Environment
Verdict in ‘typhoid’ case delayed to next month
February 18, 2010
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
February 18, 2010
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
February 14, 2010
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
February 14, 2010
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
February 9, 2010
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
February 9, 2010
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
February 1, 2010
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
January 19, 2010
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
January 18, 2010
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?
January 18, 2010
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…