Jan. 22, 2017 12:18 P.M. CAIRO (Ma’an) — Egyptian security sources told Ma’an that militants connected to the so-called Islamic State under the local affiliate group the Sinai Province blew up two transmission towers in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday evening, while in northern Sinai two Egyptian policemen were reportedly injured during clashes with unidentified […]
Egyptian sources: Islamic State militants blow up transmission towers in Sinai – Maan
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IFC to oversee funding of Jordan’s largest solar power project – Jordan Times
By JT – Jan 18,2017 AMMAN — Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, said on Wednesday it has selected International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to oversee the funding of the largest solar power plant in Jordan. At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the UAE, Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al […]
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Phase 3 of world’s largest solar park slated to begin this month – Environment and Development
Work on the world’s largest solar park is set to move forward this month. Phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will add 800 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the enormous solar park. The project could be a big win for the environment, expected as it is to […]
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Saudi to launch $30-50 billion renewable energy program soon: minister – Environment and Development
Saudi Arabia will launch in coming weeks a renewable energy program that is expected to involve investment of between $30 billion and $50 billion by 2023, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday. Falih, speaking at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi, said Riyadh would in the next few weeks start the first […]
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250 workers in food industry receive training to prevent waste – Jordan Times
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 18,2017 AMMAN — More than 250 workers in food cultivation, handling and retailing in Jordan have been trained on reducing food loss throughout the supply chain. The training was part of a two-year project implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture with the […]
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Hamas forces break up Gaza electricity crisis protest – Al Arabiya / Maan / WAFA
Newspapers Review: Gaza protests against deepening electricity crisis focus of dailies WAFA RAMALLAH, January 14, 2017 (WAFA) – Protests against weeks of deepening electricity crisis which left many of besieged Gaza’s two million population with less than three hours of electricity a day hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Saturday. Al-Ayyam said […]
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Power authority: Turkey offers to send fuel to run Gaza power plant – Maan
Jan. 14, 2017 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The deputy president of Gaza’s power authority said Saturday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to ship fuel to the Gaza Strip to run the besieged coastal enclave’s sole power plant, in order to help lighten the crippling electricity crisis that has sparked widespread protests in […]
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Syria: Deal reached to repair Wadi Barada water supply – Al Jazeera / Al Arabiya
Syria: Deal reached to repair Wadi Barada water supply AL JAZEERA Deal reached after damaged water infrastructure in Wadi Barada left 5.5 million in Damascus area enduring shortages. Syrian government workers have entered a formerly rebel-held area near Damascus to begin restoring water to the capital after weeks of shortages, state media reported. The engineers […]
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UN Warns of Oil Spill South of Iraqi City of Mosul – Naharnet
The United Nations has warned of an oil spill south of the Iraqi city of Mosul, near the town of Qayara that was retaken from Islamic State militants some four months ago. The warnings came in a report released this week on environmental damages caused by oil fires intentionally started by retreating IS militants. U.N. […]
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ISIL’s ‘scorched earth policy’ creating environmental and health havoc in Mosul, warns UN
27 October 2016 – Environmental pollution is adding “complexity and danger” to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive in Mosul, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today, warning that fumes from burning stockpiles of sulphur dioxide, and oil wells that have been set ablaze, have led to further suffering for civilians in […]
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Attacks on ISIS Oil fields – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
Inside the Economic War against ISIS Joby Warrick January 4, 2017, 9:33 am Washington- ISIS starts the new year with a drastically depleted bank account, counterterrorism officials say, following months of intensified efforts to deprive the jihadists of oil profits and other revenue used to finance military operations and terrorist attacks abroad. Coalition aircraft in […]
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Report: Birds Threatening Flights Safety, Hunted Down – Naharnet
Following the latest warnings that flights in and out of Lebanon’s Beirut airport are at risk because of the large number of birds flying over a nearby garbage dump, reports said Saturday that hunters are shooting down the seagulls which angered environmentalist movements in Lebanon. A Lebanese environmental movement condemned in a statement on Saturday […]
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Green growth plan to lead Jordan into more eco-friendly, sustainable economy — officials – Jordan Times
By Hana Namrouqa – Jan 12,2017 AMMAN — A newly endorsed plan on green economic growth is aimed at leading Jordan into a sustainable economy that creates more jobs and achieves social inclusion while leaving the least negative impact on the environment, green economists said on Thursday. The National Green Growth Plan lists 24 projects […]
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Conservationists working to turn Burqu into nature reserve – Jordan Times
By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN — Plans are under way to announce Burqu in the eastern desert as a nature reserve to protect species endemic to the ancient and historical site, according to the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). Sustainable development projects and income generating ventures are being implemented in Burqu in Mafraq […]
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Plans under way to turn Petra into nature reserve – Jordan Times
By Laila Azzeh – Jan 10,2017 PETRA — In what has been called a “benchmark” decision, the rose-red city of Petra on Tuesday joined the National Protected Areas Network, a step which could eventually transform the area into a nature reserve. With its rich flora and fauna — studies estimate that Petra, 235km south of […]
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Israel harnessing sunshine with world’s tallest solar tower – YNET
New solar tower project in the Negev is set to supply 5 percent of Israelis with power; while Israel has abundant sunshine, government bureaucracy has hampered solar energy progress. Associated Press|Published: 05.01.17 In sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of the nation’s power needs, leaving it far behind countries with cloudier and […]
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Hydroponic farm for refugees, foreign workers launches on Tel Aviv rooftop
By Sharon Udasin 05 January 2017 “They don’t have the same language, so they can’t communicate,” urban farming consultant Lavi Kushelevich told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. “But they can communicate through food.” Kushelevich, 29, is the entrepreneur behind the Rooftop Gardens project, a venture that is bringing together an unlikely set of neighbors to […]
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Israeli forces destroy water pipeline serving Bedouin villages in northern West Bank – Maan
Jan. 10, 2017 TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces destroyed a pipeline supplying water to four Bedouin communities in the northern Jordan Valley, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday morning. Muataz Bisharat, who monitors settlement-related activities in the Jordan Valley, told Ma’an that bulldozers under Israeli military protection destroyed part of an 11-kilometer water pipeline supplying […]
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Drilling firm to pursue water, gas, oil projects – Jerusalem Post
By Sharon Udasin 10 January 2017 01:11 ‘Atid’ to launch a home-based service to compete with the only other operator in the country. Rather than relying on foreign firms to extract precious resources from the region’s underground, an Israeli company called Atid – “future” in Hebrew – will soon be providing drilling services for water, […]
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Cabinet Passes Oil and Gas Decrees, Replaces Abdul Menhem Youssef – Naharnet
The Cabinet approved Wednesday the long-awaited oil and gas decrees and appointed two successors to Abdul Menhem Youssef — the controversial director general of the OGERO telecom authority who was also serving as director general of investment and maintenance at the telecom ministry. Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, who had served as energy minister in the […]
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