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Saudi Arabia to invest about $266bn for clean energy – Minister

31 Jan 2023; MEMO: Saudi Arabia will invest up to one trillion riyals ($266.40 billion) to generate "cleaner energy", Saudi state TV reported on Monday, citing the Kingdom's Energy Minister, Reuters report.

According to the report, Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, said that the investments aim also to "add transport lines and distribution networks in order to eventually export the energy to the world and produce clean hydrogen".

Palestine: Israel Forces to uproot 100 trees belonging to Palestinian farmer in West Bank

26 Jan 2023; MEMO: Israeli Occupation Authorities today issued notices to Palestinian landowners alerting them of their plans to destroy 100 trees based in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the Occupied West Bank, reported Wafa news agency.

India: Small white owl spotted in Kanpur's Naveen Market shop

Kanpur: After the recent day grab of the extinct vulture, a small white owl has now been found in Kanpur. It was spotted in the Navin market here.

None knows where it came from. When people saw that a white owl was sitting in the window of the shop, the crowd started gathering to see this unique owl.

Forest officer Lallu Singh says that the owl is considered a protected bird. We will hand it over to the zoo. Where did it come from, at the moment we are trying to find out about it.

Saudi Arabia: Makkah mountains turn green after heavy rain

09 Jan 2023; MEMO: The mountains in and around the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia have turned green after weeks of heavy rain and last month's flash floods, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. The agency shared a video clip on Twitter last Thursday showing the effect of the excessive rainfall.

India: Kanpur youths capture Himalayan Griffon Vulture from Eidgah cemetery

Kanpur: A lot of murmur gathers following grabbing of a rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture by locals from the Eidgah cemetery in Colonelganj area here. It was later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, as reported.

Kanpurites could not prevent their extreme excitement after the rare capture of one of the biggest bird species based in the cold Himalayan regions.

The excited youths did not lose their chance to pose with the scavenger bird. They were even seen towing its wings to a full stretch to demonstrate their grab.

Qatar recycled 80% of waste from FIFA World Cup stadiums

28 Dec 2022; MEMO: Qatar announced yesterday that it had recycled about 80 per cent of the waste from the stadiums that hosted the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Anadolu reported.

In a statement, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), which is responsible for the delivery of the required infrastructure to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, revealed that more than 2,000 tonnes of waste was generated during the tournament, which were recycled or converted into organic fertiliser.

Saudi returns endangered Oryx to deserts

21 Dec 2022; MEMO: Saudi authorities have returned the endangered oryx to the desert in the kingdom's north-western NEOM region, after a century of their absence.

According to Saudi media outlets, oryx and the species of ibex, sand gazelles, and mountain gazelles were sent to the region by the Riyadh-based National Centre for Wildlife (NCW) in late October. After spending time in specially-designed pens to help them adapt to their new environment, the oryx were released into the region's much larger reserve.

Saudi Arabia to have Middle East's largest solar facility

15 Dec 2022; MEMO: Saudi's Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel) and energy company ACWA Power have signed power purchase agreements to develop the largest solar energy plant in the Middle East, Reuters reports.

The 2,060 megawatt solar facility will be built in Al-Shuaibah, in the Makkah province, and is expected to become operational by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Iran: Construction begins on new nuclear plant

04 Dec 2022; MEMO: Iranian state media has reported that construction has begun on a new nuclear power plant in the country's south western province of Khuzestan. The 300-megawatt plant known as Karun will be situated along the river sharing the same name, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced yesterday.

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