Environment
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
August 9, 2015
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
The Alexandria governorate has contracted a local supplier for the purchase of 13 solar-powered carts to be used by street…
Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm
August 9, 2015
Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm
For most farms, manure is a pungent problem.
Ministry blames botched tree-trimming on lack of worker training
August 8, 2015
Ministry blames botched tree-trimming on lack of worker training
The Environment Ministry has said that poor training is to blame for the botched trimming of trees near the Cabinet…
Mobile app signals a shift in wildlife conservation
August 6, 2015
Mobile app signals a shift in wildlife conservation
The public outrage over the killing of Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion, followed by the online attacks on American hunter Sabrina…
Agriculture becomes first solar-powered govt ministry
August 5, 2015
Agriculture becomes first solar-powered govt ministry
Agriculture Minister Salah Helal inaugurated the first solar power-run government agency late Tuesday. The new system, which was applied at the…
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
August 5, 2015
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
Photos of a dog buried alive up to its head in France sparked an outpouring of anger on social media…
Dozens of crocodile heads dumped in Australian town
August 4, 2015
Dozens of crocodile heads dumped in Australian town
Up to 70 rotting crocodile heads have been found in an old freezer dumped at a remote Australian town, police…
‘Cecil the lion’ lit up the Empire State building
August 3, 2015
‘Cecil the lion’ lit up the Empire State building
A giant photo of the beloved Zimbabwean lion killed by an American trophy hunter was among images projected Saturday onto…
Zimbabwe cracks down on hunting after lion killing sparks outrage
August 2, 2015
Zimbabwe cracks down on hunting after lion killing sparks outrage
Zimbabwe's wildlife authorities on Saturday announced restrictions on hunting around the country's biggest game reserve following the killing of a…
Tracking the retreat of Arctic ice
August 2, 2015
Tracking the retreat of Arctic ice
Not so long ago, skeleton staff overwintering at the Ny-Alesund research center could walk on the Arctic town's frozen bay…