sanitation
Freedom and Justice Party announces campaign to support ‘100-day plan’
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Freedom and Justice Party announces campaign to support ‘100-day plan’
The Freedom and Justice Party has announced a new campaign, “Save the President’s Program,” in support of President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Residents close Giza Governorate headquarters to protest water shortage
Egypt
July 21, 2012
Residents close Giza Governorate headquarters to protest water shortage
Dozens of Saft al-Laban, Boulaq, residents closed the Giza Governorate headquarters Saturday with metal chains, saying they would sit-in because…
With pigs long gone, traditional recycling methods remain ineffective
Environment
January 9, 2011
With pigs long gone, traditional recycling methods remain ineffective
A year and a half ago, in April 2009, the Egyptian government adopted the most stringent stance possible against the…
Year Ender: Egypt’s health issues in 2010
Health & Fitness
January 1, 2011
Year Ender: Egypt’s health issues in 2010
Poor hygiene, crowding and bad nutritional habits were primary causes for the common illnesses seen throughout Egypt in 2010.The most…
Ancient Egyptian temple submerged in sewage
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Ancient Egyptian temple submerged in sewage
An ancient Egyptian temple to the god Ptah in the village of Meet Rahina near Memphis, just south of Cairo,…
Egypt’s world wonder obscured by garbage on ring road
Environment
October 6, 2010
Egypt’s world wonder obscured by garbage on ring road
Tourists traveling along Cairo's ring road on their way to the ancient Sakara complex this week were dismayed to find…
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Environment
September 29, 2010
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Deteriorating sanitary conditions, including sewage leaks and uncollected garbage, are threatening the Ezbet al-Nasr neighborhood in Cairo's Basateen dis