Tag: Arab Spring

Morocco loses half its wheat crop this year from drought

A prolonged drought in Morocco is causing serious problems for the agricultural sector. Local Authorities predict that the 2024...

Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad has leukemia: her video about it

London born and bred, Asma al-Assad, the first lady to the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has announced she has acute myeloid leukemia.

Ethiopian Nile dam to destroy about half of Egypt’s agriculture

Ethiopia has been building Africa's largest hydro-electric dam since 2011. $4 billion later and it is about to go online. It could drain Egypt's Nile so that life in Egypt as they know it (at least since the 70s) will never be the same again.

Tunisia’s environmental progress slides back 25 years

Tunisia was the first Arab country to talk about environment policy. Green Prophet attends a local conference on water...

Environmental Protests of the Middle East Show Eco Awareness in Arab World

During the last six years, the words energy security, water security, and food security could be found a lot...

Shark Visits Red Sea Bathers in Eilat

Is the Red Sea shark spotted at Eilat beach, Israel escaping illegal hunters in Egypt? While it's rare to find...

Jordan Struggles To Provide Water For Syrian Refugees

The 19-month conflict in Syria goes from bad to worse - and there are environmental impacts for the region...

Without A Strong Civil Society, Middle East Environment Has No Chance (Op-Ed)

Case Study: A stable security state or a nation eager for reform? We look at Jordan and the strengths...

Arab Spring Countries Face Increased Risk of Food Price Shocks in 2013

According to the latest findings by global risk-analyser Maplecroft, Arab Spring countries are at greater risk of rising food...

Egyptian Campaigner: ‘Corruption not Climate Awareness is Holding Us Back’

We speak to Egyptian campaigner Sarah Rifaat about the environmental movement and why bureaucracy and corruption are still the...

The Middle East and the Unending Quest for Stability (Op-Ed)

'The Middle East must stay stable or else the world will face impending economic and ecological doom' - debunking...

How Unsustainable Water Policies Crippled The Assad Regime (INTERVIEW)

We speak to Shahrzad Mohtadi about the devastated drought that crippled Syria's food centre and shook Assad's political stability The...