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German grant to finance solar plant for Zaatari, host communities – Jordan Times

By JT – Dec 30,2015 AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday signed a grant agreement with the German Development Bank (KfW) to finance a solar plant to produce electricity for the Zaatari camp and refugee host communities at a value of 15 million euros, according to a statement from the Ministry of Planning and International cooperation. […]

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Authorities warn against electricity theft to prevent power grid overload – Jordan Times

By Mohammad Ghazal – Dec 31,2015 AMMAN — The Energy Ministry on Thursday warned against stealing electricity as it would likely lead to power cuts, especially in light of the current weather conditions affecting the country. “During winter and the depression that is currently affecting the country, the power load rises rapidly and when some […]

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Deadline extended for bids on Green Corridor project – Jordan Tmes

By JT – Jan 07,2016 AMMAN — The government has extended, for the second time, the deadline to receive bids to implement the Green Corridor project, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Energy Minister Ibrahim Saif as saying on Thursday. The $159.7 million project aims at increasing the national grid’s capacity to absorb the loads […]

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U.S.-led air strikes have cut ISIS oil revenues – Al Arabiya

By Yeganeh Torbati Reuters, Washington Wednesday, 6 January 2016 U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) oil facilities have cut the militant group’s oil revenues by about 30 percent since October, a coalition spokesman said on Wednesday ISIS, an adversary the United States calls the wealthiest terrorist group of its […]

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ISIS-linked group attacks Sinai pipeline to Jordan – Al Arabiya / Ma’an

AFP, Cairo Friday, 8 January 2016 The Egyptian branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Thursday said it had bombed a pipeline that carries gas to Jordan and to a major industrial zone in north Sinai. Security sources confirmed that attackers set off explosive devices under the pipeline close to […]

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Israeli Army Orders Removal of Water Tanks North of Beit Ummar – WAFA

HEBRON, January 05, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli army Tuesday notified two Palestinians to remove water tanks used for agriculture purposes in their lands in Thughrit al-Shabak area, north of Beit Ummar in Hebron. Mohammad Awad, spokesperson of the anti-settlement popular committee in Beit Ummar, informed WAFA that Israeli forces raided Thughrit al-Shabak area and handed […]

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Ethiopia’s dam: a source of conflict or cooperation? – Al Jazeera (video)

The government of Ethiopia is spending billions of its own money to build the Grand Renaissance dam. 31 Dec 2015 see http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2015/12/ethiopia-dam-source-conflict-cooperation-151229130333919.html for video When it’s finished, it will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant and will help solve a national energy crisis in Ethiopia. But other countries in the region are concerned about the […]

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‘Arab countries responsible for 70% of pollution in Sea of Oman, Persian Gulf – Environment and Development (Tehran Times)

Arab countries are responsible for 70 percent of the untreated wastewater flow into the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, the coordinator at the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) said. “Iran accounts for 30 percent of the wastewater flow into the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf,” Hassan […]

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‘We Want Accountability’ Demands Briefing on Trash Export Deal – Naharnet

Civil society activists from the ‘We Want Accountability’ campaign held a sit-in near the Central Inspection Bureau in Beirut demanding further details from the government on a deal that was signed with two firms to export Lebanon’s trash. Some of the activists tried to storm into the building shouting ‘peaceful, peaceful’ but the security forces […]

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Greens demand that gov’t compensate Palmahim resort developers – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 01/06/2016 “We turn to you, as the minister of finance of the State of Israel, in an appeal concerning the entire public, to take the actions necessary to save Palmahim Beach.” With the issue of Palmahim Beach’s status as a national park versus a resort complex about to resurface in the country’s […]

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Once-polluted Kishon River undergoing rehab with the help of tap water – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 01/04/2016 The river is receiving 1.1 million cubic meters of standard drinking water annually to boost its flow. As part of the ongoing rehabilitation efforts of the once highly polluted Kishon River, about 1.1 million cubic meters of water is being pumped annually into the basin to restore its flow, the Kishon […]

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Haifa Bay’s industrial air pollution falls 11 percent over past year – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 01/06/2016 Ministry officials gathered in the northern coastal city to present the first quarterly report of the National Action Plan for the Haifa Bay Area. The Haifa Bay region has experienced an 11-percent drop in air pollution levels resulting from the industrial sector over the past year, the Environmental Protection Ministry announced […]

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Tel Aviv launches air pollution reduction plan for transportation sector – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 12/30/2015 By restructuring the municipality’s transportation flow, the city hopes to achieve an 84% reduction in nitrogen oxides and 83% drop in PM2.5 emissions. Aiming to significantly improve the quality of air its residents breathe, the Tel Aviv-Jaffa city council has approved a pollution-reduction plan for the city’s transportation sector. By restructuring […]

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