AFP, Baghdad Thursday, 28 January 2016 The United States is monitoring Iraq’s largest dam for signs of further deterioration that could point to an impending catastrophic collapse, U.S. army officers said on Thursday. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group seized the Mosul Dam briefly in 2014, leading to a lapse in […]

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by Mohammad Ghazal – Jan 30,2016 AMMAN — Syrians constitute 46 per cent of non-Jordanians living in the Kingdom and 13.2 per cent of the overall population, preliminary results of the national census conducted in late November showed on Saturday. Of Jordan’s total population of 9.5 million, the number of Jordanians is around 6.6 million, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 01/28/2016 The $23.7 million field, located about 60 km. from Kigali in Rwanda’s Rwamagana district, supplies about 6 percent of the country’s power and is expected to harness the sun’s light for 25 years. An American-Israeli led solar developer has been nominated for a US Department of State award of excellence in […]

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An environmental proposal with political overtones Jan 16th 2016 | JERUSALEM WIDE-OPEN deserts and sunshine for more than 300 days a year ought to have made countries in the Middle East centres for solar power. Yet with the world’s largest oil- and gasfields nearby there has been little reason to develop renewable energy in the […]

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Reuters | Erbil (Iraq) Friday, 29 January 2016 A pipeline for gas used to generate around half the electricity in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region was blown up on Friday, knocking out power, a police chief and electricity official told Reuters. The explosion struck the pipeline in the Qader Karam district of Kirkuk, according to police […]

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By HERB KEINON 01/28/2016 PM Tsipras of Greece said cooperation with Israel and Cyprus was a “strategic choice” for Athens. NICOSIA – Israel, Cyprus and Greece decided at their first ever tripartite meeting to set up a steering committee to look into laying a gas pipeline from Israel to Cyprus, and then to Greece for […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN,SHARON UDASIN,NIV ELIS 01/29/2016 Ministry says such steps are necessary, because low oil price worldwide is making natural gas a more expensive option, despite environmental advantages. Environmental Protection Ministry officials on Thursday urged Israeli gas companies to lower natural gas prices, saying it is critical to ensuring the resource’s attractiveness to Israeli […]

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By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 01/25/2016 The bill proposes more regulations and licensing for exterminators, as well as heavy fines and potential jail time for violators. The Knesset’s Internal Affairs and Environment Committee gave its approval for a bill aimed at imposing stricter regulations on the use of pesticides. The legislation seeks further training and tougher […]

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AMMAN — The job of street cleaners at municipalities around the Kingdom, is classified as a “hazardous” profession, Social Security Corporation (SSC) Spokesperson Musa Sbeihi said Saturday. Citing the list of dangerous professions included with the insurance benefits by-law issued under the SSC Law, Sbeihi said in a statement that the Greater Amman Municipality and […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk 27 January 2016, 09:49 Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Wednesday that the decision to export Lebanon’s trash must be reviewed in light of the huge expenses it entails and the new offer submitted by a Thai based company proposing cheaper prices to solve the eight-month long crisis. “Regardless of the […]

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Tom Lewis and Kaveh Madani for Tehran Bureau Wednesday 20 January 2016 03.00 EST A trickle of water has returned this winter to Zayandeh Rud (the Zayandeh River) through Isfahan, but it won’t last long. When the winter rainfall ends and the snow in the mountains has melted in spring, high demand for water will […]

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By JT – Jan 26,2016 AMMAN — MP Rula Hroub on Tuesday questioned the government on raising a fixed charge included in the water bill by nearly 100 per cent, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. At a Lower House oversight session, Hroub (Stronger Jordan list) said that she was not convinced by the government’s […]

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BARCELONA, 20 January 2016 (WAFA) – Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Fathallah Sijilmassi Wednesday reaffirmed the commitment to support the Palestinian Government in its socio-economic initiatives and stressed the importance of Palestine in the Euro-Mediterranean agenda. Sijilmassi made UfM’s position clear during a meeting held with Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyadh […]

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By Dana Al Emam – Jan 24,2016 AMMAN — Despite their relatively modest contributions to scientific research locally and internationally, women have what it takes to excel, according to award-winning Jordanian scientist Ramia Al Bakain. Women constitute only 30 per cent of scientists worldwide, she said, adding that out of 575 Nobel Prizes in the […]

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From holistic management to advanced toilets, Israel has pioneered ideas that can help the planet manage its increasingly threatened water sources. Ruth Schuster Jan 19, 2016 12:32 PM The world’s problem with water isn’t that it’s disappearing. The water is there. The problem is that in many areas, growing populations have less and less water […]

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Water-Gen, founded by Arye Kohavi, developed revolutionary technology to ensure IDF soldiers are never short of clean water; Kohavi brought the technology to India, Africa, Central America and China. Alexander J. Apfel, TPS 01.22.16 A lack of water on the battlefield is not something that soldiers can afford to worry about in the heat of […]

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22/1/2016 Massive deployment of low-carbon energy in the world’s cities is now both vital and economic, a high-level United Nations meeting concluded yesterday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Hosted by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the Habitat III Secretariat, the meeting sets the agenda for October’s United […]

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22/1/2016 More than 15 projects on sustainable energy in Lebanon were submitted to NEEREA during the first 20 days of 2016, with a total value of more than $12 Million. LCEC estimates that more than $300 million of projects will be implemented during the year. According to the 2015 statistics, the average amount per project […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jan 18,2016 AMMAN — Responding to a drop in annual per capita share of water by 16 per cent over the past five years, the government has launched a 10-year water strategy to bridge a growing gap between supply and demand. Demand for water in Jordan has risen by 21 per […]

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By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 17,2016 AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday reviewed a new national water strategy that will cost the Kingdom JD5.3 billion over the next 10 years, Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani said. The 2016-2025 water strategy will entail implementing several projects to secure additional water resources, as Jordan is the world’s second […]

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