environment
Report: Arab world must brace for climate change
Environment
December 20, 2009
Report: Arab world must brace for climate change
In late November, the Arab Forum for Environmental Development (AFED) released its second report on the potential impact of climate…
Climate negotiations bottle-necked in Copenhagen
Environment
December 17, 2009
Climate negotiations bottle-necked in Copenhagen
Copenhagen--After two weeks of states’ negotiations, activists’ lobbying and two simultaneous draft proposals, disillusion about the outcome of the United…
Climate change: A flicker of hope
Environment
December 13, 2009
Climate change: A flicker of hope
A candlelight vigil was held in Cairo Saturday evening as part of an international effort to raise awareness about the…
Candlelight vigil snuffed out by bureaucracy
Egypt
December 12, 2009
Candlelight vigil snuffed out by bureaucracy
The candlelight vigil scheduled to be held at the Cairo Opera House this Saturday has been canceled due to a…
Q&A: Mohamed el-Raey on averting climatic catastrophe
Environment
December 9, 2009
Q&A: Mohamed el-Raey on averting climatic catastrophe
On Monday, the United Nations Climate Change Summit began in Copenhagen, where delegations from all over the world are discussing…
Environment Ministry to recycle expired oil
Environment
December 2, 2009
Environment Ministry to recycle expired oil
The Environment Ministry next week plans to send 14 tons of expired oil recently seized from the local market to…
Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches
Environment
November 23, 2009
Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches
Hurghada -- The owner of a hotel complex in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada was recently arrested on…
Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development
Environment
November 23, 2009
Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development
Late last month, American University in Cairo (AUC) physics Professor Salah Arafa was chosen "Man of the Year" by Egypt's…
‘Black Cloud’ covers Daqahliya, Damietta
Environment
October 21, 2009
‘Black Cloud’ covers Daqahliya, Damietta
The notorious black cloud has hovered over Mansoura for the past two days, reducing visibility and impairing breathing, even as…