Al-Masry Al-Youm June 3, 2019 The Red Sea Governorate has begun using eco-friendly alternative bags made of paper, cloth and other materials. The use of plastic bags was banned in Hurghada. Major General Ahmad Abdallah, Governor of the Red Sea governorate, held a meeting with a number of officials of the executive authorities to follow […]

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Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza’s groundwater will be fit for human use by next year Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 3, 2019 The collapsing water, sewage and electricity infrastructure in the Gaza Strip pose material danger to Israel’s groundwater, seawater, beaches and […]

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By TOVAH LAZAROFF 05/02/2019 “Let us set water free to give life and hope to our region,” Israeli co-director of the organization Gideon Bromberg told United Nations Security Council on Monday. Technology has transformed water from one of the most divisive issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a vehicle that can now be used to […]

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Witnessing a Jordanian, a Palestinian and an Israeli appearing in front of the UN Security Council and speaking in complete agreement is not an everyday occurrence. Yet this happened toward the end of last month, when three representatives of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) EcoPeace Middle East — a unique group that brings together environmentalists from […]

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RAMALLAH, Thursday, May 30, 2019 (WAFA) – Energy sector accounted for the biggest source of emissions in Palestine, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) today. PCBS said in a report marking World Environment Day, energy sector share was 71% of the total emissions, whereas solid waste sector share was 19%, and the rest […]

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The dunes near Netiv Ha’asara, which cover some 6,000 dunams, is one of the last large dune areas in the coastal plain region Zafrir Rinat | May 29, 2019 The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has dropped its objection to allowing ecologically significant dunes near Moshav Netiv Ha’asara in the northwestern Negev to be used […]

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Move is part of a greater attempt to reduce use of single-use plastic in Eilat, Herzliya Almog Ben Zikri, Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 3, 2019 The Israeli seaside cities of Eilat and Herzliya have announced that they will ban the use and sale of disposable plastic bags on their beaches in an effort to reduce […]

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Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Sudan’s hostility toward Egypt, which lasted more than 20 years, has finally ended. During these years, Cairo and Khartoum were estranged and differences dominated their relations, with each capital being an axis against the other. The visit of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s ruling interim military council, to Cairo is an […]

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DUBAI: Sabotage attacks targeting four oil tankers off the coast of the UAE’s Fujairah port earlier this month not only highlighted a new threat to maritime traffic but also prompted a more immediate concern for environmentalists — the damage to marine ecosystems. The warning comes after satellite imagery from the US-based Planet Labs and Finnish […]

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CHIBAYISH, Iraq: Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. A one-room home made of elaborately woven palm reeds floats on the river surface. Near it, a soft plume of smoke curls up […]

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Energy Minister Nada al-Bustani announced on Saturday that teams of the ministry have launched a campaign to remove the violations on the electricity grid in the area of Ain al-Rummaneh. “Today, we have started removing violations on the electricity grid in Ain al-Rummaneh. We remind the citizens that a number of measures have been taken […]

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Fires across Israel come under control; thousands evacuated – Haaretz Josh Breiner, Aaron Rabinowitz, Nir Hasson, Almog Ben Zikri, Yotam Berger, Zafrir Rinat, Noa Landau | May 23, 2019 Some 3,500 people have been evacuated from their homes throughout central Israel on Thursday due to fires that started as a result of a heavy heat […]

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by JT – May 22,2011 AMMAN — Renewable energy projects under construction and development are expected to conclude in 2021 with a combined power generating capacity of some 1,270 megawatts (MW), Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati said on Tuesday. Overall renewable energy contributions to the national power mix will increase to 20 […]

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JERICHO, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (WAFA) – Palestine’s first ever solar power station is getting ready to produce 7.5 megawatt (MW) of electricity setting the ground for the construction of many other solar power stations throughout Palestine. The Noor (light) Jericho Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Park, the largest so far solar park in Palestine built on […]

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RAMALLAH, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 (WAFA) – Israeli forces seized today a garbage truck that belongs to the village of Rujeib, east of the occupied northern West Bank city of Nablus, local witnesses said. They told WAFA that the soldiers claimed the truck, which was emptying its load in a dumpster, was too close to […]

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday described the outcome of the U.S.-mediated talks over the demarcation of the southern territorial and maritime borders as a “victory for the Lebanese stance.” “He is optimistic and he considers what has happened so far as a victory for the official and popular Lebanese stance in terms of preserving […]

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Two birds spotted years after their start at a nearby incubation center in the north of the country Zafrir Rinat | May 23, 2019 The first nest in the world of an Egyptian vulture raised in an egg incubation center and released to the wild was recently found in the Carmel region in the north. […]

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highlights from EcoPeace’s participation at the United Nations Security Council session on the Middle East in New York last month. EcoPeace’s Co-Directors emphasized the urgency to advance large-scale action on cross border water and environmental issues, highlighting the potential impact this could have on regional security. See for full presentation: The overwhelmingly positive feedback we […]

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By: Juliane Schillinger The Mesopotamian Water Forum was held for the first time in Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan from 6-8 April 2019. It brought together civil society actors from across the region to discuss key challenges along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and sought to promote water as a tool for sustainable peace. 2 April […]

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9/5/2019 NAJIB SAAB The global youth climate movement, which stormed the world over the last months, did not resonate in Arab countries. School strikes or public vigils didn’t happen, and the response was limited to general support statements, issued by individuals and associations largely representing an older generation. Although they likely acted with good intentions, […]

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