Riyadh plans rain drainage network 3/12/2013

Around 70 percent of Riyadh will have a rain drainage network in the next three years. Currently, only 26 percent of the city contains such an infrastructure, said Riyadh Mayor Abdullah Al-Miqbil. ...more

Key agreement in South-Eastern Europe puts natural capital at the heart of economic development 3/12/2013

Representatives of the governments of eight countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia – have endorsed yesterday a key agreement for the protection of the environment in the Adria region in South-Eastern Europe. ...more

Japan wants to turn the moon into a giant power plant 3/12/2013

Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese architecture and engineering firm, has a plan to effectively turn the moon into a giant solar power plant, reports Inhabitat. ...more

Oil spill coats river and sea near ENI Nigeria facility 3/12/2013

A large oil spill near Nigeria's Brass facility, run by ENI, has spread through the sea and swamps of the oil producing Niger Delta region, local residents and the company said on Monday. ...more

US$32 billion deals for Doha Metro project 2/12/2013

Qatar Rail has signed agreements totally worth over $32 billion, in order to proceed with the Doha Metro Project, Hamad Al-Bishri, deputy CEO and chief program officer, Qatar Rail, said while speaking at Trans4 2013 - Qatar's International Transport and Logistics Industry Exhibition. ...more

Photo: A baby Gyrfalcon peers indignantly at the camera 2/12/2013

The Gyrfalcon is the largest of all falcon species. It can be found in cold northern climes, including Arctic coastlines, and islands off North America, Europe and Asia. ...more

Ethiopian renewable energy revolution 2/12/2013

Ethiopia is planning to become the hub of renewable clean energy in Africa by harnessing the power of mother nature like wind and geothermal energy. ...more

Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame 2/12/2013

Residents of a rural northern Texas area were awoken early on Thanksgiving, Thursday, by not one but two earthquakes. Such quakes have become alarmingly normal during the past month, and fracking practices could be to blame. ...more

90 firms responsible for emitting two-thirds of world's deadly gases since 1751 2/12/2013

Amid the ongoing debate over how to arrive at a global climate deal which may be acceptable to all nations, new research on greenhouse gas emissions has listed 90 companies - mostly belonging to rich countries - as the major culprits who emitted nearly two-thirds of the total carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the world since 1751. ...more

KSA following strict environmental standards 29/11/2013

Maintaining environment and ecological balance in Saudi Arabia is one of the Kingdom's top priorities, said Abdulaziz Al-Jaser, head of the General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection. ...more