Environment
NASA says 2014 was hottest year on record
January 16, 2015
NASA says 2014 was hottest year on record
Last year was Earth’s warmest on record, separate analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released on…
Environment Minister: Announcement of coal use requirements postponed to February
January 14, 2015
Environment Minister: Announcement of coal use requirements postponed to February
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said the announcement of the coal use requirements that was scheduled for January has been postponed…
Penalties for Nile River violations to mount to 1 year in jail, fines
January 6, 2015
Penalties for Nile River violations to mount to 1 year in jail, fines
Penalties for violations against the Nile River will be intensified to reach one year in jail and fining, the government…
Climate change: In 2015, the long march to Paris
December 30, 2014
Climate change: In 2015, the long march to Paris
Agreements on climate change -- to paraphrase what the 19th-century German statesman Otto von Bismarck said about law-making -- are…
Red Sea governor suspends company for disturbing dolphins
December 23, 2014
Red Sea governor suspends company for disturbing dolphins
The Governor of the Red Sea Major General Ahmed Abdallah has taken legal action against the owner of a company…
Killing of rare leopard shows 5 differences between Saudi Arabia, Egypt
December 21, 2014
Killing of rare leopard shows 5 differences between Saudi Arabia, Egypt
The killing of a rare Arabian leopard in the deserts of Egypt and Saudi Arabia demonstrates five differences between the…
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
December 18, 2014
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
The Finance Ministry is considering slashing duties from the current 20 percent tax to as low as 2 percent on imported…
Egypt’s Suez Cement to convert two factories to run on coal
December 16, 2014
Egypt’s Suez Cement to convert two factories to run on coal
Suez Cement, Egypt's largest listed cement maker by market value, said on Tuesday it planned to spend 600 million Egyptian…
Paris climate summit faces tougher job after modest Lima deal
December 15, 2014
Paris climate summit faces tougher job after modest Lima deal
A Paris summit in 2015 will face a tougher task to agree a U.N. deal to slow climate change after…
JODHR warns against significant increase of crayfish in Nile
December 14, 2014
JODHR warns against significant increase of crayfish in Nile
Justice Organization for Development and Human Rights (JODHR) has warned against crayfish invasion to governorates of Upper Egypt, Delta, Fayyoum,…