Residents of the Maspero Triangle could not imagine the impact the attack on the Italian Consulate on Galaa Street on July 11 would have on their lives. Aside from the…
For a few months in the fall and spring, it seemed like Laila Iskandar, then minister of environment, was everywhere. She was a reliable presence at panel discussions, roundtables, signing…
After months of debate about importing coal, Egypt’s Cabinet says it has made the most decisive step yet towards allowing coal imports, while environmentalists vow to continue their fight against…
Egypt is working towards finding a new energy mix for industry, and particularly for cement plants, according to the environment minister. Denying reports that officials decided to allow coal imports,…
Mahmoud Kaissouni, formerly an advisor to the minister of state for environmental affairs resigned in protest Tuesday after Khaled Fahmy was elevated…
Gaber Asfour and Mamdouh al-Damaty were sworn in as culture and antiquities ministers in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s newly appointed cabinet Tuesday…
The Cairo Administrative Court heard a session on Saturday in a case levied against several state bodies for allowing coal imports into…
Following an inter-ministerial meeting this Wednesday, government representatives proposed that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb create a supreme council to develop regulations and…
The Cabinet announced Thursday afternoon that it has approved the use of coal for energy generation in Egypt, as part of the…
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Laila Iskandar adamantly refused to give the green light to coal imports while speaking at a…
«Since the Cabinet’s decision to allow the use of coal under current regulations, there has not been much clarity in the public sphere as to how…»
«Amidst the fragmented politics of the last six months, one of the most pressing questions has been how Egypt would meet its energy demands from 2014…»
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