environment
Dubai: Can the city of black gold go green?
Middle East
March 27, 2018
Dubai: Can the city of black gold go green?
In just a few decades, Dubai has gone from sleepy fishing village to glittering metropolis, complete with some of the…
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
World
March 23, 2018
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
One opposition politician said the government had made “a deliberate decision today in favor of death.” Some 13,000 people die…
Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Egypt disposes 80 million tons of garbage annually: Environment Minister
Egypt’s Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Wednesday that 80 million tons of garbage is collected in Egypt each year,…
World needs ‘greener’ water policies as demand rises: UN
World
March 19, 2018
World needs ‘greener’ water policies as demand rises: UN
Governments should focus on “greener” policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing…
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Environment
March 16, 2018
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Non-smokers in Egypt can soon have cause to celebrate as the government is currently pushing to regulate sisha-smoking in cafes…
Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world
Egypt
March 14, 2018
Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world
Egypt is certainly a loud country. Home to more than 98 million, with deadlocked streets, traffic jams, and endless honking…
Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans
Environment
March 8, 2018
Plastic-Choked Seas: Marcella Hansch Wants to Save the Oceans
By Schneider, Anna-Sophie for Spiegel Online Marcella Hansch is afraid of fish, but she loves diving nonetheless. When fish swim…
Crocodile skin poachers caught in largest trafficking attempt in Lake Nasser
Environment
March 3, 2018
Crocodile skin poachers caught in largest trafficking attempt in Lake Nasser
Egypt was able to successfully foil an attempt of trafficking 13 pieces of crocodile skin and other wild animals from…
Government to tackle waste problems by imposing garbage collection fees
Egypt
February 15, 2018
Government to tackle waste problems by imposing garbage collection fees
Egypt’s Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said on Thursday that garbage collection fees, or ‘Service Fees, are to be imposed across…
Family of Iran environmentalist demand post-mortem
Middle East
February 13, 2018
Family of Iran environmentalist demand post-mortem
The family of an environmentalist who died in an Iranian prison have called for a post-mortem, their lawyer said Tuesday,…