agriculture
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
The interim government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is considering providing facilities for privately-owned Egyptian companies which commit to investing in…
Vegetable prices rise by 20% as winter growing season ends
Business
March 20, 2011
Vegetable prices rise by 20% as winter growing season ends
The prices of some vegetables have risen over the past days by approximately 20 percent, an increase which traders attributed…
Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50
Egyptian space scientist Farouk al-Baz said Egypt’s new president should be no older than 50, to cope with the fast…
Former minister: Ousted government undermined agriculture
Egypt
February 20, 2011
Former minister: Ousted government undermined agriculture
Former agriculture minister Ahmed al-Leithy has accused Ahmed Nazif's ousted government of undermining Egyptian agriculture.In an interview with the independent…
USAID agrees to help boost Egypt’s daily tomato production
Business
January 20, 2011
USAID agrees to help boost Egypt’s daily tomato production
The Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation announced on Thursday that it had come to an agreement with the US Agency…
Egypt flower exhibition to receive 30,000 visitors
Environment
January 3, 2011
Egypt flower exhibition to receive 30,000 visitors
The Flora Egypt 2011 exhibition, running from 12-15 January, is expected to receive 30,000 visitors and will be one of…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
Art news
December 22, 2010
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist AsunciĆ³n Molinos.
Minister: Egypt lost 700,000 feddans to illegal construction
Environment
December 20, 2010
Minister: Egypt lost 700,000 feddans to illegal construction
Egypt has lost 700,000 feddans over the past 20 years due to illegal construction on cultivable lands in the Delta…
Expert: Egypt losing 30,000 acres of arable land annually to urban sprawl
Environment
December 13, 2010
Expert: Egypt losing 30,000 acres of arable land annually to urban sprawl
Egypt is losing 30,000 acres of arable land each year to urban encroachment, Farouk al-Baz,
Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal
Business
November 23, 2010
Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal
The Administrative Court on Monday postponed to 14 December discussion of a lawsuit calling for the annulment of a contract…