Ottoman infrastructures of the Saudi hydro-state: The technopolitics of...
The provisioning of potable water was a microcosm of the Ottoman state's incomplete projects of technopolitical modernization on the Arab frontier. Water questions sat at the intersection between...
View ArticleFuture temperature in southwest Asia projected to exceed a threshold for...
A human body may be able to adapt to extremes of dry-bulb temperature (commonly referred to as simply temperature) through perspiration and associated evaporative cooling provided that the wet-bulb...
View ArticleToo hot to live in the Gulf? Don’t be so sure
ABU DHABI // Scientists say that there is significant disagreement about how climate change will affect the Gulf region, after one published study raised fears about high temperatures and humidity at the
View ArticleFlash floods in northern region kill 6
JEDDAH: Six people were killed in heavy floods that hit the northern regions of the country on Tuesday, according to reports. Among the dead were a mother and her two children, who drowned in Shuaib...
View ArticleEnvironment ministry warns of dangerously high pollution levels around Israel
High levels of air pollution engulfed the entire country Tuesday evening as a strong southeasterly wind flow caused a dust transport to Israel from Saudi Arabia and Jordan. With the dust levels expected
View ArticleSaudi Arabia presents climate pledge ahead of Paris summit
Stockholm: Saudi Arabia, whose oil-fueled economy could suffer from global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, today submitted a climate action pledge to the United Nations. Though thin on...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia and Qatar hit by heavy rain and flooding
At least one person died as unrelenting rainfall battered the Arabian Peninsula. Schools were shut in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh and Qatar on 25 November as rain continued to fall. Qatar's...
View ArticleFrench negotiators furiously work the backrooms to secure a climate deal
French diplomacy is fighting 23 years of entrenched positions in international climate talks as backroom negotiations continue with the aim of pushing through a draft agreement by Wednesday. In public,
View ArticleOil producers prepare for prices to halve to $20 a barrel
The world’s leading oil producers are preparing for the possibility of oil prices halving to $20 a barrel after a second day of financial market turmoil saw a fresh slide in crude, the lowest iron ore
View ArticleSaudi Arabia accused of trying to wreck Paris climate deal
Saudi Arabia stood accused on Tuesday of trying to wreck the Paris climate summit in order to protect its future as one of the world’s largest oil producers. As the talks entered the home stretch,...
View ArticleMers vaccine 'a step closer', say scientists
An effective vaccine to protect against the Mers virus is a step closer, a report in the journal Science suggests. European scientists genetically modified a version of the smallpox vaccine to display
View ArticleEpidemiological trends over a ten-year period of malaria in a non-endemic...
This study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria infections in Al-Ahsa, Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, based on a retrospective analysis of central laboratory
View ArticleDownpours kill more than 40 in Saudi Arabia, Yemen
SANAA – Heavy storms have claimed the lives of at least 42 people over the past week in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, officials in the two neighboring states said Thursday. Twenty-four people were killed
View Article12 Dead, 11 Injured In Saudi Arabia Chemical Plant Fire
A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday at 11:40 am. Jubail United Petrochemical Co., a chemical plant in Al-Jubail KSA, was struck by a fire that claimed 12 lives and
View ArticleAir Pollution Rises at 8%, 10 Countries With Most Polluted Air Revealed
Outdoor air pollution worldwide has increased by eight percent in the past five years, according to the new data released by World Health Organisation (WHO). Based on the data gathered by WHO, billions
View ArticleNigeria's Onitsha, the city with worst air quality globally
As global air pollution levels rise, Nigeria appears to be the country most affected by the phenomenon. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows four of Nigeria’s cities are among the
View ArticleGermany and Saudi Arabia pledge to ratify Paris deal in 2016
Germany and Saudi Arabia have announced plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year. Speaking at the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, German chancellor Angela Merkel said
View ArticleEpic Middle East heatwave could be global warming's hellish curtain-raiser
Baghdad: Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.
View ArticleBrown to green- Assessing the G20 transition to a low-carbon economy
The effects of climate change, which we are already witnessing, are the consequence of rising concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). At the moment, absolute emissions are still rising, caused by
View ArticleOil producers prepare for prices to halve to $20 a barrel
The world’s leading oil producers are preparing for the possibility of oil prices halving to $20 a barrel after a second day of financial market turmoil saw a fresh slide in crude, the lowest iron ore
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