’: Female activists dominate top environmental prize
The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced the seven recipients of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s largest and most…
UN Climate Change Secretary welcomes Egypt’s progress in ‘green’ tourism
Egypt
April 11, 2018
UN Climate Change Secretary welcomes Egypt’s progress in ‘green’ tourism
Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat met the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Patricia Espinosa…
New system of waste management launched in Kafr al-Sheikh
Environment
April 2, 2018
New system of waste management launched in Kafr al-Sheikh
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy announced the launch of the new system of waste management, which will start in Kafr al-Sheikh.…
Stolen endangered turtles returned to Mediterranean Sea by Environment Ministry
Science
March 29, 2018
Stolen endangered turtles returned to Mediterranean Sea by Environment Ministry
Head of the Environmental Affairs Agency Mohamed Shehab said that four turtles were released back into their natural habitat in…
UK plans plastic bottle charge to tackle pollution
Environment
March 28, 2018
UK plans plastic bottle charge to tackle pollution
Britain on Wednesday announced plans for consumers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles as part of a broader push…
Dubai: Can the city of black gold go green?
Middle East
March 27, 2018
Dubai: Can the city of black gold go green?
In just a few decades, Dubai has gone from sleepy fishing village to glittering metropolis, complete with some of the…
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
World
March 23, 2018
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
One opposition politician said the government had made “a deliberate decision today in favor of death.” Some 13,000 people die…