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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Turkish drones to use Gecitkale Airport 

The move is believed to increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean 

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New fossil uncovered in Wadi Al Hitan reveals secrets of whale locomotion

Aegicetus gehennae dates back to around 47 to 41m years ago, among…

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Climate change and geopolitical stress threaten globe’s natural “water towers” 

These factors threaten the water resources on which 1.9 billion people depend

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Washington hosts second tripartite meeting on GERD Monday

The meeting aims to evaluate the outcomes of the two previous meetings

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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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