July 18, 2018 1:53 P.M. (Updated: July 19, 2018 The “incendiary kites unit” of the Gaza Strip announced on Wednesday that the amount of incendiary kites and balloons targeting Israeli areas surrounding Gaza would increase as a response to the increased siege on the Gaza Strip. The unit, calling themselves the “Sons of Zouari” in […]

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Number of children per woman aged between 15-45 decreases from 5.6 births 28 years ago to 2.7 now By JT – Jul 16,2018 AMMAN — The average birth rate per woman in Jordan dropped from 5.6 births in 1990 to 2.7 in 2018, the Department of Statistics’ (DoS) 2017-2018 health and population survey showed. In […]

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In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is labouring over a colourful computer model of the Gulf of Oman, showing changing temperatures, sea levels and oxygen concentrations. His […]

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Iraq points to Turkey’s Ilisu Dam as the cause of its water crisis, but Ankara says Baghdad needs to manage its resources more efficiently. June 28, 2018 URL: www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/06/turkey-iraq-ilisu-dam-water-crisis.html Author: Fehim Tastekin The world is seeing images of people walking across the much-diminished Tigris River in Iraq. Dead fish abound. Some disaster scenarios even predict […]

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Iraq’s once-impressive Lake Milh used to be a major touristic site near Karbala, but now its vanishing water is part of a growing regional crisis. June 11, 2018 URL: www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/06/can-this-iraqi-lake-be-saved.html Author: Wassim Bassem Karbala’s Lake Milh hasn’t seen a lot of visitors in the last few years. Once a popular picnic destination for Karbala residents, […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm July 19, 2018 The Agricultural Professions Syndicate started implementing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s initiative to plant one million fruit trees in poorer areas, parks, public squares, schools, and the main and secondary roads in various cities and villages, said the Chairman of the Agricultural Professions Syndicate Sayyed Khalifa. The campaign began with the […]

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Jul 19,2018 By personally visiting the so-called Pepsi pool on Tuesday, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz did something that all previous prime minsters did literally nothing about and preferred to put blinds on their eyes in the face of this grave source of danger to health, simply because it is out of sight of the affluent […]

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The move is part of a program under which by 2030, 17 percent of Israel’s energy production will be derived from renewable sources Zafrir Rinat | Jul. 17, 2018 The National Infrastructure Committee has approved a plan to build a wind turbine farm in the Golan Heights, leaving final approval by a housing panel largely […]

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The coastal city is meant to have three new rail lines by 2024, but critics say the project is unnecessarily shrouded in secrecy, unresponsive to public concerns and falling behind schedule Naama Riba | Jun. 5, 2018 Behind Wolfson Park in east Tel Aviv, you’ll find a small, quiet street that looks like a suburban […]

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Change in National Parks Law to Harm Natural and Heritage Sites, Play into Hands of Silwan Settlers, and Perpetuate Harm to Palestinians – EMEK SHAVEH June 27, 2018 Essence of the amendment: On Wednesday, July 4, the Knesset Interior Committee will discuss a proposal to amend the National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Memorial […]

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Gaza incendiary balloons and kites continue wreaking havoc in Israeli communities by strip’s border, with at least 5 blazes breaking out as a result; in the Jerusalem hills, 25 firefighting crews and 10 air tankers battling massive conflagration. Matan Tzuri and Yishai Porat|Published: 07.05.18 , 19:41 A large fire broke out near Beit Shemesh in […]

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The purpose of herbicides is to enable farmers to grow produce, but Israel is quietly using them to do just the opposite in the Strip — in the name of security Amira Hass | Jul. 6, 2018 | 12:33 AM | 1 Photographs of military armored vehicles uprooting and crushing trees and vegetation within the […]

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The head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization claims Israel is ‘working to ensure clouds entering Iranian skies are unable to release rain,’ insisting this was confirmed by an Iranian scientific study; but head of Iran’s meteorological service says ‘it is not possible for a country to steal clouds.’ AFP|Published: 07.02.18 , 20:15 An Iranian general […]

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ICL’s Rotem Amfert caused significant pollution to a stream in the Negev last year. Company officials were presented with options to resolve the problem, but the high cost must have deterred them from fixing it Zafrir Rinat | Jul. 2, 2018 | 8:38 AM A number of years ago Israel Chemicals Ltd. launched an advertising […]

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The dump’s closure has put pressure on the transfer stations where the waste is sent Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 26, 2018 | 9:17 AM Ever since a major landfill for construction waste in the center of the country was closed by court order earlier this month, the waste has increasingly been dumped in nearby open […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 05,2018 AMMAN — The rehabilitation of the Azraq Wetland Reserve and the pumping of water to different parts of the oasis have diversified the bird species stopping at the nature sanctuary, especially migratory birds, a recent study showed. During the past year, the environmental studies section at the Royal Society […]

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By Camille Dupire – Jul 04,2018 AMMAN — Dozens of homes in Jordan have been retrofitted to meet “green” standards, allowing their inhabitants to enjoy a healthy indoor environment and reduce their energy and water consumption. Project leaders say green living is a human right for all, regardless of income or social status. The right […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 03,2018 AMMAN — For the first time in three decades, authorities have released hundreds of sand partridges into the wild in an attempt to reverse a declining trend of the game species endemic to Jordan, according to a conservationist. On Tuesday, the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) […]

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Law punishes anyone tampering with electrical system with six-month to two-year imprisonment, JD2,000-JD10,000 fine By JT – Jul 05,2018 AMMAN — The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) has announced on Wednesday the detection of 9,756 electricity theft cases, from the beginning of the year until the end of June. During the same period, 979 […]

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Facility’s construction at the Erez Crossing will be funded by private Israeli and foreign elements; Israeli officials stress plan is a one-sided humanitarian move aimed at easing the crisis in the strip and is not part of an agreement with Hamas. Alex Fishman|Published: 06.27.18 , 13:21 Images of Gaza’s residents eating to candlelight have become […]

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