By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 02/01/2016 Following a permit discrepancy and backlash from environmental groups, drilling will continue to see if commercially-viable liquid oil is underneath the Golan Heights. The search for liquid oil will continue in the Golan Heights after a two-year permit extension was approved on Monday night for Afek Oil and Gas by […]

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Following reports claiming that Russia is another suggested destination after Sierra Leone to receive Lebanon’s trash, Moscow has strongly denied the allegations bringing the months long file back to square one. A Russian diplomatic source asserted on Monday that it is impossible for Russia to receive Lebanon’s waste due to high costs it entails in […]

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In their first response to the publication of worrying statistics regarding the health impact of pollution in the Haifa bay area, the researchers behind the study implicitly attack the Ministry of Health, saying they stand behind their findings. Ynet reporters 02.02.16, Researchers from Haifa University, who yesterday published statistics on the impact of pollution in […]

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By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 02/03/2016 Former health minister Yesh Atid MK Yael German said she would support the change. Amounts of 20 pesticides permitted in fresh produce will be reduced significantly, while 16 others will be completely banned, according to new regulations passed by the Knesset Labor, Social Welfare and Health Committee on Tuesday. The permitted […]

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By Omar Obeidat – Feb 03,2016 AMMAN – Lafarge Jordan has a plan to turn its dusty site of 1,880 dunums for cement production in Fuheis into an “environment-friendly urban hub”, but it still awaits decision makers’ nod, the company’s CEO Amr Reda said. In an interview with The Jordan Times, Reda said the envisioned […]

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By Muath Freij – Feb 03,2016 A sign is placed near the entrance of a store in downtown Amman recently to prevent motorists from parking there (Photo courtesy of Saleh Saud) AMMAN — Amani Ammoura has a passion for jogging and cycling, but she feels that practising such sports is dangerous due to lack of […]

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by Suzanna Goussous – Feb 04,2016 AMMAN — Changing daily habits and lifestyles have contributed to an increasing percentage of obesity in the Kingdom, specialists have agreed. Around 40 per cent of Jordanian adults are obese, while child obesity in the Kingdom stands at more than 50 per cent, due to genetics, environmental factors and […]

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