environment
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Middle East
February 4, 2018
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Arpi Kruzian has lived on the coastline east of Beirut for three decades. But now her balcony has a different…
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
Health & Fitness
February 1, 2018
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
On Tuesday, the American University in Cairo said it is implementing a new initiative this semester that will work on…
Photos: Agriculture Ministry launches nationwide initiative to cultivate rooftops
Egypt
January 26, 2018
Photos: Agriculture Ministry launches nationwide initiative to cultivate rooftops
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has launched a national initiative to cultivate the roofs of various buildings and…
New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
Middle East
January 26, 2018
New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
To bird lovers, the scenes are upsetting. Dozens of dead buzzards lie on a carpet of feathers on a rocky…
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Inventor aims for healthier Yemen by turning waste into clean fuel
Growing up in Al-Harrah, a small village in west-central Yemen, Omer Badokhon watched his mother cooking for hours at a…
Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing
World
January 11, 2018
Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing
The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on…
Egypt to build the largest wind farm in the Middle East
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Egypt to build the largest wind farm in the Middle East
In an effort to boost renewable energy in Egypt and establish Egypt as a leading player in environmental development, the…
LE50 mn revenues expected for Wadi al-Gemal protected area in its first year
Environment
December 27, 2017
LE50 mn revenues expected for Wadi al-Gemal protected area in its first year
The revenues of the Wadi al-Gemal reserve, Marsa Alam, during its first year is estimated at LE50 million, said Director…
Five dead, 38 injured in car accidents due to severe fog
Egypt
December 5, 2017
Five dead, 38 injured in car accidents due to severe fog
Five people died on Monday and a further 38 were injured in car accidents as a result of severe fog…
Germany must stop relying on US for foreign policy: foreign minister
World
December 5, 2017
Germany must stop relying on US for foreign policy: foreign minister
Germany should be more assertive in setting foreign policy according to its own interests rather than to those of the…