Temperatures in Israel have, in the past, reached between 32 to 42 degrees Celsius multiple times since mid-April By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   MAY 10, 2021 A new type of the color white, said to be the whitest white color ever created, can be used to cool houses to reduce the need for air conditioning, […]

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May 09,2021   AMMAN — Al Hussein Technical University (HTU), an initiative of the Crown Prince Foundation, and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners — MENA Programme (NABCEP), have signed an exclusive partnership agreement to deliver NABCEP accredited training programmes in renewable energy to students, engineers, and technicians in Jordan and the region. […]

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May 3 2021 The Internal Security Forces on Monday arrested a gang of ten Syrians for stealing electricity cables and wires from the public network of the Electricity du Liban leading to extended power outages in the Mountainous areas of Chouf and Aley. The identity of the suspects was identified by the ISF as all […]

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Apr 29,2021   AMMAN — The Council of the Integrity and Anti-corruption Commission on Thursday referred a number of cases related to the water sector to the Public Prosecution. One of the cases is connected to a former water minister who reportedly signed a procurement agreement for water supply services between the Water Ministry and […]

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Protesters say strong lighting and other features will harm the local hedgehogs and other animals, while busloads of tourists will show up. But the city wants to improve security after dark Nir Hasson May. 5, 2021 Two weeks ago, bulldozers entering the Charles Clore Hill Gardens in Jerusalem enraged the locals – thousands of people […]

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The military started putting up the fence in the northern Arava to prevent illegal crossings, but is reevaluating the route after complaints from Israel’s Parks and Nature Authority Zafrir Rinat May. 7, 2021 The Israeli army is reconsidering the route of a border fence it began constructing in recent weeks in light of complaints from […]

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The firm said it had not been paid for 18 months, a period coinciding with Lebanon’s financial crunch May. 11, 2021 REUTERS Turkey’s Karadeniz, which supplies electricity to Lebanon from power barges, said on Tuesday Beirut must halt legal action to seize its vessels and sort out arrears or it will shut down supplies to […]

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May 6 2021 Lebanon’s Financial Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim on Wednesday issued an order detaining the two Turkish power ships Fatmagül Sultan and Orhan Bey in connection with a suspected violation of the contract signed with the Lebanese state. “Attorney General Judge Ghassan al-Khoury has informed the relevant ministries — finance; public works and transport; […]

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Multiple reports related to Earth Day and the climate summit convened by President Biden are collected below. Some notable elements on the Earth Day / climate summit reports:  Israeli agencies prepared two somewhat contrasting climate change plans for the summit.  The speech that Prime Minister Netanyahu gave diverged from both of them.  Despite promoting climate […]

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Multiple reports on the Lebanese-Israeli maritime boundary dispute are collected together below. Reports: Sea Border Talks to Restart Monday, U.S. Pushed for Resumption – Naharnet by Naharnet Newsdesk April 30, 2021. The suspended negotiations between Lebanon and Israel over the demarcation of their maritime border will resume next week following the arrival in Beirut of […]

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Abu Dhabi buying a stake in the Israeli gas field Tamar is less important than high-tech deals David Rosenberg Apr. 26, 2021 4:46 PM From Theodor Herzl forward, few Zionist visionaries didn’t dream of economic cooperation between Zionists/Israelis and the Arabs. “The Jews have made us rich. Why should we scorn them?” says the one […]

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The recommendations of the committee, headed by Prof. Avi Simhon, Head of the National Economic Council in the Prime Minister’s Office, would end Bazan Group’s oil refinery operations in Haifa. By ZEV STUB   APRIL 26, 2021 Israel must remove the petrochemical chemical plants in Haifa within 10 years, according to a new target set […]

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The water of the southern Jordan River is currently not of sufficient quality to rehabilitate the ecological system in the area. Implementing the Water Authority’s plan would change that, but Mekorot has other ideas Zafrir Rinat Apr. 22, 2021 The Water Authority Commission is slated to discuss Thursday a proposal that could significantly improve the […]

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April 29, 2021 Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the shore of a highly polluted lake in eastern Lebanon in the past few days, an official said Thursday. It was not immediately clear what caused the fish kill in Lake Qaraoun on the Litani river, which several local fisherman said was unprecedented in […]

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A Lebanon-made electric car has been launched, the first time the small country has manufactured an automobile, despite struggling amid a dire economic crisis with frequent power cuts. The red sports car — named “Quds Rise”, using the Arabic name of Jerusalem — is the project of Lebanese-born Palestinian businessman Jihad Mohammed. It’s the “first […]

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$3 million pact may grow as Gulf emirate faces growing water shortages Israel Fisher Michael Rochvarger Mar. 29, 2021 Mekorot, the Israeli state-owned water company, has signed an agreement to provide $3 million in consulting services to Bahrain Electricity and Water Authority in the first-ever agreement between an Israeli government company and the Gulf emirate. […]

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MayMaan has developed an internal combustion engine operating on a mixture of water and ethanol. They are in the 1st phase of sparking a revolution in the automotive and green energy markets. By LIOR NOVIK   APRIL 26, 2021 The green energy market is in an unprecedented momentum, and not by chance. After catastrophic years […]

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RAMALLAH, Monday, April 19, 2021 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Water Authority today condemned the vandalism of the main water reservoir in Asira al-Qibliya village, southwest of Nablus city. During an inspection visit to the site of the vandalized reservoir, head of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), Mazen Ghneim, decried the sabotage by Israeli settlers of […]

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Joseph Haboush, Al Arabiya English Published: 05 April ,2021 Countries from the Gulf and the Middle East gathered in the United Arab Emirates and released a statement Monday committing to “accelerate climate action.” “We will work together to ensure the success of the Paris Agreement and will cooperate with our global partners to strengthen climate […]

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Amid disagreements and lack of cooperation both ministries formulate a draft to radically reduce global warming only days before the Leaders Summit on Climate begins Zafrir Rinat Apr. 19, 2021 The Environmental Protection Ministry and the National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Ministry put forward plans to drastically reduce greenhouse gases in Israel just days prior […]

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