environment
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…
Developing countries remain shortsighted on the environment
Opinion
September 3, 2010
Developing countries remain shortsighted on the environment
The Brazilian government recently invited more than 2000 scientists, researchers, political and environmental activists to a gathering in the coastal…
‘Over-fishing’ threatens Egypt’s Mediterranean, Red Sea coasts
Environment
August 17, 2010
‘Over-fishing’ threatens Egypt’s Mediterranean, Red Sea coasts
Egypt may face economic and environmental disaster if its waterways continue to be fished beyond sustainable levels, environmental experts say.
Proposed Damietta dye factory receives ministerial approval
Environment
August 12, 2010
Proposed Damietta dye factory receives ministerial approval
Ministerial instructions have been issued to approve the building of a Turkish-owned dye factory over 14,800 square meters in the…
Campaign to release whale skeleton detained at Cairo Airport
Environment
August 1, 2010
Campaign to release whale skeleton detained at Cairo Airport
Three environmental NGOs have launched a campaign demanding the release of a 37-million-year-old whale being held in Cairo Airport’s cargo…