CNN’s Sara Sidner looks back at some of the most memorable stories covered this year.
Environment
Kuwait’s desert: From burning war zone to blooming nature reserve
Can Kuwait restore its desert? CNN Inside the Middle East visits Sabah Al-Ahmed Reserve which experienced one of the biggest environmental disasters of all time.
Red Sea: the other oil spill
As BP caps Gulf Coast leak, Egypt wrestles with response to its own spill.
Solar Power in the Slums
Hussein Soliman Farag built homemade solar panel collectors on his roof to save money on gas and to help the environment in Cairo. Story originally published June 19, 2010 by Daily News Egypt.