Science
Egypt signs $653 mn solar park deal with IFC led consortium, Egypt’s largest
October 30, 2017
Egypt signs $653 mn solar park deal with IFC led consortium, Egypt’s largest
Egypt signed an agreement on Sunday for the construction of 13 solar-power plants in Aswan financed by a consortium led…
Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled
October 30, 2017
Coptic artifact seized at Hurghada Airport before smuggled
The Antiquities Unit of Hurghada Airport foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of a copper Coptic artifact that dates back…
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
October 30, 2017
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world’s last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the…
Solutions&Co: An innovative ecological initiative with a global impact
October 27, 2017
Solutions&Co: An innovative ecological initiative with a global impact
At a time when only two countries in the world are non-signatories of the Paris Agreement, Sparknews is bringing major…
First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration
October 26, 2017
First regional museum in Matruh almost ready for inauguration
Major General Alaa Abu Zeid, governor of Matruh governorate, and head of the Antiquities Ministry’s Museums Sector Elham Salah Eddin,…
$1.3M auction bid buys Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness
October 25, 2017
$1.3M auction bid buys Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness
While Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness may be relative, it fetched $1.3 million at a Jerusalem auction on Tuesday. The…
Award winning BBC Blue Planet documentary to feature Egypt in sequel
October 23, 2017
Award winning BBC Blue Planet documentary to feature Egypt in sequel
BBC recently announced it would be airing a seven-part sequel of Blue Planet documentary series later this year, aiming to highlight scientific…
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
October 22, 2017
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly…
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
October 20, 2017
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is currently intensifying its efforts to complete the transfer of antiquities from the Egyptian Museum located…
Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara
October 19, 2017
Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue unearthed in Sakkara
A French-Swiss archaeological team have unearthed the head of a wooden statue of Queen Ankhnespepy II (6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom,…