by Naharnet Newsdesk 29 December 2021 Energy minister Walid Fayad has launched two projects in the country’s north to facilitate the flow of natural gas from Egypt. The move aims to improve electricity production and expand the country’s tanks to increase oil reserves. The revival of the Arab Gas Pipeline to deliver Egyptian gas to […]

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“We blocked the entry of dozens of oil tankers into the Gulf of Eilat,” Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg said in a statement. By REUTERS Published: DECEMBER 16, 2021 Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry said on Thursday that it had blocked a deal with partners from the United Arab Emirates to transport oil from the Gulf […]

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Energy Minister Karin Elharrar’s announcement that her ministry will not award licenses for natural gas exploration in Israel’s Economic Zone in 2022 set off a storm.  By GUY LIEBERMAN/GLOBES/TNS Published: DECEMBER 17, 2021 The announcement by Energy Minister Karin Elharrar yesterday that her ministry will not award licenses for natural gas exploration in Israel’s Economic […]

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By JT – Dec 14,2021 AMMAN — Locations for desalination and solar power stations, part of the declaration of intent between Jordan, UAE and Israel for a project to exchange energy and water, have not yet been determined, the Ministry of Water said on Tuesday. The ministry said that the project is merely about exchanging […]

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National Water Carrier project ‘irreversible’, but ‘not sufficient’ to meet growing water needs — PM By JT – Dec 15,2021 The annual all-use per capita share of water in Jordan is nearly 90 cubic metres, while the global water poverty line is 500 cubic metres, Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh said on Wednesday (JT file […]

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By JT – Dec 15,2021 AMMAN — The drinking water deficit in the Kingdom is projected to hit 60 million cubic metres (mcm) in 2022, Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Najjar said on Wednesday. Speaking during a Lower House session dedicated to discuss the declaration of intent related to a water-energy project, Najjar said […]

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JT – Dec 16,2021 AMMAN — The Water Ministry on Thursday sent a request for proposals (RFP) to pre-qualified consortiums to build a 450km water carrier, which will be the largest ever for the Kingdom in the water sector, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The step is part of the ministry’s commitment to the […]

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5-million-euro agreement signed to initiate rainwater harvesting project in Kingdom Dutch embassy, INWRDAM to implement 3-year project in Azraq, Mafraq and North Jordan Valley By JT – Dec 12,2021 Dutch Ambassador Harry Verweij and Executive Director of INWRDAM Marwan Al Raggad sign an agreement on Sunday (Photo courtesy of the Dutch embassy) AMMAN — The […]

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By JT – Dec 14,2021 Participants during the launch of a project funded by FAO to formulate a sustainable aquaculture strategy in Jordan on Monday (Photo courtesy of FAO) AMMAN — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) and Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority […]

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Every year there are hundreds of poisoning attempts, some harming many forms of wildlife including large mammals such as jackals, foxes, and deer Zafrir Rinat Dec. 12, 2021 An amendment to a law that would help combat wildlife poisoning will be discussed Sunday by the ministerial legislative committee in the wake of severe attacks on […]

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By AFP – Dec 16,2021 An Iraqi family cultivates farmland near the town of Al Kahla in Iraq’s south-eastern Maysan province on March 19 (AFP photo) 

BAGHDAD — Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday. Experts have […]

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By JT – Dec 08,2021 Seventy-six MPs signed the parliamentary memo related to the letter of intent signed by Jordan, the UAE and Israel, also known as the “water-energy agreement” (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Lower House on Wednesday gave the green light to discuss the parliamentary memo related to the letter of intent signed […]

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Gantz’s opposition to shipping large amounts of crude oil from the UAE through Israel bolsters the position of other opposing cabinet members, including Israel’s foreign and environmental protection ministers Lee Yaron Dec. 9, 2021 5:07 PM Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced his opposition to the controversial deal with the United Arab Emirates to ship […]

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An Israeli study has shown that Ashdod Beach, Tel Aviv Promenade Beach and Dado Beach will be flooded and disappear later this century as a result of sea level rise driven by climate change. By MAARIV ONLINE Published: DECEMBER 7, 2021 The continued rise in sea levels, which is expected to occur in the current […]

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November 29, 2021 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on met Monday with the Commander of the Navy Ahmed Khaled, the head of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces Ehab al-Far, head of the Financial Affairs Authority of the Armed Forces Ahmed al-Shazly and several leaders of national contracting and construction companies to follow up on […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm November 29, 2021 The cost of environmental degradation on Greater Cairo alone amounts to US$47 billion annually, from waste, vehicle and factory exhaust and the use of fossil fuels, Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said, stressing that linking climate change to the economy is no luxury. Egypt has a total emissions of 0.6 […]

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The recent incident is not Chevron Mediterranean’s first violation aboard the Leviathan rig: in 2020, they were fined $1.1 million by the Energy Ministry for “blatant violations.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: DECEMBER 7, 2021 The Environmental Protection Ministry imposed a NIS 457,100 sanction on Chevron’s Middle East subsidiary “Chevron Mediterranean (Noble Energy)” on Monday […]

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Augwind’s founder, Dr. Or Yogev, developed the AirBattery system as a way of solving one of the renewable energy field’s largest paradoxes. By ZACHY HENNESSEY Published: DECEMBER 7, 2021 Kibbutz Yahel, near Eilat, is soon to be the first of its kind to store renewable energy via underground water and air compression tanks.This week, after […]

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Israelis are known to be some of the biggest consumers per capita of disposable plastics in the world. By JPOST EDITORIAL Published: DECEMBER 7, 2021 Slowly but surely, Israel is awakening to the fact that there’s a global environmental crisis.Despite its small size and ongoing prioritization of security, economic and health issues, exacerbated by the […]

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By JT – Dec 06,2021 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has embarked on a strategy to enable Jordan, technically and legislatively, to produce green hydrogen from solar and wind energy, Energy Minister Saleh Kharabsheh said on Monday. During his speech at the opening of a scientific workshop on green hydrogen, delivered […]

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