Sustainability
AUC tops Egypt, Africa in Green Metric World University Ranking
Egypt
January 5, 2022
AUC tops Egypt, Africa in Green Metric World University Ranking
The American University in Cairo has been ranked first in Egypt and Africa in the 2021 University of Indonesia’s…
AUC selected in Guide to Green Colleges for 6th year in row: Princeton Review 2022
Egypt
November 10, 2021
AUC selected in Guide to Green Colleges for 6th year in row: Princeton Review 2022
For the sixth year in a row, the American University in Cairo has been selected in the Princeton Review 2022…
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
Middle East
May 19, 2021
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on…
Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?
According to its designers, the 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two hypercar will take a driver from 0 to 60 miles per hour in…
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
Environment
March 9, 2021
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
The Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Monday announced a new three-year project valued at US$3 million which will aim…
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
Business
January 26, 2021
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
A national investment conglomerate introduced on Wednesday a new electric car into the Egyptian market in hope of reducing the…
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Middle East
January 25, 2021
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Landscape architect Phil Dunn has taken on an ambitious challenge. For one year, he is basing his diet on food…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt
January 20, 2021
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Agriculture Al Sayed Mohammed Marzouk Al-Kasser , and New Valley Governor Mohammed al-Zamlot…
International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020
Egypt
December 23, 2020
International Cooperation Ministry secures $9.8bn funding for development in 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation announced that in cooperation with its international partners, it was able to secure approximately US$9.8…
Egyptian authorities and EU delegation inaugurate Siwa’s newly restored Shali Fortress
Egypt
November 6, 2020
Egyptian authorities and EU delegation inaugurate Siwa’s newly restored Shali Fortress
A group of Egyptian government officials, along with the European Union’s delegation to Egypt inaugurated and toured on Friday the…