delta
Threat to Egyptian coastline real: experts’ reactions varied
Environment
November 5, 2010
Threat to Egyptian coastline real: experts’ reactions varied
The study on the threat to the Egyptian coastline published by Al-Masry Al-Youm in a series on climate change has…
New study reveals climate change threats to Egypt
Environment
October 25, 2010
New study reveals climate change threats to Egypt
Assiut University has issued an atlas on the risks posed by climate change to Egypt’s coasts, and the policies that…
On the state of the Egyptian ‘green’ agenda
Opinion
September 10, 2010
On the state of the Egyptian ‘green’ agenda
I recently came across an interesting article in the English edition of Al-Masry Al-Youm, entitled “Our local ‘green’ agenda.” The…
Prof calls for delta cities funding
Environment
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…
Tunisian and Egyptian farmers cooperate in biodiversity efforts
Environment
March 28, 2010
Tunisian and Egyptian farmers cooperate in biodiversity efforts
Why is biodiversity important? How does agricultural biodiversity protect against soil salinity, plant disease and desertification? Do these environmental concerns…
Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats
Environment
March 7, 2010
Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats
At a press conference in Alexandria yesterday, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nasr Eddin Allam announced a plan for…
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
Environment
February 26, 2010
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
Fifteen percent of Egypt's fertile land and 14 million people will be displaced over the next 40 years as the…
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
Egypt
February 8, 2010
New Burullus harbor unsafe, say fishermen
Mohamed el-Balati boards the boat on which he works as a fisherman in Burullus. He scans the Burullus strait, his…
Delta maazouns found marrying off underage brides
Egypt
October 20, 2009
Delta maazouns found marrying off underage brides
Public Prosecutor Abdel Magid Mahmoud referred two maazouns (marriage registrars) in the Delta province of Gharbiya to a criminal court…
‘Sacred Lake’ found in Delta
Archaeology
October 15, 2009
‘Sacred Lake’ found in Delta
Archaeologists have found the walls of a 2,500-year-old sacred lake in the city of Tanis, the Supreme Council of Antiquities…