Environment
Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?
September 29, 2011
Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?
Food safety is a multi-layered problem involving an array of issues, whether environmental, health or economic in nature. What seems…
Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem
September 29, 2011
Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem
Egypt’s Red Sea has been warming since the mid-1990s, a phenomenon that could threaten its rich ecosystem, according to a…
Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia have most polluted cities in the world
September 28, 2011
Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia have most polluted cities in the world
Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan, Mongolia are among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the…
Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon road crackdown
September 28, 2011
Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon road crackdown
LA PAZ - Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia's interior minister and a top official in leftist President Evo Morales' government, resigned over…
Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies
September 26, 2011
Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies
NAIROBI, Kenya - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle…
Asbestos, despite the ban, is killing people more than ever
September 26, 2011
Asbestos, despite the ban, is killing people more than ever
Egypt's asbestos factories were officially closed down in 2005, and yet the impact of this extremely dangerous material is being…
Egypt prepares for arrival of ‘black cloud’
September 25, 2011
Egypt prepares for arrival of ‘black cloud’
Local Development Minister Mohamed Ahmed Attiya has decided to make preparations to combat the burning of rice straw during the…
CIB tower angers Zamalek residents, experts and officials
September 25, 2011
CIB tower angers Zamalek residents, experts and officials
An unusually large and sturdy steel tower is currently under construction in the middle of the Gezira Sporting Club in…
Reuniting Cairo and its residents through a better use of public space
September 23, 2011
Reuniting Cairo and its residents through a better use of public space
The Green Arm of Nahdet al-Mahrousa hosted a presentation Wednesday evening entitled “The Streets of Cairo and the Battle of…
‘Black cloud’ may worsen this year due to increased rice cultivation
September 22, 2011
‘Black cloud’ may worsen this year due to increased rice cultivation
The phenomenon commonly known as the "black cloud" - pollution generated from the burning of rice straw - will once…