environment

Egypt's ruling military council has ordered the closure of the MOPCO (Misr Oil Processing Co) plant in Damietta after a…

One protester was killed and 12 others were injured on Sunday as security forces clashed with protesters staging a sit-in…

Residents of Damietta, northeast of Cairo, on Saturday protested against the expansion of a chemical factory which they say is…

A local act to look out for is El Zabaleen, a seven-piece band formed in April 2010. Their unique instrumentation…

It would be difficult to negate the view that our planet is facing an increasing amount of environmental problems. Environmentalists…

This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Irresponsible diving, overfishing…

BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister said Bangkok was fighting the forces of nature on Thursday as floodwater threatened to break…

As autumn arrives, the seasonal “black cloud” is expected to rise again in the Cairo sky. This atmospheric pollution first…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle…

Authorities in northeastern China on Sunday ordered a petrochemical plant to be shut down immediately after thousands of people demonstrated,…