Environment
Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence
February 27, 2012
Tiny detectives: Insects uncover forensic evidence
"I will not let the blowfly know your whereabouts" — this Egyptian proverb is used to threaten to kill someone…
Garbage dumping and archaeological looting in Abu Sir alarm residents
February 26, 2012
Garbage dumping and archaeological looting in Abu Sir alarm residents
Since last January’s uprising, the archaeologically rich area of Abu Sir in the Giza Governorate has come to resemble an…
Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population
February 24, 2012
Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population
Alexandria-born fisherman Ali Mohsen has seen his profits ebb and flow with the tide. The salty septuagenarian spent his youth…
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
February 22, 2012
‘The Well,’ caught between tradition and progress
Ask about ideas of progress in Egypt and you’ll commonly hear: malls and villas away from downtown Cairo, American coffee…
Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?
February 19, 2012
Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?
Rangers working in several of Egypt’s protectorates staged sit-ins earlier this month for the first time to protest problems related…
Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes
February 19, 2012
Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes
An Egyptian group on Friday hosted the first of a series of workshops intended to demonstrate to farmers and other…
Experts: We must look for ecological root of H5N1 virus
February 15, 2012
Experts: We must look for ecological root of H5N1 virus
More must be done to understand the ecological roots of the spread of bird flu in Egypt, an epidemic that…
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
February 14, 2012
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Ninety-nine percent of Egypt’s poorest villages lack sanitary drainage, according to a report released Monday by the cabinet’s Information and…
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
February 14, 2012
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
ROME — An Italian court Monday convicted two men of negligence in some 2,000 asbestos-related deaths blamed on contamination from…
‘Dayma’ offers experimental environmental travel around Egypt
February 12, 2012
‘Dayma’ offers experimental environmental travel around Egypt
A new educational environmental travel project, “Dayma,” offers a creative and alternative gateway to discovering and embracing Egypt’s natural beauty.…