Environment

UAE firm inks deal to buy a fifth of Zimbabwe's land for carbon credit scheme

The MOU is the latest in a slew of similar deals ceding control of vast tracts of African land to the Dubai-based company with ties to the royal family

US lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona

Turkish villagers in 'climate justice struggle' as they battle to save woodland

'Olive oil has become gold': Middle East demand skyrockets amid European drought

UN drains oil from 'ticking time bomb' tanker off Yemen

Heatwave: See how it's hitting the Middle East

Explorers embark on voyage to determine if Amazon is longer than Nile River

Oil spill spotted in the Red Sea

In pictures: Turning coffee waste into natural fertiliser in Gaza

Saudi Aramco record profits should be ploughed into renewables, says rights group

Meet Sultan al-Jaber, the UAE oil chief set to lead Cop28

Iraq: Reconsidering the impact of global warming in Basra

Mélisande Genat

Cop27: Biden says US to lead the way on climate, but lags on its own commitments

Drought-stricken US southwest pays the price for Gulf-owned farms exporting 'virtual water'

Climate reparations are on the table and will be hard to ignore

Cop27: Surveillance and fear in Sharm el-Sheikh as Egypt clamps down on activists

Egypt turns Sharm El-Sheikh into military fortress fearing Cop27 dissent

Europe needs to integrate Middle East into broader energy grid, says US economist

Egyptian gecko invasion forces Israel to declare emergency

Oil refinery threatens health of refugees in Iraqi camp

UN still short of funding target needed to rescue decaying tanker off Yemen's coast