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Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku
Environment

Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku

Lawyers and activists from the Idku Workers Union accuse a company contracted by the Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco), a joint…
Red Sea oil slick makes landfall north of marine reserve
Environment

Red Sea oil slick makes landfall north of marine reserve

A 300-meter crude oil slick discovered by ecologists last week has washed up on 20 km of the western Sinai…
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Environment

Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages

Ninety-nine percent of Egypt’s poorest villages lack sanitary drainage, according to a report released Monday by the cabinet’s Information and…
A call for a green constitution
Opinion

A call for a green constitution

As we near the stage of drafting our constitution, it is becoming imperative to strengthen the need for steering public…
Egypt’s lakes: ‘a truly tragic environmental tale’
Environment

Egypt’s lakes: ‘a truly tragic environmental tale’

The damage inflicted on Egypt’s lakes testifies to man's ability to quickly destroy what nature took centuries to create.
Prosecution investigates 4 deaths from toxic gas leak
Egypt

Prosecution investigates 4 deaths from toxic gas leak

The public prosecutor of Qalyubiya Governorate has ordered autopsies on four people who died as a result of inhaling toxic…
Govt report: Environmental situation in Egypt has improved
Egypt

Govt report: Environmental situation in Egypt has improved

Egypt's environmental situation has improved as compared to previous years after government attempts to reduce pollution, a government report issued…
MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee
Egypt

MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee

A fact-finding committee announced in a statement on Wednesday that the MOPCO-Agrium fertilizer plant in Damietta Governorate does not pose…
Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village
Egypt

Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village

Red Sea Governor Mahmoud Hafez has decided to form a medical committee to investigate a complaint submitted to him by…
Riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in China
World

Riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in China

HONG KONG — Chinese riot police fired tear gas to break up a protest against a planned power station on…
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