environmental protection
Kharga city named Arab Environomental Capital for 2022
Egypt
October 21, 2022
Kharga city named Arab Environomental Capital for 2022
Kharga city in the New Valley governorate was named the Arab Environmental Capital for 2022, said Egyptian Minister of Environment…
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Science
January 3, 2020
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Researchers have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in the most remote parts of the world — from the depths of…
Repeated Red Sea oil spills forces Environment Minister to take action
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Repeated Red Sea oil spills forces Environment Minister to take action
The Environment Minister Khalid Fahmy instructed the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and the Red Sea Marine Park Authority (RSMPA)…
Environment ministry investigates serving of endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ in Red Sea hotel
Environment
November 28, 2017
Environment ministry investigates serving of endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ in Red Sea hotel
After images allegedly showed the endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ being served in a hotel-restaurant in the Red Sea town of Marsa…
Coral reefs threatened to disappear in the Red Sea
Environment
October 5, 2017
Coral reefs threatened to disappear in the Red Sea
Marine environment experts and diving centers warned of the disappearance of coral reefs in the red sea due to launch…
Rare sighting of endangered whale shark at Hurghada
Egypt
July 26, 2016
Rare sighting of endangered whale shark at Hurghada
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has instructed marine life experts in the Red Sea protectorates to monitor and protect the swim…
China vows crackdown after latest protest
World
July 3, 2012
China vows crackdown after latest protest
Chinese authorities vowed Tuesday to crack down on protesters after riot police clashed with hundreds of people rallying against…
Green Profile: Interview with Ali Gomaa
Environment
March 31, 2011
Green Profile: Interview with Ali Gomaa
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt, as part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent…
Calls for investigating fire break-out in a natural reserve
Environment
March 10, 2011
Calls for investigating fire break-out in a natural reserve
An Egyptian environmental organization has urged the launching of an investigation into a fire that erupted on the Saluga and…
Crafts with a conscience
Environment
January 18, 2011
Crafts with a conscience
They make paper and rugs, they blow glass and they recycle. Three Cairo NGOs help craftsmen produce art with an…