Egypt expects the 1.6 gigawatt solar park it is building in the south of the country to be operating at full capacity in 2019, the investment ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The $2 billion project, set to be the world’s largest solar installation, has been partly funded by the World Bank, which invested […]

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Beirut – Sanaa Al-Jack Wednesday’s Lebanese Cabinet session saw talks on the recent clash between residents of the Metn town of Mansourieh and security forces over the installation of high-voltage power lines, which protesters say can cause cancerous diseases. On the sidelines of the session, Information Minister Jamal al-Jarrah said: “Studies have proved that no […]

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After plentiful winter rains, Iraq is heading into summer with overflowing reservoirs and lush marshes. But don’t be fooled, observers warn: its water woes and related protests are not over. Far from last year’s shortages, “the land between the two rivers” is expected to hold 42 billion cubic metres (1.48 trillion cubic feet) in its […]

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In serene turquoise waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral — yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem. The Red Sea is a top scuba diving destination, but Egypt’s tourism sector was buffeted by a wave of security shocks through much of this […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm Three hawksbill sea turtles were beheaded on the beach of Juzur Abu Minqar in the city of Hurghada in violation of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), said a marine activist Zakaria Mohieddin. Mohieddin clarified that the turtles’ shields were taken off for manufacturing of black glasses […]

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TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities delivered a stop-construction notice to solar panels, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank, ordering halt of construction, on Monday. Mutaz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of Jordan Valley’s Israeli settlements file at the Palestinian Authority (PA), said that the Israeli authorities raided the area and […]

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BRUSSELS, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 (WAFA) – Britain announced today a contribution of 9 million pounds for the Gaza water desalination plant, said Mazen Ghneim, head of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA). This came during the opening of an international conference on the water desalination project in the Gaza Strip attended by 31 countries and […]

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Talk of the demarcation of a maritime border gathered steam with the visit to Beirut last month by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 04.29.19 The speaker of Lebanon’s parliament indicated Lebanon was prepared to set a maritime border with Israel under the supervision of the United Nations. During an April 23 meeting in Beirut […]

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The rains have restored the freshwater marshes of southern Iraq, a region some scholars see as the biblical Garden of Eden transforming lands once parched for water into fields of grain and cereal The Associated Press | May 2, 2019 | 12:58 PM After years of meager rains and scorching summers, the wettest winter in […]

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Officials plan regulations to make it more financially viable to build below the surface in what is the third most densely populated developed country in the world Adi Cohen May 2, 2019 | 5:25 AM Already crowded, Israel’s population density is destined to grow in the decades ahead. That’s led to developers building ever taller […]

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Energy Minister Nada al-Bustani launched a campaign on Saturday to remove infringements on the crumbling electricity grid as part of fixing the electricity sector that has cost state coffers about $2 billion annually. “Removing electricity violations will allow a reduction in wasted energy and provide a better distribution,” said Bustani as she accompanied the campaign […]

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Research teams from the Lebanese Army, Civil Defense and the Environment Ministry collected samples on Thursday from the oil leak spotted a day earlier offshore the Jiyeh coastal area, LBCI TV station. Residents of Jiyeh and Jadra posted photos of sheen offshore. The sheen was reportedly the result of either a leak from one of […]

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AMMAN — Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati on Tuesday called for creating a new Jordanian-German energy academy to serve as a regional technical support hub. The minister held a meeting with a German delegation headed by President of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peter Ramsauer, former federal minister of transport, […]

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Association president fears levy would bring sector ‘to halt’ By Maram Kayed – May 01,2019 AMMAN — Electric car sales went down by 70 per cent in April as a 25 per cent tax hike on the vehicles went into effect, the Jordanian Free Zones Investors Association (JFZIA) announced on Tuesday. According to JFZIA President […]

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Pampering the bacteria needed to treat sewage is costly and just replaces one planetary blight with another. Enter Aqwind and its algae. Ruth Schuster | Apr. 22, 2019 Imagine if showering was a luxury, washing your floors a dirty secret, and shampooing the dog was illegal. It isn’t unthinkable that within our lifetimes, bath will […]

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