Three Gulf states - Qatar, Kuwait and Oman - are expected to sign up soon to a World Bank programme aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by finding commercial uses for natural gas that is still burned, or flared, as a by-product of oil production. Amid growing awareness of climate change and the need to conserve resources for their expanding water and power needs, the Gulf states are seeking... [read more]

This is a very well written analytical article about the efforts conducted by Gulf states in developing cutting edge research and innovation practices. The article is originally published by Science Devnet   By: Waleed Al-Shobakky Farouk El-Baz routinely shifts between two views of the Gulf countries. One day the Egyptian-American geologist will be in his Boston office poring over detailed... [read more]

Kuwait Times By A Saleh KUWAIT: Informed official sources at the radioactivity protection department at the Ministry of Health recently disclosed that 18,000 barrels of contaminated sand, 200 tanks, some machinery, projectiles and shells that had been contaminated and left over after the 1991 Kuwait liberation offensives were ready to be shipped to the US. The sources added that the areas from which... [read more]

From Kuwait Times By Velina Nacheva   KUWAIT: Two Greenpeace activists visiting Kuwait yesterday warned the public about the presence of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in products available in retail outlets in Kuwait. The activists, however, failed to provide specific information on the direct impact GMOs have on human health. Greenpeace is an international environmental advocacy group... [read more]

The first EWS-WWF Marine Conservation Forum took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on September 11-14, 2006. The Forum provided an opportunity for the region’s environmentalists to share concerns about the region’s coral reef and marine turtle populations and collaborate on potential solutions. Representatives from Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and... [read more]

  By Arvind Nair- Gulf News Published in 4-12-2006   WATER crisis in Qatar, as indeed in the Gulf and the rest of the world, threatens future progress and impedes efforts to alleviate poverty. To drive this point home, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s Doha office has brought out a book called Policy Perspectives for Ecosystem and Water Management... [read more]

This is really interesting. In a small country like Kuwait with a relatively "low" populationn density relative to countries like Egypt a new article published in the Kuwait Times newspaper has indicated the impact of "high" population density on traffic in Kuwait.   KUWAIT: By 2008, the population density in Kuwait would exceed the road network's capacity, said Kuwait Municipality's Director-General... [read more]

Source: Arab Times   KUWAIT (Agencies): The Ministry of Health on Wednesday assured the citizens and residents that fish on the local market is safe and contains no contaminating substances that may threaten human life. The affirmation was made by senior ministry officials during an emergency session, called by the municipal council, to react to remarks made by the council member, Majed Al-Mtairi,... [read more]