With Gaza’s wastewater plants still crippled, restored water flow and winter rains are sending raw sewage into the Mediterranean. ‘Pollution has no geographical boundaries,’ warned one expert, as Israel fears damage to desalination plants, drinking water security and epidemic outbreaks Nir Hasson. December 31, 2025 The ongoing repairs of the Gaza Strip’s destroyed water system […]

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Katz says Palestinian trash burning nat’l security threat, okays rules for confiscating vehicles – Jerusalem Post Reportedly, the Palestinians lack sufficient local landfill capacity, and according to an existing arrangement, they are supposed to use trucks to transport their trash to designated locations. ByYONAH JEREMY BOB JANUARY 8, 2026 Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday announced the […]

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Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old tradition Mohamed Ersan in Amma. Thu 1 Jan 2026 Abu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dust from the parched earth beneath centuries-old olive trees. He stops […]

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Trust in scientists is high among secular people and very low among the ultra-Orthodox, who are culturally isolated and have minimal or no exposure to the general media. ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH. DECEMBER 28, 2025 The gaps between secular, ultra-Orthodox, and modern-Orthodox Jews on concern for public issues – especially the climate crisis – are much larger […]

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Last updated: January 05, 2026 | 18:07 Ashwani Kumar, Chief Reporter As the UAE rolled out the second phase of its ban on single-use plastic products from January 1, retailers, manufacturers and consumers alike have embraced the shift towards sustainability with growing confidence. Announced by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), the expanded ban prohibits the import, […]

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The presence of the asbestos in the ground in the vicinity of the Paul Kor School in Petah Tikva was discovered during construction of a new road but was later found even closer to the school grounds. The parents say they learned of the problem by chance, but the municipality denies any wrongdoing Noa Limone. […]

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The reduction in coal dust pollution is expected to be significant, about 80% of current levels, and the monitoring will enable close oversight of emissions and pollutants. ByYUVAL BAGNO. JANUARY 8, 2026 07:46 After many years of residents of the city of Hadera and the surrounding area suffering from unusually high air pollution, they received […]

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Municipality pilots smart camera system to monitor cleanliness in real-time, act swiftly Last updated: January 08, 2026 | 21:38 Sajila Saseendran, Chief Reporter AI-powered cameras will improve public cleanliness monitoring and speed up responses to littering violations, with fines reaching up to Dh500.Screengrab Dubai: Dubai Municipality on Thursday announced the launch of a pilot project using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered […]

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January 7, 2025 A consortium comprising TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and Italy’s Eni on Friday signed with Lebanonj an agreement for gas exploration in Block 8 off the Lebanese coast. The ceremony took place this morning at the Grand Serail. The agreement was signed on the Lebanese side by Minister of Energy and Water Joe Saddi.  “We […]

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New rules set mandatory standards for transporting animal consignments and farm shipments Last updated: January 07, 2026 | 13:50 Gulf News Report Dubai: The UAE government has overhauled its environmental and agricultural legislative framework, introducing a suite of new federal laws designed to curb the illegal trade of endangered species and bolster national biosecurity. The legislative […]

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Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to deliver enough aid to territory – Naharnet by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 December 2025, 08:50 Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of a ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the […]

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Kibbutz Ein Carmel, near Haifa, recorded more than seven inches of rainfall since the powerful storm reached the region Nir Hasson, Yair Foldes, Deiaa Haj Yahia, Adi Hashmonai and ReutersDecember 11, 2025 Winter storm Byron continued to sweep through Israel and the Gaza Strip on Thursday, bringing with it large amounts of rain that caused flooding across the region. […]

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The climate is changing, reshaping our landscape, our economy, and our way of life, creating new risks and intensifying old ones. We must plan for this change, strengthen our emergency and rescue services, and stop wasting resources on West Bank settlements and on blind vengeance in Gaza Nir Hasson. December 12, 2025 Hark! hark! already […]

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Hannah Lynch in Iraq. Tue 16 Dec 2025 Unless urgent action is taken life will be fundamentally altered for the ancient communities who live on its banks As a leader of one of the oldest gnostic religions in the world, Sheikh Nidham Kreidi al-Sabahi must use only water taken from a flowing river, even for […]

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Just one hour of heavy rain left houses and shops flooded in old city; more heavy rain predicted for Tuesday. By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies At least 37 have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Morocco’s Atlantic coastal province of Safi, according to authorities. State-owned broadcaster SNRT News on Monday quoted local […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk 10 December 2025 Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran’s capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a half century. The drought gripping Iran has seen its president warn the country it may need to move its government […]

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By Peter Frankopan. Dec. 19, 2025 Dr. Frankopan is a professor of global history at Oxford and the author of “The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. This month Tehran, a city of 10 million people, was questioning its viability. After six years of drought and the driest autumn in over 50 years, the reservoirs that supply the […]

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Plastic waste carried by flash floods has built up along the Dead Sea’s shrinking shore, creating natural rings that reveal decades of growing pollution. ByPESACH BENSON/TPS, OMER NOVOSELSKY/TPSDECEMBER 9, 2025 For more than two decades, plastic waste carried from urban areas has quietly accumulated along the Dead Sea’s shrinking coastline, forming a striking visual and environmental record at […]

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Find out which everyday plastic items are being phased out in the UAE Last updated: December 17, 2025 | 16:58 Zainab Husain, Features Writer xplained: Which single-use plastics are banned in the UAE from 2026 and what exceptions and alternatives apply.Pixabay Dubai: The UAE will expand its ban on single-use plastic products fromJanuary 1, 2026, as part of […]

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Partnership to focus on markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and Mena December 17, 2025 Alterra, the UAE’s $30 billion climate fund, is investing in a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to support the expansion of renewable energy use globally. Alterra will support CIP’s Growth Markets Fund II, which focuses on large-scale greenfield renewable energy […]

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