Environment
Gouna: Egypt’s No. 1 eco-friendly destination?
August 6, 2012
Gouna: Egypt’s No. 1 eco-friendly destination?
Nestled beside the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, Gouna is one of Egypt’s most picturesque tourist destinations. The town’s…
Morsy’s cleaning campaign scrutinized
August 5, 2012
Morsy’s cleaning campaign scrutinized
Under the hot Ramadan sun, young people have gathered in the streets in an attempt to carry the momentum…
Mars rover Curiosity on target for ‘eye of the needle’ landing
August 5, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity on target for ‘eye of the needle’ landing
The Mars rover Curiosity, the most sophisticated mobile science lab ever sent to another world, hurtled closer to…
Five things you may not know about the planet Mars
August 3, 2012
Five things you may not know about the planet Mars
Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday night when NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land…
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
August 1, 2012
Nature soaks up more greenhouse gases, brakes warming
Oceans and land have more than doubled the amount of greenhouse gases they absorb since 1960 in new evidence that…
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
July 31, 2012
Higgs boson: What’s all the fuss about?
What do President Mohamed Morsy’s brain, the Constituent Assembly and Cairo traffic all have in common? None of them, alas,…
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
July 29, 2012
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Old books describe Helwan, a southern suburb of Cairo, as “the sacred healing city” — one of Egypt’s main centers…
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
July 27, 2012
US drought means Egypt may look elsewhere for wheat
Egypt might have to look beyond the world’s biggest wheat exporter to feed its hungry nation, after the worst drought…