Environment
When sharks are prey
April 12, 2013
When sharks are prey
News about the slaughtering of three whale sharks in Suez in the past weeks triggered a wave of anger among…
Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill
April 11, 2013
Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill
Ninety percent of the diesel that spilled into Lake Nasser on Sunday has already evaporated due to high temperatures in…
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’
April 9, 2013
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’
Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting down the…
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
April 8, 2013
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into…
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse
April 7, 2013
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse
As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary…
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water
April 6, 2013
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water
As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear…
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts
April 4, 2013
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts
It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness,…
Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast
April 2, 2013
Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast
Rafah and other cities on Sinai’s north coast have been suffering from pollution of the Mediterranean Sea and its underground…
Egyptian documentary on migratory birds selected by Al Jazeera Festival
March 31, 2013
Egyptian documentary on migratory birds selected by Al Jazeera Festival
Gabriel Mikhail is an Egyptian eco-architect, wildlife photographer and creator of “Egypt’s Wilderness,” the country’s first natural history channel on…
Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
March 31, 2013
Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy…