Red Sea resort hopes to be "carbon neutral" tourist hotspot

Bright blue seas and scorching hot weather aren’t the only things on offer in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna. Egyptian ministers are hoping to reel in the punters by making the city a “carbon neutral” holiday destination. This week Egypt’s Environmental Minister Dr Laila Iskandar signed a deal with officials from Italy’s Environment […]

Thai oil leak threatens beauty spot Koh Samet

Around 50 litres of crude oil which leaked into the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend have reportedly reached the shore and threaten to tarnish a Thai beauty spot. White-suited workers were yesterday frantically trying to stop too much oil reaching the Koh Samet island after a pipeline carrying crude oil leaked as much as […]