The unsettling sources of the Nile
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher Ondaatje,...
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of its world tour
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After the two-day flight from Spain, just...
Four Pakistani tourists drown in Nile as pleasure boat sinks in Cairo
Four Pakistani tourists who hailed from the same family drowned in the Nile in Cairo’s Boulaq Abu El-Ela district after their pleasure boat capsized in the river on Tuesday night, Egyptian...
Lily of the Nile…
The Nile River floods annually, inundating everything in its flood plain. Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus africanus, survives by hanging on firmly with a thick network of rubbery roots. It grows and...
Arabs will increase use of renewable energies
Arab countries are planning to increase the share of renewable sources in their energy matrixes, according to information released during the 3rd Arab Forum on Renewable Energies and Energy...
Egypt resorts to desalinating seawater
Translated from Arabic by Zeina Nasser Egypt is facing major water challenges, especially that its need for water is increasing with the significant increase in population, and development...
King Tutankhamun’s dagger from outer space??
The Egyptian pyramids are full of mysteries until our day. Scientists always find new secrets related to the pharaohs. Nearly every bit of information about this “secret” world, as every...
African envoys say Egyptian called sub-Saharan Africa ‘dogs and slaves’
Egypt has become embroiled in a dispute with African diplomats after they accused an Egyptian official of referring to “dogs and slaves” in remarks about sub-Saharan Africa at a United...
