Mohammed El-Said

Mohammed El-Said is the Science Editor for the Daily News Egypt with over 8 years of experience as a journalist. His work appeared in the Science Magazine, Nature Middle East, Scientific American Arabic Edition, SciDev and other regional and international media outlets. El-Said graduated with a bachelor's degree and MSc in Human Geography, and he is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at Cairo University. He also had a diploma in media translation from the American University in Cairo.
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Climate change could affect 94% of Egypt’s coral reef tourism value

Extreme events, coral bleaching are among climate-related issues placing tourism at risk

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Small population, inbreeding could have led to Neanderthal’s demise 

Neanderthal extinction coincided with modern humans’ migration into Near East and Europe

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We did not decide the GERD’s timeframe for filling the reservoir yet, Irrigation Ministry 

Sudan’s Water Minister stated that the parties agreed on almost a seven-year…

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GERD’s technical meeting kicks off with hopes for agreement 

Representatives from US and WB join negotiations for the first time 

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Construction of GERD’s saddle dam completed

This step is considered a milestone in the entire GERD project

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Challenges, opportunities for solar irrigation in MENA evaluated

Tele-metric monitoring system implemented by the ministry allows remote shutdown of solar…

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3,000-year-old pharaonic wheat reveals secrets of ancient domestication 

The origin of human urbanisation is closely linked to the discovery of…

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Potential scenarios for filling GERD estimated

The number of years should not be determined in advance, as this…

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67 killed in Oromia protests against Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed

"Intimidation is the start of authoritarian rule," says Ahmed’s rival Jawar Mohammed

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Meteorological Authority expects stable weather on Sunday

As a result of “medicanes”, more than 20 people died in different…

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