environment
Protectorates not Protected: Al-Ahrash
Environment
November 11, 2010
Protectorates not Protected: Al-Ahrash
Bordering the Gaza Strip, Al-Ahrash Natural Protectorate is located at Egypt's northeastern-most border. With an area of just six kilometers…
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
Environment
October 14, 2010
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
The Environment Ministry has received numerous complaints from residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag about cases of asphyxiation…
IEA: China overtakes US as biggest energy consumer
Environment
October 12, 2010
IEA: China overtakes US as biggest energy consumer
Reuters--China has become the world's largest energy user, having overtaken the United States, the head of the International Energy Agency…
World Habitat Day: “Better Cities, Better Life” in Egypt?
Environment
October 5, 2010
World Habitat Day: “Better Cities, Better Life” in Egypt?
Today marks the return of the UN-sponsored World Habitat Day, an annual event launched roughly 20 years ago to promote…
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
Environment
September 30, 2010
World’s largest artificial lagoon to be built in Egyptian desert
Imagine a pool, with turquoise, crystalline water, that extends over an area of ten hectares and is situated in the…
Suez Gulf polluted with hazardous industrial waste
Environment
September 26, 2010
Suez Gulf polluted with hazardous industrial waste
The Suez Gulf is polluted with untreated liquid industrial waste dumped by factories in the Adabeyya area, said eye witnesses…
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
Environment
September 16, 2010
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
The United Nations is currently investigating claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falsified scientific data with the…
The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta
Environment
September 16, 2010
The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta
You're looking at the refugees of tomorrow. Presumed sea-level rise due to global climate change over the next nine decades,…
Nile ‘safe from oil leaks’ but measures still underway
Egypt
September 13, 2010
Nile ‘safe from oil leaks’ but measures still underway
A barge that sank north of Aswan carrying 224 tons of diesel fuel did not spill any oil into the…
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
Environment
September 3, 2010
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
Geneva--Six rich economies joined a website unveiled on Friday detailing pledges in short-term aid they made at last December's climate…