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Japan meeting exposes urgency to salvage biodiversity
Environment
October 25, 2010
Japan meeting exposes urgency to salvage biodiversity
World governments are set to agree on three big boosts for biodiversity and human security during the meeting of the…
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz (Part II)
Environment
October 21, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz (Part II)
The following is part II of Al-Masry Al-Youm's interview with Farouk al-Baz, research professor and director of the Center for…
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
Environment
October 20, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Farouk al-Baz, research professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, as…
350.org’s Global Work Party
Environment
October 11, 2010
350.org’s Global Work Party
Sunday marked a day of global environmental activism as 350.org, an international campaign to solve the climate crisis, held its…
The final day of the Alex film festival: Social woes
Cinema/TV
September 20, 2010
The final day of the Alex film festival: Social woes
Like previous days, the final day of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries failed to attract a large number…
Woodwork from nature
Art news
September 9, 2010
Woodwork from nature
Environmentalists and nature lovers would be intrigued to hear of Shahir Maged’s natural woodwork because it is an interesting way…
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
Environment
September 6, 2010
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the "black cloud" season…
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Environment
September 4, 2010
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication of a report on illegal logging…
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Environment
May 3, 2010
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Last week the American University in Cairo hosted a conference to launch the WinWin Initiative as part of the Hanns…
Easter in Ma’loula
Life & Style
April 8, 2010
Easter in Ma’loula
It only takes a one-hour drive from Damascus past a majestic mountain range to reach Ma'loula, one of the best…