pollution
Drainage in salines
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Drainage in salines
Alex canal district yields tainted salt
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Alex canal district yields tainted salt
Al-Masry Al-Youm's recent tour of Alexandria's Mariouteya canal district revealed that the salt produced therein--which accounts for 75 percent of…
Haven’t ye tried Egypt’s sewage?
January 20, 2010
Haven’t ye tried Egypt’s sewage?
Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure
Environment
January 14, 2010
Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure
According to a report issued by 6th of October City's municipal health committee, canals running through the village of Abul…
Toxic waste dumped in Mariouteya canal
Egypt
January 10, 2010
Toxic waste dumped in Mariouteya canal
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official documents proving that seven different industrial and agricultural pipelines have been dumping hazardous waste into…
Experts disagree over death of Mariouteya fish
Egypt
January 6, 2010
Experts disagree over death of Mariouteya fish
Mohamed Nasr el-Din Allam, water resources and irrigation minister, said that the use of agricultural drainage canals for fish breeding…
Toilet for every official
December 10, 2009
Toilet for every official
Hawamdiya: A town in disrepair
Egypt
December 3, 2009
Hawamdiya: A town in disrepair
Visitors to the town of Hawamdiya in Giza Governorate might stand on the banks of the Nile River and admire…
Environment Ministry to recycle expired oil
Environment
December 2, 2009
Environment Ministry to recycle expired oil
The Environment Ministry next week plans to send 14 tons of expired oil recently seized from the local market to…
Coral reefs vs Climate change
Environment
November 29, 2009
Coral reefs vs Climate change
For most people, the Red Sea's coral reefs are little more than pretty to look at. But for those living…