Environment

Trash becomes cash with ‘Golden Waste’ online initiative

Trash becomes cash with ‘Golden Waste’ online initiative

Get rid of your garbage and make money out of it; “Al-Nefayat al-Zahabiya “(Golden Waste) is an online service that…
Suez fire could put area at risk for environmental, health hazards

Suez fire could put area at risk for environmental, health hazards

Suez citizens experienced a terrifying four days when a series of huge fires erupted 14 April at the Nasr Petroleum…
Renewable Energy Forum at the Arab League: On regulations and Pan-Arabism

Renewable Energy Forum at the Arab League: On regulations and Pan-Arabism

The world famous Arab League amphitheatre was filled yesterday with electricity and energy ministers from various countries in the Middle…
El Zabaleen pound Earth Day’s messages into concert audience

El Zabaleen pound Earth Day’s messages into concert audience

To celebrate Earth Day, the band El Zabaleen performed their annual show Sunday night at El Sawy Culture Wheel. El…
Hurghada association marks Earth Day with island makeover

Hurghada association marks Earth Day with island makeover

An Egyptian NGO is mounting an expedition to clean up the almost inaccessible Abu Monkar Island near Hurghada, to mark…
For desert farmers, innovation is key

For desert farmers, innovation is key

As traditional agricultural lands dwindle, experts look to make desert farming more sustainable. Government projects to reclaim Egypt's desert lands…
Quarrying in Upper Egypt endangers Paleolithic ‘Rock Art’

Quarrying in Upper Egypt endangers Paleolithic ‘Rock Art’

Most desert areas in Egypt are considered either uninhabitable wasteland, or vast quarries from which resources can be extracted. When…
Stem cell research goes national, ethical issues linger

Stem cell research goes national, ethical issues linger

Last week, the Health Ministry inaugurated the first national stem cell research center at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, where, according to Assistant…
Saint Catherine’s flourishing medicinal growers

Saint Catherine’s flourishing medicinal growers

All around Saint Catherine, in tiny spring-fed gardens, the Jabaliya Bedouin are cultivating medicinal plants. Just 10 years ago this…
Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming

Major Himalayan glaciers have resisted global warming

PARIS — One of the world's biggest glacier regions has so far resisted global warming that has ravaged mountain ice…
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