pollution
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
Egypt
July 6, 2019
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
The Environment Ministry announced Friday that it spotted crude oil spill pollution covering 1,500 meters of the coastal area of…
45,000 trees planted under initiative in 10 governorates
Egypt
July 2, 2019
45,000 trees planted under initiative in 10 governorates
“Be positive and plant a fruitful tree,” is the slogan inaugurated by organizers of the campaign to plant trees in…
Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues
World
June 29, 2019
Europe set to sizzle again as deadly heatwave continues
Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering Saturday as a deadly heatwave across the continent has sparked record-breaking temperatures, large…
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
World
June 28, 2019
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
As the world slowly wakes up to the scale of the plastic pollution problem, an increasing number of countries and…
Egyptian authorities mulls ways to curb use of toxicants in gold exploration
Egypt
June 24, 2019
Egyptian authorities mulls ways to curb use of toxicants in gold exploration
Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Mohamed Salah held a meeting with the Governor of the Red…
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
Environment
June 16, 2019
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions…
Child dead, 198 poisoned by contaminated lupini beans
Egypt
June 13, 2019
Child dead, 198 poisoned by contaminated lupini beans
Criminal investigators in Assiut discovered the cause of death of a three-year-old child and the cause of illness of 198…
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
World
June 13, 2019
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
Australia approved Thursday the construction of a controversial coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, paving the way for a…
Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
World
June 12, 2019
Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
People worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card,…
Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags
Environment
June 11, 2019
Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags
Egyptian MP Anisa Hassouna has submitted a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags to the Cabinet of Egypt, along with…