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Expert expects earthquakes in Mediterranean, tsunami to hit Egypt
Egypt
November 2, 2015
Expert expects earthquakes in Mediterranean, tsunami to hit Egypt
The Secretary of the Arab Environmental Experts Association, Magdy Allam, has warned of expected earthquakes in the Mediterranean Sea which…
The Nile Delta is the world’s second place threatened to sink
Egypt
May 18, 2015
The Nile Delta is the world’s second place threatened to sink
Mahmoud Samy, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, said the Nile Delta is the world’s second…
Delta trains reopen with inauspicious start after 68-day stoppage
Egypt
October 22, 2013
Delta trains reopen with inauspicious start after 68-day stoppage
Delta trains have been operated for the first time after a 68-day stoppage caused by security concerns in the wake…
Unknown assailants with knives attack Mahalla demonstrators
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Unknown assailants with knives attack Mahalla demonstrators
A group of unknown assailants carrying knives attacked and wounded demonstrators protesting against the president in the city of Mahalla…
The pick: Vast knowledge from a rubbish heap, and other surprises
Books
February 22, 2013
The pick: Vast knowledge from a rubbish heap, and other surprises
Indian author Amitav Ghosh wrote “In an Antique Land” in 1992. It has two parallel narratives, one about his stay…
At least 128 injured in Kafr al-Sheikh clashes
Egypt
January 29, 2013
At least 128 injured in Kafr al-Sheikh clashes
At least 82 protesters and 46 security personnel were injured in the Delta city of Kafr al-Sheikh during clashes that…
Bad weather closes ports, kills six in road crash
Egypt
January 7, 2013
Bad weather closes ports, kills six in road crash
Inclement weather on Monday prompted the closure of the Arish and Damietta marine ports and caused a road collision that…
Rice straw burning forms black cloud over Gharbiya
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Rice straw burning forms black cloud over Gharbiya
The governor of Gharbiya Govenorate in the Nile Delta called on officials to try to stem the rising level of…