Environment and Climate in the Middle East

Recent Posts

• Israeli Natural Gas Royalties Top 1 Billion Shekels in 2020 – Haaretz March 2, 2021
• Gas to Gaza? The pipeline that might provide a lifeline – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz March 2, 2021
• Israel to link Leviathan gas field to Egyptian LNG plants, says Steinitz – Al-Ahram/ Jerusalem Post / YNET March 2, 2021
• Israel: Greek Tanker Ruled Out as Source of Massive Oil Spill – Haaretz / YNET March 2, 2021
• Israel oil spill: How did it happen and what will we do going forward? – Jerusalem Post March 2, 2021
• Israel must increase its maritime awareness in light of recent oil spill – Jerusalem Post March 2, 2021
• Satellite footage points to another oil slick making its way to Israel – Jerusalem Post March 2, 2021
• MP Says South Beaches Polluted by Around 2 Tons of Tar – Naharnet March 2, 2021
• Greenpeace warns against importing highly polluting Iraqi fuel – Give our lungs a break! – Greenpeace March 2, 2021
• Israel Bans Sale of Fish as Search for Source of Mediterranean Oil Pollution Narrows Down – Haaretz February 25, 2021
• Greek tanker is main suspect in disastrous Mediterranean oil spill – Jerusalem Post February 25, 2021
• Court Partially Lifts Gag Order on Probe Into Worst Oil Spill in Israel’s History – Haaretz February 25, 2021
• Aoun Asks Wehbe to Follow Up with U.N. on Oil Spill from Israel – Naharnet February 25, 2021
• ‘Israeli enemy ship’ responsible for oil leak in Eastern Mediterranean: Lebanon’s PM – Al Arabiya February 25, 2021
• Lebanon Acts after Mediterranean Oil Spill Reaches South – Naharnet February 25, 2021
• Gov’t approves NIS 45m. for coastal tar spill clean up – Jerusalem Post February 25, 2021
• Editor’s note: Reports on the massive oil spill February 24, 2021
• Editorial – Israel needs to be struck by ecological disaster to take action – Jeusalem Post February 24, 2021
• Editorial |Two Urgent Lessons From Massive Oil Spill That Engulfed Israel’s Coastline – Haaretz February 24, 2021
• In Israel, mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles – YNET February 24, 2021
• Wildlife Hospital cleans, treats animals after ecological disaster – Jerusalem Post February 24, 2021
• Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil spill devastates coast – Al Jazeera February 24, 2021
• Israel Scrambles to Clean Beaches after Massive Tar Pollution – Naharnet February 24, 2021
• Israel investigates tar spill calamity, places inquiry under gag order – Jerusalem Post / YNET February 24, 2021
• Damage to Israeli marine environment from tar spill extreme, experts say – Jerusalem Post February 24, 2021
• Oil Spill Off Israel’s Coast Is Its Worst Maritime Pollution in Decades, and Cleanup ‘Could Take Years’ – Haaretz February 24, 2021
• Why Israel’s Choice for National Tree Is So Destructive – Haaretz February 19, 2021
• Kingdom embarks on long road to sustainable waste management – Jordan Times February 19, 2021
• Israeli Beaches Polluted With Tar, Possibly From Oil Tankers, Prompting Fear for Wildlife – Haaretz February 19, 2021
• Dead whale washes on Ashkelon beach, likely killed by tar – Jerusalem Post /YNET / Haaretz February 19, 2021
• Red Sea coral reefs ‘under threat’ from Israel-UAE oil deal – YNET February 19, 2021
• Israel Has Fewer Rainy Days a Year, but It’s Not Getting Drier – for Now – Haaretz February 19, 2021
• New road pits wildlife against settlement security – YNET February 19, 2021
• Abu Dhabi rolls out green public transport fleet of buses – Environment and Development February 19, 2021
• Israeli researchers create smart agritech solution to detect crop stress – Jerusalem Post February 19, 2021