May 12,2025 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday launched a national programme to support low-income households in installing solar water heaters, offering subsidies of up to 50 per cent to reduce electricity bills and promote clean energy use. Funded with support from the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security […]

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EcoPeace Middle East <ecopeace@ecopeaceme.org> Dear friends,EcoPeace is delighted to share with you our Spring Environmental Peacebuildingnewsletter. The newsletter opens with an important update highlighting our significant policy advancements regarding our “Peace Triangle” vision, followed by short news updates on our Top Down and Bottom up programming.While highlighting our frustration over the failure to end the war, […]

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When we think about the biggest threats to our country, usually Hamas or Hezbollah come to mind. But these experts explained that when looking to the future, we need to start looking inward. By SHIR PERETS MAY 1, 2025 21:54 GARBAGE IN THE Judean desert. The Jewish state, now marking its 77th year of independence, is expected […]

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April 22, 2025. Red Sea Global, the developer behind the flagship regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and AMAALA, announced on Tuesday the rebranding of its latest brand, Botanica. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/2fjfj April 22, 2025 RIYADH: Red Sea Global, the developer behind the flagship regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and AMAALA, announced on […]

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 May 11,2025 AMMAN — Director of the Aqaba Marine Reserve Naser Zawaydeh on Sunday announced the completion of the first phase of the reserve’s nomination for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, having passed the initial technical evaluation. Speaking during a meeting chaired by Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chief Commissioner Nayef Fayez, Zawaydeh […]

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Sanhaja (AFP) – In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi’s small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.  29/03/2025  Holding a handful of compacted olive residue — a thick paste left over from oil extraction — Khelifi said: “This is […]

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April 22, 2025. A research project to improve the feasibility of green hydrogen production has been launched by KFUPM. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/4gbnw RIYADH: A research project to improve the feasibility of green hydrogen production has been launched by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Led by Prof. Mohammed Gondal, the project aims […]

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Tougher emissions standards for vehicles credited but still much room for improvement’ Daniel Bardsley. May 02, 2025 Scientists in Abu Dhabi say stricter air quality controls, transitioning to renewable energy and monitoring vehicle emissions are behind a reduction in the levels of air pollution in parts of the Middle East. A study from Khalifa University (KU) in Abu Dhabi, using […]

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Environment Agency Abu Dhabi aims to integrate satellite data and AI into air pollution prediction Rachel Kelly. May 08, 2025 Dust and sand storms have been sweeping the UAE in recent weeks, providing a challenge for weather and environment agencies that are working to forecast and prepare for their effects. On Thursday, the National Centre […]

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Old videos, misleading maps and political rhetoric turned a natural disaster into a national scapegoating campaign. ‘Many people saw the lie,’ one expert says. ‘Fewer saw the correction’ Nir Hasson. May 3, 2025 As massive wildfires raged through the hills surrounding Jerusalem this week, Popular right-wing X account Torat Lehima (“Combat Doctrine”) shared a video […]

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Jerusalem-area Wildfires Contained More Than 24 Hours After They Broke Out May 1, 2025. Nir Hasson Aaron Rabinowitz Jonathan Lis Liza Rozovsky Yifat Reuven It was estimated that approximately 20,000 dunams (about 5,000 acres) have burned in what is being called one of the largest wildfires in the country’s history Israel Fire and Rescue Services […]

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The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives  15 Apr 2025  Susan Schulman https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2025/apr/15/faintings-blackouts-violence-iraqs-scorching-emergency-extreme-weather

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Lack of cash no longer a ‘valid reason’ to stop poorer nations going green – but wars, Trump and caution take over Tim Stickings May 01, 2025 Developing countries including most Middle East states have yet to use a new $300 billion climate fund to draw up plans to go green – blaming global turmoil and choosing to “wait […]

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Solar power generation can be affected by dust particles, with traditional forecasting models in need of improvement, scientists say A man takes a photograph of Athens from Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust to the city in 2024. AFP Paul Carey. May 02, 2025 A growing atmospheric phenomenon is complicating Europe’s path […]

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Asmahan Qarjouli April 28, 2025 he power plants join the Al-Kharsaah facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, in contributing to 15 percent of the local peak electricity demand. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has inaugurated the Ras Laffan and Mesaieed solar power plants in the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Monday as […]

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Weather forecast to cool slightly across the country next week after searing month May 03, 2025 People across the UAE are in for some good news, as weather experts have forecast relief from searing temperatures next week.  Temperatures are expected to cool down slightly from Tuesday, due to changes in wind movements in the Gulf.  It comes […]

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2/5/2025 Dubai Municipality aims to meet its ambitious target three years ahead of schedule Dubai: In just two years, Dubai residents are likely to see the landfills in the emirates closed as Dubai Municipality has announced its plan to do so by 2027, three years ahead of the previously announced schedule. This was revealed during a media […]

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It feeds dugongs, shelters fish, and captures carbon faster than rainforests – so why is seagrass still overlooked? Experts gather in Abu Dhabi to change that Rachel Kelly. May 03, 2025 Vital to dugongs, sea turtles, fish nurseries and carbon storage, seagrass meadows are among the ocean’s most critical – and at the same time […]

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Avshalom Halutz. Apr 27, 2025 Perhaps it’s the sudden loss of control over land, or the devastation of forests bombed and burned for months on end. Maybe it reflects a collective instinct to reconnect with the physical terrain over which Israelis have waged their longest war. Or perhaps it’s a response to the war’s unnatural […]

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