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Hot, humid weather expected until Monday

Hot, humid weather expected until Monday

Meteorological experts expect temperatures to rise to 36º in the next couple of days. This rise in temperatures will be…
Toxic dust clouds make life ‘hell’ for villagers

Toxic dust clouds make life ‘hell’ for villagers

Life has become almost unbearable for residents of the village of Abu Ahmed in the Nile Delta governorate of Kafr…
Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters

Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters

Hurghada--Yemeni shark poachers are operating in Egyptian waters and have been involved in at least one confrontation with the Egyptian…
Water scarcity in the fields: A glimpse from Fayoum

Water scarcity in the fields: A glimpse from Fayoum

Many residents of Fayoum consider their governorate a microcosm of Egypt. With Bedouins, farmers and urban dwellers, the place offers…
Govt official admits problems with wind energy project

Govt official admits problems with wind energy project

Abdel Rahman Salah Eddin, executive chairman of the Renewable Energy Authority, has conceded there is truth to a report published…
Hurghada stakeholders fear more oil spills

Hurghada stakeholders fear more oil spills

HURGHADA--A small oil spill last month in the sea near Hurghada has rekindled fears among the Red Sea resort city’s…
Gharb Soheil: Where art meets eco-awareness

Gharb Soheil: Where art meets eco-awareness

Camera in hand, the natural beauty of Gharb Soheil all around her--and with environmental preservation, of course, in mind--Hoda Baraka…
New strategy to protect ozone

New strategy to protect ozone

The Ministry of Environmental Affairs has finalized a new "national strategy" to combat the use of ozone-depleting materials in the…
‘Garbage Dreams’ come true

‘Garbage Dreams’ come true

Walking through the zabaleen area, a visitor is immediately drawn into a labyrinth of small roads hidden by piles of…
Egypt faces global warming-related health hazards, UN claims

Egypt faces global warming-related health hazards, UN claims

According to an excerpt from a new UN-mandated report prepared by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) on the effects…
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