environment
Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory
Hundreds of Damietta and Sinanyah village residents on Tuesday morning blocked two roads leading to the MOPCO-Agrium factory in Damietta.…
Environment on the electoral agenda
Environment
November 27, 2011
Environment on the electoral agenda
Egypt is currently gripped by campaign frenzy as candidates prepare for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Not only is there a…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s dugong
Environment
November 17, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s dugong
The survival of the elusive, blubbery sea-trawler known as the dugong is hanging in delicate balance amid ever-increasing development, tourism…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant
Egypt's ruling military council has ordered the closure of the MOPCO (Misr Oil Processing Co) plant in Damietta after a…
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
Egypt
November 13, 2011
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
One protester was killed and 12 others were injured on Sunday as security forces clashed with protesters staging a sit-in…
Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory
Egypt
November 12, 2011
Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory
Residents of Damietta, northeast of Cairo, on Saturday protested against the expansion of a chemical factory which they say is…
Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen
Art news
November 5, 2011
Bands to Watch: El Zabaleen
A local act to look out for is El Zabaleen, a seven-piece band formed in April 2010. Their unique instrumentation…
An alternative view to achieving environmental protection?
Environment
November 1, 2011
An alternative view to achieving environmental protection?
It would be difficult to negate the view that our planet is facing an increasing amount of environmental problems. Environmentalists…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
Environment
October 28, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Irresponsible diving, overfishing…