15 April 2025 A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday. Visibility fell to less than one kilometer in central and southern cities as the storm cloaked the region in an eerie orange […]

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Dust blowing in from Egypt has caused a high air pollution warning in the majority of Israel. Here’s how you can best protect yourself. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFAPRIL 22, 2025 Dusty fog envelopes the rooftops of Jerusalem. The Environmental Protection Ministry issued a high air pollution warning on Tuesday for the majority of Israel.  The press release noted […]

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Short Url https://arab.news/vy35v April 22, 2025 RIYADH: The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification, or NCVC, has launched an executive plan for combating desertification, sand encroachment and drought mitigation. The move is part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts under its COP16 presidency and in alignment with global initiatives to address environmental and climate […]

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UN Habitat – RSCN sign agreement to launch national award for green innovation in Jordan / UN Habitat, UNDP announce project to advance development in Jordan – Jordan Times Apr 19,2025 Photo courtesy of UN-Habitat  AMMAN — UN-Habitat and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) have signed a cooperation agreement to pilot […]

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22/4/2025 Almost a fifth of world’s acreage is polluted by dangerous residues at levels up to 10% higher than the safety limit for farming Lemma Shehadi April 17, 2025 Farmlands in the Middle East and East Africa have some of the world’s highest levels of toxic metals, including nitrogen and chromium contaminants, in their soil, […]

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23/4/2025 The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people during Hajj in 2024 was made worse by climate change, a group of scientists concluded April 19 2025 Yasmin Hussein Millions of Muslims around the world get ready every year for a religious journey of a lifetime—the Hajj. And as awareness on […]

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GHADI JOUDAH. April 20, 2025 Short Url https://arab.news/ckyt7 New national index aims to monitor Kingdom’s environmental health, guide policy decisions RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture launched Saudi Environment Week on Sunday, themed “Our Environment is a Treasure,” to showcase the Kingdom’s efforts in ecosystem protection and sustainable development. A highlight was […]

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April 22, 2025 Join us for the regions biggest Solar energy event   The wait is almost over. Solar & Storage Live Egypt 2025 will be opening it’s doors on 29-30 April and we couldn’t be more excited. This is the region’s biggest event for the solar energy and storage industry and we’re thrilled you’ll be […]

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There is a severe shortage of tents and fuel, and the IDF is in no hurry to approve repairs to the water pipeline that supplied approximately 70 percent of Gaza’s consumption. The army denies preparing a plan to renew aid and says it will act only on government instructions Nir Hasson. Apr 9, 2025 It […]

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April 01, 202.  Troy Aidan Sambajon Staff writer Growing up as a Palestinian Israeli in East Jerusalem, Tareq Abu Hamed always believed in the power of science. It is, he says, a universal language that can bring people together to solve problems. “When you live in the Middle East, where there’s conflict and environmental challenges like […]

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Ecopeace Middle East. January 28, 2025 IMEC – India-Middle-East-Europe Corridor IMEC is a planned economic corridor designed to boost economic development by enhancing connectivity and economic integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe. This corridor aims to supplement existing maritime and road transport routes, creating a direct pathway from India to Europe through the […]

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025 JERUSALEM POST his week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies’s Fareed Mahameed, a climate resilience &  environmental public health expert. Fareed will explain what climate resilience is and why it is necessary in a world so impacted by climate change that extreme […]

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Without taking action on urgent issues such as carbon tax and green building standards, Israel’s long-term prosperity is under threat Galit Cohen. APR 6, 2025,  The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Economic Survey of Israel, released Wednesday, highlights a stark reality: Israel is not on track to meet our climate goals and international […]

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By Maria Weldali – Apr 10,2025 The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) partners with EcoHotels to manage and operate the Yarmouk Lodge, located within the Yarmouk Forest Reserve (Photo courtesy of Yarmouk Forest Reserve) AMMAN — In a move underscoring the growing importance of eco-tourism in advancing sustainable development, the Royal Society for the […]

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7/4/2025 (LBCI) – Environment Minister Tamara El-Zein posted a photo on her X account showing a thick brown layer of pollution hanging over Beirut’s skyline.  The image accompanied a statement about a ministerial meeting she attended alongside Economy and Trade Minister Amer Bisat, Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi, and Justice Minister Adel Nassar, with Interior […]

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Abu Dhabi, 9/4/2025 Turning green urban spaces into sustainable investment opportunities was the topic of a session at the AIM Investment Summit held in Abu Dhabi 7-9 April. AFED Secretary General, Najib Saab, highlighted AFED position in 3 main points: 1- As accessible green spaces are public property, it is for the public sector to […]

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April 10, 2025 Short Url. https://arab.news/29872 RIYADH: The National Center for Wildlife has released 25 animals from endangered species into the King Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve. The initiative, in partnership with the reserve’s development authority, is part of a broader program to breed and reintroduce endangered species to their natural habitats. The animals […]

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By AFP – Apr 03,2025 JERUSALEM — War has left Gaza littered with unexploded bombs that will take years to clear, with children drawn to metal casings maimed or even killed when they try to pick them up, a demining expert said. Nicholas Orr, a former UK military deminer, told AFP after a mission to the war-battered […]

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If Israel wants to keep its northern border quiet and free of Iranian influence, it should work with the new Syrian government to expand energy sources and get its economy back up and running Joel Parker Apr 3, 202 Syria and its economy are coping with the remnants of its bloody civil war. Israel’s policies […]

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