RAMALLAH, February 16, 2015 (WAFA) – Jordan will sign Monday a letter of intent to import natural gas from Palestine, stated a Jordanian minister. Jordan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammad Hamed said his country would sign a letter of intent to import natural gas from the offshore Gaza Marine field. Hamed made his […]

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Lior Gutman Published: 02.19.15 Noble Energy announced on Thursday it would not further invest in its offshore natural gas operations in Israel until Jerusalem settles a regulatory dispute regarding the Leviathan and Tamar fields in the eastern Mediterranean. During its quarterly earnings call, Noble said “Further investments in the expansion of Tamar, as well as […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/18/2015 Installation of overhead power lines in the area pose a serious threat to the Hula Valley, which has become an international beacon for ecotourism A high voltage, above-ground electricity line planned to cross the Hula Valley could threaten the lives of hundreds of birds every year, according to environmental groups. The […]

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Desertification in the region has provided fertile ground for the rise of extremists such as ISIS, postulates leading Israeli geostrategist Arnon Soffer. By Ruth Schuster | Feb. 11, 2015 Climate change deniers received a stunning blow this year from none other than Pope Francis, who announced a papal encyclical calling for action on global warming […]

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By YOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ 02/12/2015 Astoundingly, “drill-baby-drill” companies are found in nearly every investment portfolio of the Jewish community without any moral qualms. The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Funds – the largest in the world – took part in two momentous events last week that I hope will ripple worldwide, including among the Jewish community’s estimated […]

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By TOVAH LAZAROFF 02/12/2015 Rawabi, which is located on a Samaria hilltop between Ramallah and Nablus, is the first planned Palestinian city in the West Bank that offers affordable modern homes. To help the new Palestinian city of Rawabi open its doors to its first residents, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) has ordered water to […]

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by SHARON UDASIN 02/12/2015 When an EAPC pipeline burst on December 3, some 5 million liters of crude oil gushed into the Arava Desert, causing particularly damaging impact on the Evrona Nature Reserve in the area. Oil flow through the Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company’s underground channel will not be reinstated until the pipeline is proved completely […]

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9/2/2015 Two Egyptian banks are moving into green lending with an initiative to finance rooftop solar power systems for residential consumers. National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr are offering loans within specific areas of Cairo, with plans to expand into Egypt’s other governorates. Energy Committee Head Magid Eldeen Almanzlaoy said the loans are a […]

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Israel near bottom of OECD recycling and renewable energy rankings; has largest per capita public water usage. By Zafrir Rinat | Feb. 11, 2015 Israel ranks near last among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the grouping of the world’s developed countries, in terms of garbage recycling and renewable energy use. The […]

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Yesh Atid leader says he’ll propose bill to transfer billions of shekels from KKL-JNF’s coffers into the state treasury. The decision to bring KKL-JNF into the fold was one of the main disputes that led to the collapse of the gov’t; KKL-JNF: Lapid’s trying to get votes and headlines on our expense. Avital Lahav 02.10.15 […]

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by Khetam Malkawi | Feb 11, 2015 | 23:19 AMMAN — The sudden increase in the number of non-Jordanians in the Kingdom has affected population growth and fertility rates, and led to an increase in crime, an official said this week. Sawsan Majali, secretary general of the Higher Population Council (HPC), noted that having 2.5 […]

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BEIRUT: Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk is prepared to sue all private hospitals who fail to recycle their medical waste, the hospitals union head announced Tuesday. After meeting with Machnouk at the ministry Tuesday morning, the head of the Association of Private Hospitals Sleiman Haroun said he could not convince the minister to refrain from suing […]

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Avoid strenuous outdoor activities, environment ministry advises. By Haaretz | Feb. 11, 2015 The fierce dust storm that has swept Israel over the past 24 hours has resulted in air pollution levels that are the highest recorded in the past five years, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on Wednesday morning. The pollution consists of tiny […]

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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Environment Quality Authority on Saturday said that any individual found responsible for exporting hazardous waste from Israel to Palestinian lands will be sentenced to lifetime imprisonment and hard labor. The statement comes amid increasing concern over Israeli companies dumping toxic materials in Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank, with implicit […]

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HEBRON (Ma’an) — An annual campaign to plant one million trees on land facing annexation in the occupied West Bank kicked off Tuesday in Hebron. Dozens of Palestinian activists planted olive trees near the Qurtuba school in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. The campaign was organized by the Arab Group for the Protection of […]

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TUBAS (Ma’an) – Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a water network which feeds Palestinian villages and Bedouin dwellings in the northern Jordan Valley, the head of the village council of al-Maleh and its surrounding Bedouin dwellings said. Arif Daraghmah told Ma’an that Israeli troops escorted excavators which destroyed a 2,000-meter-long water pipeline near the village […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/06/2015 RWAMAGANA – Just a few degrees south of the equator on Thursday, sunlight bathed rows of pristine solar panels as delegates from around the world arrived to celebrate the inauguration of East Africa’s first solar field. “What we can see up here today for Rwanda, Africa and the world is hope,” […]

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Officials from American energy firm visit Cairo to discuss option of using Israel’s offshore gas fields to power energy-starved nation. A delegation from American oil firm Noble Energy is in Egypt for talks with the state gas company about importing Israeli gas to energy-starved Egypt, sources at the airport and the oil ministry said on […]

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Osama Habib| The Daily Star BEIRUT: To drill or not to drill. This question is on the lips of energy officials and international oil companies as they watch with frustration Lebanon’s more than decade-long delay in issuing licenses to drill for oil and gas. All energy officials interviewed by The Daily Star said they were […]

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BEIRUT: Lebanon and Norway signed a three-year agreement Tuesday under which Oslo will support the Lebanese government’s efforts to develop its infant oil and gas sector. A statement from Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry said the deal was signed between Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, Energy Minister Arthur Nazarian and Norway’s Foreign Ministry State Secretary Bard Pederson. The […]

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