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Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill

Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill

Ninety percent of the diesel that spilled into Lake Nasser on Sunday has already evaporated due to high temperatures in…
Archaeologists discover one of world’s oldest ports on Red Sea coast

Archaeologists discover one of world’s oldest ports on Red Sea coast

Archaeologists have reportedly uncovered one of the world’s oldest ports, dating back to the time of King Khufu, announced on…
This week in 1958: An advocate of creative theater and free press dies

This week in 1958: An advocate of creative theater and free press dies

Fatma al-Youssef, also known as Rose al-Youssef, died on 10 April 1958,* leaving an unmatched legacy: that of a woman…
Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’

Shale-gas rich Spanish region bans ‘fracking’

Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting down the…
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study

Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into…
A restored historical neighborhood in Cairo might fall into disarray

A restored historical neighborhood in Cairo might fall into disarray

For 12 years, monuments conservator Hayam Ezzat has made her maintenance rounds in January and June, treading through an old…
Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

Amid political instability, farmers’ plight goes from bad to worse

As government politics continues to remain in a state of turbulent and violent uncertainty and instability — clashes abound, parliamentary…
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant leaking contaminated water

As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear…
This week in 1968: The Virgin Mary revisits Egypt

This week in 1968: The Virgin Mary revisits Egypt

On 2 April 1968, tens of thousands of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike, congregated to see the Virgin Mary appear…
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts

It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness,…
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