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Green Profile: Interview with Ismail Serageldin
Environment
January 4, 2011
Green Profile: Interview with Ismail Serageldin
As part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent figures discuss pressing environmental issues, Al-Masry Al-Youm spoke to Ismail…
Environmental Voices: The path for climate change beyond Cancun
Environment
January 2, 2011
Environmental Voices: The path for climate change beyond Cancun
The UN Climate Change Conference--recently held in Cancun, Mexico--delivered what is considered to be a balanced package of decisions in…
Postcard from Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Life & Style
December 21, 2010
Postcard from Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Entering the emirate of Abu Dhabi, one is greeted by the truly majestic and breath-taking mosque of Sheikh Zayed, widely…
2010: A tough year for the environment
Environment
December 20, 2010
2010: A tough year for the environment
As 2010 comes to an end, Al-Masry Al-Youm takes a look at the main environmental news--both local and international--for this…
Eco-tourism: Paving the way for the future
Environment
December 8, 2010
Eco-tourism: Paving the way for the future
Tourism is a vital pillar of the Egyptian economy. Hisham Zaazou, senior assistant to Egypt’s minister of tourism, pointed out…
Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou
Environment
December 2, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Hisham Zaazou
The following is Al-Masry Al-Youm's interview with Hisham Zaazou, senior assistant to Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, as part of our…
The Cancun Summit: Making up for Copenhagen
Environment
November 29, 2010
The Cancun Summit: Making up for Copenhagen
It’s been one year since the world witnessed the fiasco that was the Copenhagen Summit. At that event, some 120…
Abu Dhabi conference tackles sustainable tourism
Environment
November 22, 2010
Abu Dhabi conference tackles sustainable tourism
Abu Dhabi--Monday saw the launch of the World Green Tourism conference in Abu Dhabi, a three-day event seen as the…
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Environment
October 28, 2010
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Siwa Oasis became a protectorate in 2002 as per Prime Ministerial decree number 1219, although nowadays visitors would have a…
Green Profile: Interview with Ossama El-Tayeb
Environment
October 27, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Ossama El-Tayeb
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Dr. Ossam El-Tayeb, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology, founding Director of the Microbial Biotechnology Center…