environment
Red Sea governor suspends company for disturbing dolphins
Egypt
December 23, 2014
Red Sea governor suspends company for disturbing dolphins
The Governor of the Red Sea Major General Ahmed Abdallah has taken legal action against the owner of a company…
Arab environment Ministerial to meet in Jeddah 8 November
Egypt
November 6, 2014
Arab environment Ministerial to meet in Jeddah 8 November
The Council of Arab Environment Ministerial will hold its 26th session in Jeddah from 8 to 10 November to discuss updating the…
Saturn moon may have ‘life-friendly’ underground ocean: scientists
Environment
October 17, 2014
Saturn moon may have ‘life-friendly’ underground ocean: scientists
Saturn’s battered moon Mimas may have a thin global ocean buried miles beneath its icy surface, raising the prospect of…
World celebrates Earth Day 22 April
Egypt
April 22, 2014
World celebrates Earth Day 22 April
The world celebrates on Tuesday 22 April the Earth Day, under the slogan "Green Cities."
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
Economy
August 7, 2013
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
It is 3 pm, the time the workers of the Sinai Cement Company set off for home. Some are suffering…
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
Environment
February 21, 2013
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
A five-kilometer-long oil spill was discovered near Edfu, a town north of Aswan, in October. Aside from the usual environmental…
The nation’s environment may finally have the minister it deserves
Environment
January 11, 2013
The nation’s environment may finally have the minister it deserves
A new minister of environment was appointed last week, and according to two major environmental experts, he could be the…
7,000 Trees: Development Association takes Green Initiative to the Streets
Environment
December 21, 2012
7,000 Trees: Development Association takes Green Initiative to the Streets
Giza is getting a bit more green as part of the “A million roses and 10,000 trees initiative.” Al-Amal Association…
The constitution and Islam’s green ethics
Opinion
December 14, 2012
The constitution and Islam’s green ethics
The battle for Egypt’s constitution is under way, with the opposition decrying the hastily composed document’s failure to guarantee civil…
Bhopal’s lessons to Egypt
Opinion
December 4, 2012
Bhopal’s lessons to Egypt
Twenty-eight years ago the world awoke to the aftermath of one of the most notorious industrial disasters begun in the…