Nov 19,2019 AMMAN — Water Minister Raed Abul Saud on Tuesday received a high-level NATO delegation representing members of the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East Special Group for a meeting that focused on Jordan’s water woes and the main challenges facing the sector. During the meeting, the minister expressed the Kingdom’s appreciation for the support […]

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By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Nov 13,2019 AMMAN — In pursuit of a life-long dream, Shadi Tailakh started an eco-friendly construction company, which is now the “sole producer” of an eco-friendly building product. Tailakh was one of several entrepreneurs from around the Kingdom to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah last week. During […]

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Nov 15,2019 AMMAN — The World Food Programme’s (WFP) “H2Grow” project, a soil-less hydroponics technique that that was implemented in Azraq and is now attracting global attention, was presented this week at the second annual Paris Peace Forum, according to the WFP. The peace forum, which was held from November 11 to 13, brought together […]

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Perry Keziah – Nov 07,2019 AMMAN — What began as an eco-friendly alternative to expensive home decor, turned into an opportunity for a young Jordanian woman to form a business and use her talents to empower artisans around the Kingdom. In 2018, entrepreneur Nour Nsheiwat established “Hunaya”, an online business that supplies local restaurants with […]

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By IDAN ZONSHINE NOVEMBER 6, 2019 The 16th annual “Israel Ride” bike journey took off near Beitar Ilit on Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. About 200 Jewish riders [see editor’s note: errata below] from around the world came to Israel to take part in the fundraising event, meant to raise money for peace, sustainability and environmentalism […]

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Some 120 sites were affected, imposing restrictions on drilling drinking water in Herzliya, Rehovot and Nes Ziona ■ Authorities have known about the pollution for years, but no steps have been taken to purify the water Zafrir Rinat | Nov. 11, 2019 Groundwater is severely polluted at some 120 sites in Israel’s coastal region, due […]

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04 November 2019 Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state-run Council for Development and Construction and several private companies on charges of wasting public funds in connection with the Brissa Dam project, the National News Agency said. LBCI television said several corruption-related files will be tackled after Monday’s move. The […]

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In 2014, some 5 million liters of crude oil leaked into the Evrona Nature Reserve in what is considered to be one of Israel’s worst ecological disasters Zafrir Rinat | Nov. 7, 2019 | 12:48 PM Israel’s state-owned Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company will pay 100 million shekels (approximately $30 million) in compensation for one of the […]

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November 10, 2019 Al-Masry Al-Youm The Red Sea Regional Branch of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in Hurghada will file a legal complaint against the General Petroleum Company (GPC) in Ras Ghareb for polluting the Ras Ghareb Corniche Beach with crude oil and harming the environment, environmental activists said on Sunday. The agency will […]

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Nov 15,2019 AMMAN — In the framework of the celebration of 60 years of Jordanian-German Development Cooperation, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, together with the German Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), have launched a study on groundwater resources in Jordan. Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abul Saud opened the conference together […]

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Nov 13,2019 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Jordan Islamic Bank on Wednesday signed an agreement to facilitate the financing of the fourth phase of a programme to instal solar cells and heaters through banks and micro-finance institutions (MFIs), at a 30 per cent subsidy rate, according to a ministry […]

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Nov 04,2019 AMMAN — Jordan imported 272,000 barrels of oil via 1,088 tankers from Iraq in October under a deal the two countries signed in February, Energy Minister Hala Zawati said on Monday. The total amount of oil imported from Iraq in October stood at 36,400 tonnes, which were transferred from the Baiji refinery to […]

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Nov 04,2019 AMMAN —The water sector consumes some 14 per cent of the total energy used in the Kingdom, Water Minister Raed Abul Saud said on Monday. He added that ensuring water and energy security is a “basic requirement” for achieving sustainable development. Deputising for Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Abul Saud attended the opening of […]

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NABLUS, Sunday, October 27, 2019 (WAFA) – Illegal Jewish settlers last night flooded sewage into groves belonging to Palestinian farmers near the village of Deir al-Hatab, to the east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, local sources said. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement activities in the area, told WAFA that farmers from Deir al-Hatab […]

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By EYTAN HALON 10/29/2019 The first-of-its-kind lawsuit, pitting academics against alleged major polluters, has been described as the largest environmental class action in Israel’s history. A team of leading Israeli academics is intensifying its legal efforts to secure damages exceeding NIS 1 billion for the alleged chemical contamination of two bodies of water in Israel’s […]

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New research reveals that Alexandria will be threatened by submersion by 2050 as a result of climate change. The number of people stated to be at risk of sumbersion as a result of rising sea levels due to melting glaciers by 2050 has tripled since previous research, the new study showed. The New York Times […]

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Oct 29,2019 AMMAN — Deputising for Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Energy Minister Hala Zawati on Tuesday inaugurated two 50-megawatt solar power stations in northern Jordan, at a cost of $180 million. Zawati, during the ceremony, highlighted the importance of Empire Al Mafraq Solar PV Project’s two stations, owned by the Saudi renewable energy solutions provider […]

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Oct 31,2019 AMMAN — The water share per capita in Jordan has declined remarkably over the past decades to reach less than 100 cubic metres per year, one of the lowest levels worldwide, said Zarqa Miyahuna Director Jiryes Dababneh. Delivering a lecture on Tuesday titled “Water resources in Jordan”, which was held during a two-day […]

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By Maria Weldali – Oct 28,2019 AMMAN — A paper waste management project was launched on Sunday in Jubaiha as part of the second phase of a programme raising awareness on waste segregation. The project is being carried out by the Environment Studies and Awareness Department at the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) in cooperation with […]

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RAMALLAH, Monday, October 28, 2019 (WAFA) – Masayuki Magoshi, Ambassador for the Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, visited Bethlehem Governorate today to celebrate the completion of cistern project funded by the Government of Japan through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) with the presence of Bethlehem Governor Kamel Hmeid. […]

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