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Is Lebanon importing Israeli gas?

Lebanon's search for gas to supply its power plants via Egypt raises the awkward possibility that it could come from Israeli fields, essentially breaking a longstanding taboo

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Electricity consumption: an indicator of economic growth

As economies advance, electricity demand rises sharply, particularly in industrial and urban hubs. Higher electricity use signals economic development and modernisation, greater industrial output,…

Al Majalla - London 16 September 2025

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Turning waste into power: Oman’s energy transition gains steam

Muscat's decision to proceed with a utility-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Barka marks a significant development in its energy and environmental policy

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The electricity crisis is both a symptom and a driver of Syria's economic decline. The country is caught in a vicious downward spiral.

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Dark times: Syria struggles with increasingly longer power cuts

Electricity cuts are both a symptom and a driver of Syria's economic decline. The country is caught in a vicious downward spiral. Somehow, it needs to turn the tide.

Joseph Daher 27 May 2024

A worker walks past Syrian national flags at a solar farm in Hama, Syria November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Starved of Electricity, Some Syrians Turn To Solar Power

Facing crippling electricity cuts, Syrian dentist Ibrahim al-Akzam has turned to solar power to keep his Damascus clinic going, a reflection of the deep energy crisis in his country after 11 years of…

15 December 2022

An aerial photo shows Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, U.S. on July 5, 2011. Courtesy National Nuclear Security Administration/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

U.S. To Reveal Scientific Milestone On Fusion Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday will announce that scientists at a national lab have made a breakthrough on fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars that one day could provide a…

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The city of London's financial district can be seen in the distance as a person walks near a row of residential housing in south London, Britain, August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

Britain Launches Scheme To Pay Homes to Curb Electricity Use

Britain's National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb their electricity use when demand is high to help prevent blackouts over the winter. National Grid last…

04 November 2022

Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of residential houses in Modhera, India's first round-the-clock solar-powered village, in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria

India's First Fully Solar Village Lights Up The Lives of Poor Residents

Kesa Bhai Prajapati beams with a smile as he molds blocks of clay into jugs and vases on a potter's wheel. These days, Prajapati, 68, from the village of Modhera in western India's Gujarat state,…

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FILE - A light installation is projected onto the building of the European Central Bank during a rehearsal in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 30, 2021. Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fueled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to the war in Ukraine, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Inflation Hits New Record in Europe, Slowing Economy

Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fueled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Economic growth also slowed…

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida adjusts his face mask as he attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan April 26, 2022. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS

Japan to Curb Electricity Costs Amid Weak Yen, Recession Risks, PM Says

Japan will take "unprecedented" measures to curb rising electricity bills for households and businesses as a weak yen fans inflation and global recession fears pose big risks to the economy, Prime…

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