Environment

Children and young people are extremely vulnerable when a natural disaster strikes. When an earthquake hit Haiti last year, 80…

The city of Alexandria last month became home to the first poisonous chemical waste management facility in the Middle East…

OSLO - UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who himself studied by candlelight as a child, pleaded on Monday for universal access…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Small amounts of oil from a container ship stuck on a reef for days began washing…

Measuring the gross domestic product (GDP) of a nation continues to be the main indicator of its economic strength. GDP…

A Fustat-based NGO is the first Egyptian organization to compete in the BBC's World Challenge, which rewards environmental and social…

Whenever a fancy hotel holds an art exhibition in its lobby, it is normal to be a bit skeptical. But…

As over-congestion and a lack of sophisticated urban planning continue to plague the streets of ever-growing Cairo, few entities are…

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to a severe shortage of fresh…

YIXING, China - Prominent environmental activist Wu Lihong plunges his hands into a thick layer of toxic green scum and…