Science
Archaeologists in Egypt find Ptolemaic king statue
May 5, 2010
Archaeologists in Egypt find Ptolemaic king statue
Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered a headless granite statue more than 2000 years old belonging to an unidentified…
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
May 3, 2010
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Last week the American University in Cairo hosted a conference to launch the WinWin Initiative as part of the Hanns…
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
May 3, 2010
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
Cairo alone hosts 17 million people. Seventeen million people purchasing and consuming, and, according to official figures, producing every day…
U.S. presses BP to stop gushing Gulf Coast oil leak
May 3, 2010
U.S. presses BP to stop gushing Gulf Coast oil leak
A huge oil slick caused by an underwater leak continued to creep toward the US Gulf Coast on Monday as…
Climate change to affect Egyptian agriculture
April 30, 2010
Climate change to affect Egyptian agriculture
Egypt does not have any specific plan to deal with the effects of climate change and global warming on its…
Gulf of Mexico leak grows, oil slick nears shore
April 29, 2010
Gulf of Mexico leak grows, oil slick nears shore
Reuters--The US Coast Guard said on Wednesday five times as much oil as previously estimated was leaking from a well…
Egypt wildlife in need of protection
April 27, 2010
Egypt wildlife in need of protection
Egypt has a rich biodiversity and a vast number of animal species found on its soil. But in spite of…
Prof calls for delta cities funding
April 24, 2010
Prof calls for delta cities funding
Civil engineering professor Marawan Shahien said that delta cities around the world need to come together to find ways of…
Bolivia climate summit ends with Earth Day celebration
April 23, 2010
Bolivia climate summit ends with Earth Day celebration
The World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth came to an end yesterday, as delegates…
World Bank: East Asia 2025 emissions forecast
April 20, 2010
World Bank: East Asia 2025 emissions forecast
BEIJING--The World Bank said Monday that East Asia could stabilise its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 while maintaining economic growth…