Egypt gets USD-3.5m GEF grant for small-scale PV
Egypt signed a USD 3.5-million (EUR 3.3m) grant agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support small-scale solar installations in the country. The grant is provided by the...
Lebanon Weather Forecast
Monday’s weather is expected to be cloudy with stable temperatures during the day, and then turns windy and rainy during nightfall with fog formation in the mountains, according to the...
Anti-fur activists bare all in Barcelona
Animal rights defenders stripped down Sunday in the Spanish tourist hub of Barcelona to draw attention to the alleged cruelty of the fur industry. Dozens of activists, naked, doused in fake blood...
China on higher alert for pollution as smog worsens
China’s meteorological authority on Sunday upgraded its smog alert from yellow to orange, the second most serious level, after air pollution worsened in many parts of the country, including...
Reindeer are shrinking: warming threatens Christmas icon
Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 percent, likely due to global warming, said study findings presented to a meeting at the...
Methane surge threatens climate goals
A decade-long surge of the potent greenhouse gas methane threatens to make the fight against global warming even harder, top researchers warned today. “Additional attention is urgently needed...
International road linking Akar to other regions reopened
Land transport drivers reopened on Thursday the international highway of Aabdeh-Minyeh on both sides of the traffic after they had cut it off for a few hours earlier that morning. Traffic started...
“Hilton” launches Soap for Hope
Soap for Hope project, a soap recycling scheme that creates livelihoods for the needy was recently launched at Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand & Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace in partnership with...
