Environment
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
November 8, 2018
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
Egypt has exempted houses of worship from paying garbage collection fees, after the House of Representatives approved an amendment…
Weather forecast for Thursday
November 7, 2018
Weather forecast for Thursday
Meteorologists expect moderate weather to prevail on Thursday, growing milder at night. Temperatures predicted include 26C in Cairo, 25C…
Cleaning campaign commences in Red Sea island Magawish in Hurghada
November 6, 2018
Cleaning campaign commences in Red Sea island Magawish in Hurghada
With the participation of dozens of nursing school students and Hurghada youth center members, a campaign was organized Tuesday…
Wind farm ‘predator’ effect hits ecosystems: study
November 6, 2018
Wind farm ‘predator’ effect hits ecosystems: study
Wind farms act as a top “predator” in some ecosystems, harming birds at the top of the food chain…
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
November 3, 2018
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
A plan to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary in Antarctic waters was shot down when a key conservation…
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe drought
November 1, 2018
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe drought
From abandoned baby kangaroos to wallabies being blinded by the sun and koalas having to go walkabout to look for…
Egyptian pollution plan signals the last straw cloud
October 31, 2018
Egyptian pollution plan signals the last straw cloud
An Egyptian government program to pay traders to buy rice straw from farmers at the end of harvest has…
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
October 30, 2018
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
Chayan Kumar Chaudhary flicked through photographs captured on a hidden camera in the jungle, hoping his favorite big cat…
Nature pushed to the brink by ‘runaway consumption’
October 30, 2018
Nature pushed to the brink by ‘runaway consumption’
Unbridled consumption has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth’s capacity to accommodate humanity’s expanding appetites,…
Egypt’s government receives 45,000 taxis to turn into scrap
October 29, 2018
Egypt’s government receives 45,000 taxis to turn into scrap
The World Bank published a report as part of its monthly publication saying that Egyptian car owners have given…