New Caledonia nickel plant strike suspended for talks
A meeting has been called in New Caledonia on Monday between the government and striking workers of the Koniambo nickel plant. This follows a stoppage at the plant over the planned dismissal of 41...
Giraffes ‘threatened with extinction’
Wild giraffe numbers have plummeted by 40 percent in the last three decades, and the species is now “vulnerable” to extinction, a top conservation body warned today. The population of...
Trump picks fossil fuel ally to head environment agency
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday he had tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, criticized as a climate change denier and a staunch fossil fuel ally, to head the...
Paris faces worst pollution in a decade, traffic restrictions introduced
Paris was smothered on Wednesday by its worst winter pollution in a decade, with commuters enjoying free public transport and half of all cars ordered off the road to try to clear the air. The surge...
Aid agencies launch ‘common cards’ to facilitate access to humanitarian assistance in Lebanon
The World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Lebanon Cash Consortium (LCC) on the 1st of December signed a Memorandum of...
ACWA Power Launches Separate Company For Renewable Energy Assets
With its global aggressive push in the renewable energy sector, Saudi Arabia-based company ACWA Power has launched a separate company to take control of its clean energy assets. ACWA Power RenewCo...
Sahara Desert From the Space Station’s EarthKAM
Middle school students programmed a camera aboard the International Space Station — the Sally Ride EarthKAM — to photograph this portion of the Sahara desert in western Libya on October...
Lebanon Weather Forecast
Today’s weather in Lebanon is expected to be little to partly cloudy with a slight drop in temperatures, according to the Meteorology Department at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport....
