Rana Khaled
Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment
Environment
April 21, 2013
Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment
The average Cairene inhales more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution every day, according to the World…
When sharks are prey
Environment
April 12, 2013
When sharks are prey
News about the slaughtering of three whale sharks in Suez in the past weeks triggered a wave of anger among…
Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast
Environment
April 2, 2013
Israel accused of polluting Egyptian coast
Rafah and other cities on Sinai’s north coast have been suffering from pollution of the Mediterranean Sea and its underground…
Workshop teaches farmers how to profit from compost
Environment
March 10, 2013
Workshop teaches farmers how to profit from compost
As a part of its continuous efforts to spread green innovations, the Oasis community club and activity center hosted a…
Shagara association sets up small farms and plants trees in Egypt’s urban sprawl
Environment
March 4, 2013
Shagara association sets up small farms and plants trees in Egypt’s urban sprawl
With 35 million people in Egypt concentrated in urban centers and 32 percent of the overall population residing in Cairo,…
American University launches green degree
Environment
February 24, 2013
American University launches green degree
In an effort to take a leading role in making Egypt more environmentally friendly, the American University in Cairo has…
Walk and Run to save the Nile, one lap at a time
Environment
February 17, 2013
Walk and Run to save the Nile, one lap at a time
The Hayah International Academy hosted the “Walk for the Nile” initiative on Friday for the fourth time, in collaboration with…
Animal rights activists fight the use of wildlife for entertainment
Environment
February 14, 2013
Animal rights activists fight the use of wildlife for entertainment
After actor Mohamed Ramadan publicly announced that he’d purchased a seven-month-old lion cub and kept it in a cage in…
In a bid for peace, Egyptian tours Nile Basin on his motorbike
Life & Style
February 10, 2013
In a bid for peace, Egyptian tours Nile Basin on his motorbike
Omar Mansour al-Fardy is the first Egyptian, Arab and native African who has attempted to travel the world with his…
What are the ecological risks of replenishing the Dead Sea with the Red Sea?
Environment
February 10, 2013
What are the ecological risks of replenishing the Dead Sea with the Red Sea?
In an attempt to curb the rapidly declining water level of the Dead Sea and allow for its gradual replenishment,…
How to build earthbag buildings
Environment
February 2, 2013
How to build earthbag buildings
Fagnoon Art School hosted a workshop for teaching the latest methods of earthbag building, an inexpensive construction method, hoping to…
Beni Suef University establishes Nanotechnology Faculty
Environment
January 28, 2013
Beni Suef University establishes Nanotechnology Faculty
A group of professors from Beni Suef University have established the first specialized university in the region for nanotechnology and…
Is there a shark in the water?
Environment
January 27, 2013
Is there a shark in the water?
New articles have been added to the existing government ban on shark fishing, as a result of a campaign launched…
Experts lament vagueness of Constitution’s environmental articles
Environment
January 20, 2013
Experts lament vagueness of Constitution’s environmental articles
The few articles that refer to the environment in the newly-passed Constitution have caused disappointment within the community of environmental…
Egypt discovers large amounts of uranium
Environment
January 18, 2013
Egypt discovers large amounts of uranium
The Nuclear Materials Authority announced the discovery of huge amounts of uranium ore, giving a glimpse of hope for improving…
Local scientist hopes to use nutrient-rich Moringa tree in subsidized bread
Environment
January 13, 2013
Local scientist hopes to use nutrient-rich Moringa tree in subsidized bread
Famous worldwide for its high nutritional values and medicinal properties, the Moringa tree is mostly unknown in Egypt. In an…
Combating the black cloud and producing activated carbon
Environment
January 7, 2013
Combating the black cloud and producing activated carbon
Made to believe that it is useless, farmers get rid of their post-harvest agricultural waste by burning it, creating…
A little bug with some mighty economic power
Environment
January 3, 2013
A little bug with some mighty economic power
Experts from the Desert Research Center are evaluating the potential of establishing wide scale cactus farm operations across the country…
‘Al-Feel al-Azraq’: Ahmed Mourad’s latest novel blends thriller and crime with pyschiatry
Books
January 3, 2013
‘Al-Feel al-Azraq’: Ahmed Mourad’s latest novel blends thriller and crime with pyschiatry
Less than three months after its release, a reprint of “Al-Feel al-Azraq” (The Blue Elephant) came out in December to…