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Verdict in ‘typhoid’ case delayed to next month

Verdict in ‘typhoid’ case delayed to next month

Qalyubiya--A court on Thursday postponed until 4 March its final verdict in the ongoing "typhoid" case, in which nine officials…
Top UN climate official resigning

Top UN climate official resigning

Amsterdam--Top UN climate change official Yvo de Boer said Thursday that he was resigning after nearly four years, a period…
Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges

Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges

Composting, the controlled process of allowing organic matter to decay in order to create nutrient-rich soil, is being touted as…
A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba

A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba

Bedouins in the quiet Sinai city of Nuweiba managed to stop the construction of a power plant, in what is…
From waste to gold

From waste to gold

Like all the other residents of Manshiyet Nasr’s zabaleen district, Hanna Fathi is surrounded by trash. Unlike his neighbors--or most…
Minister: Nuclear plant won’t affect tourism

Minister: Nuclear plant won’t affect tourism

Minister of Tourism Zouheir Garana said on Monday that his ministry does not oppose establishing a nuclear plant on the…
Qatari ship spills oil in Suez Gulf

Qatari ship spills oil in Suez Gulf

The Ministry of the Environment ordered the quick clean up of a 20-kilometer-long oil spill in the Gulf of Suez.…
Keeping water safe at its source

Keeping water safe at its source

Herodotus famously wrote 2500 years ago that "Egypt is the gift of the Nile." But 50 years after the construction…
Climate change: Precarious Rosetta

Climate change: Precarious Rosetta

 Around Rosetta, the dramatic effects of climate change can already be seen. Along the city, famous for the stone that…
Does Egypt have a Green Party?

Does Egypt have a Green Party?

Apparently it does: "The establishment of the Egyptian Green Party was a direct response to the milk powder scandal in…
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