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Jordan’s Queen Rania Featured at World Future Energy Summit

Green Prophet is on a VIP media tour in Abu Dhabi. We hope to meet Jordan's beautiful Queen Rania; or at least catch a...

Renewable energy from fog

The search for fresh water is on and United Arab Emirates-based Masdar Institute of Science and Technology believes that its new collaboration with the...

New Environmental Strategy On The Table In Israeli Elections

  On Thursday, Dec. 20, Tzipi Livni’s new party, The Movement, stated that environmental reforms will be key components of their platform in the January...

Chicken Kabsa Recipe

We focus on sustainable eating in the Middle-East/North Africa region. Try Kabsa, a one-pot dish from Saudi Arabia. It's the Saudi Arabian national dish,...

Carbon Capture the Saudi Way

Saudi Arabia has a lofty goal for capture capture by increasing oil recovery and reducing waste. 

Biomax to Launch First-ever $40 Million Biofuel Plan in Saudi Arabia

Falafel anyone? Saudi Arabia and Indian company will erect a biofuel plant based on used cooking oil. Biofuel is coming to Saudi Arabia. After much...

Palestinians Celebrate Green Innovation

Last week was the annual ‘Made in Palestine 2012’ fair showcasing local Palestinian innovations. Now in its seventh year, the fair was co-sponsored by...

Israeli Fuel Company Tries Out Gasoline – Green Methanol Fuel Mixture

A woman fills up car in Haifa with methanol and gasoline fuel mixture.  More bang for her buck? Photo: Haaretz/David Bachar Alternative car fuel mixtures...

Coal-Fired Stoves Cause Hundreds of Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Turkey

A family was found dead on Thursday in Istanbul, reports Turkish daily Today's Zaman, after carbon monoxide fumes from their coal-fired heating stove leaked out...

Calling All Green Bloggers – Masdar Competition Wants Your Ideas!

Fancy the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates? Well, here's how. Masdar, the...

Aprés COP 18: Will Qatar Rebound with Solar?

With free water and electricity, and the world's largest carbon footprint, is Qatar's new stance on solar a bona fide shift towards fossil fuel alternatives...

Nobel Prize Plant Scientist Outspoken Against Biofuel Effiency

Even a non-food plant substance like algae may not be that efficient for fuel says Nobel Laureate We like to report on about various...

Interview with Masdar’s Director of Sustainability – Nawal Al-Hosany

Nawal Al-Hosany, a leading figure in the environmental movement of the Middle East speaks to GreenProphet about renewables, Masdar, education and the absence of women in the climate change debate - both locally and globally

Who’s Got the Wind Power in the Middle East?

Who's got the wind in the Middle East? Morocco and Egypt have the biggest wind power plants, but don't discount Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...

‘Solar Mamas’ – A Film About Jordan’s Solar Energy Women

'Rafea - Solar Mama' marks a young mother's battle to bring solar power to her village in the deserts of Jordan Green films have been...

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