JERUSALEM: Every few years, the idea of establishing one state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea rises and falls like a phoenix; a dream of a state where both Palestinians and Israelis live in peace with no borders, no barriers, cultural autonomy and equal citizenship for all. In the 1940’s this idea was [...]
CAIRO: An Egyptian environmental organization has launched a campaign against the country’s largest supermarket chain for the end of plastic bags along the Red Sea. The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Agency, which works mainly on environmental issues in the Red Sea, believes the use of plastic bags can be greatly curtailed in Egypt in [...]
CAIRO: Oman is currently developing the Middle East’s first electric car in a move seen as a step forward toward moving away from oil-based consumption, the country’s ministry of environment said. Local company Noor Majan is developing the vehicle, which will reportedly have over 2,000 miles in capacity for each charge. This will make it [...]
CAIRO: The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved a grant to Egypt, a loan of $1.2 billion Egyptian pounds to support the development of wind energy. 800 million pounds will be provided by the Clean Technology Fund, which will be a first for the fund in the Middle East and North Africa. [...]
NEVE ILAN: The Central Galilee is known for its expansive open spaces, nature reserves and breathtaking views, but these won’t last long if action isn’t taken to organize proper waste removal and upgrade outdated sewage pipes that overflow into rivers. The severe environmental hazards caused by lack of proper waste removal do not conform to [...]
CAIRO: The Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry has allocated some 20 million shekels, roughly $5 million, to help finance river rehabilitation activities. The move comes after Friend of the Earth Middle East reported that the Jordan River faces the possibility of drying up within the coming few years if action is not taken. The new funding [...]
CAIRO: The arid desert regions of Egypt have long been void of any human capacity to develop agriculture and farmland, but the Egyptian government hopes this is about to change. With the recent wheat crisis in Russia throwing the world’s largest importer into a frenzy, the government, in coordination with the Abu Dhabi government, is [...]
CAIRO: Solar power is a no-brainer for Egypt and the government here apparently is starting to see the usefulness of harnessing the power of the sun. Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis met with officials and energy experts on Monday to discuss new ways of overcoming the power problem facing the Arab world’s [...]
