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Leaders In The Middle East Need To Take A Big Jump To Address Water Problems

There will be no peace without water. Leaders need to address the Middle Eastern water scarcity with the same urgency as oil. People often associate...

Muslim Countries Tackle Water Scarcity

In Tunisia last week, Islamic ministers meet to set a precedent on tackling water scarcity in home countries. In the Middle East and across...

Nile Water Kills 17,000 Egyptian Children Each Year

Certain Egyptian Ministries are finally noticing that the Nile River is not healthy. For 17,000 children a year, they are a bit late. One of...

Syria’s Dustbowl Attributed To Wasted Water

Syria's livelihood is going down the drain. Unless the country learns to conserve, their future will be painfully dry. The Euphrates River, which meanders diagonally...

Ecowash Washes Car In A Water-Parched Desert

It is no longer necessary to waste gallons of water when washing your car. A new biodegradable product will keep it clean, and protect...

Has Saudi Arabia Seen The Renewable Energy Light?

Saudi Arabia prepares in advance for a future without oil, putting solar energy in its place. Possessing a fifth of the world's proven oil...

Jordan Politics Hampers “Friends Of The Earth Middle East” Climate Change Event

An environmental awareness campaign is subverted by Jordan's "aniti-normalisation" groups. Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) are renowned for reaching across political borders to...

Egypt & Bahrain Pin Hopes On Joint Desalination Projects

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources sees desalination as a solution to future water shortages. Egypt and Bahrain are looking at a cooperation agreement that will...

Islamic Ministers To Roll Up Their Green Sleeves In Tunisia

Islamic ministers from 30 organizations and countries will get together early October in order to put the environment back on the political map. Tunisia will...

Baker & Spice Hosts The UAE’s First Farmer’s Market

Businesses in Dubai interested in reducing their carbon footprint should become consult their food map and source food locally. Not far from Dubai, the...

Egyptian Children Track Environment With Disposable Cameras

In an effort to improve awareness of MDGs, a joint UN program arms Egyptian children with cameras. Last week's UN Development Summit in New York...

California Desert Tortoises Will Be Relocated To Make Room For BrightSource Energy Plant

The California Energy Commission ruled that climate change and energy needs are more important than plants and tortoises. Confronting the joint need to protect biodiversity...

Morocco To Stave Off Desertification With New Environmental Charter

The first Arab country to create one, Morocco's new charter provides a blueprint for environmental protection and sustainable energy production. In a first for the...

Tinkering With Nature: World’s Largest Lagoon Planned For The Red Sea

Is this a mirage, or does Chilean Fernando Fischmann really intend to build the world's largest artificial lagoon on the already ecologically-sensitive Red Sea? In...

Saudi Aramco’s 80-Year Reserves vs. German “Peak Oil”

Saudi Aramco claims to have an 80-yr steady supply of oil or more, while a German thinktank predicts that "peak oil" is imminent. Despite Bill...

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