According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the “black cloud” season is underway. Yesterday’s EEAA daily pollution forecast report revealed indications of the start of the season. The “black cloud” first…

CAIRO: It seems that the Black Cloud phenomenon has become, not only part of our yearly rituals, but of our daily lives.  The first time the Black Cloud appeared was in the autumn of 1999 and it’s been a recurrent…