| | Nuclear Energy in the Arab Market | | By Najib Saab
January 2007
As soon as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries declared in their summit their intentions for reviewing joint programmes for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced his support and offered his country's assistance in transferring nuclear technology to its Arab neighbors. | | more... | |
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| | Towards clean technology for Arab development | | By Najib Saab
October 2006
Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has raised his concerns that oil producing countries may fall victim of some "selective environmental policies" and demanded a balance between environmental protection and requirements for development. | | more... | |
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| | The Victim of war and peace | | By Najib Saab
September 2006
The Israeli aggression on Lebanon was in one of its many facets a war against the environment. If the huge oil spill that leaked to the sea due to the bombing of Al- Jiyyeh power station was the apparent manifestation of the environmental aggression; what lies hidden may be greater. | | more... | |
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| | Dinosaurs Invade Arab Roads | | by Najib Saab
February 2006
Since Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz developed the first automobile petrol engine at the end of the 19th century, and Henry Ford built the first mass production car factory in 1913, technology has advanced tremendously and the perspective to cars and their functions has changed drastically. | | more... | |
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 | | | Arab Environment in 10 Years | | | ARAB ENVIRONMENT IN 10 YEARS crowns a decade of the series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) on the state of Arab environment. It tracks and analyzes changes focusing on policies and governance, including level of response and engagement in international environmental treaties. It also highlights developments in six selected priority areas, namely water, energy, air, food, green economy and environmental scientific research. |
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