Environment

Arab researchers fill breach at Stockholm’s World Water Week

Arab researchers fill breach at Stockholm’s World Water Week

It might have been the Eid holidays, the inclement Swedish weather, or just political apathy, but not a single official…
Conference warns of severe consequences of climate change for Arab region

Conference warns of severe consequences of climate change for Arab region

Participants at a meeting held in preparation of the launch of the Arab Climate Resilience Initiative have warned against the…
Hospital in Gharbiya burns hazardous waste in nearby village

Hospital in Gharbiya burns hazardous waste in nearby village

Al-Masry Al-Youm has observed the transfer of hazardous medical waste from the incinerator at Mahalla Febrile Diseases Hospital to the…
BP’s broken well in Gulf of Mexico is ‘dead’

BP’s broken well in Gulf of Mexico is ‘dead’

Washington--US officials have finally declared BP's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico "dead", five months after a deadly oil…
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?

Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?

The following article is the first part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly"Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Deteriorating conditions at Anshas fuel accusations among top energy officials

Deteriorating conditions at Anshas fuel accusations among top energy officials

Sami Mekheimar, a director of Egypt’s nuclear research facility at Anshas, has threatened to submit his resignation to the Minister…
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims

Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims

The United Nations is currently investigating claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falsified scientific data with the…
The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta

The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta

You're looking at the refugees of tomorrow. Presumed sea-level rise due to global climate change over the next nine decades,…
BP and partners say most victims not yet entitled to sue

BP and partners say most victims not yet entitled to sue

BP and its partners in the blown-out Gulf well said on Monday that thousands of fishermen, seafood processors, restaurants, hotel…
Petroleum and the ongoing threat of Nile pollution

Petroleum and the ongoing threat of Nile pollution

A barge transporting 244 tons of diesel fuel on the Nile leaked around 110 tons of its cargo into the…
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