More Gazans sick from polluted drinking water, says utility chief
Salty groundwater, untreated wastewater thought to drive rise in kidney and other ailments; over 97% of water table 'unfit for domestic use'
View ArticleAuthor Seth Siegel to discuss how Israel is winning the world’s water wars
Activist and TV personality will be interviewed on Sept. 11 in front of a live audience by Times of Israel's Miriam Herschlag
View ArticleUS launches $10 million water project in West Bank
10,000 residents in Jericho region to be connected to treatment plant as part of plans to strengthen Palestinian economy
View ArticleFlint water crisis whistleblower receives Union for Reform Judaism award
Mona Hanna-Attisha honored for going against protocol to bring attention to the contamination quickly and stem an enormous health risk
View Article‘Israel is drying out again’: Water Authority relaunches conservation campaign
Entering sixth year of drought, Israelis urged to limit water use as climate change, growing population strains resources
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New minister of water and higher education says he needs 2 directors
Ze'ev Elkin explains he heads 2 different ministries, each requiring a dedicated professional to lead them; opposition leader Lapid snipes he needs one for hot water, one for cold
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Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
Breakthrough comes after years of unsuccessful talks regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which became so heated at times that some feared military conflict
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Israeli firm helps provide Gaza with clean water – by extracting it from the air
Watergen, owned by Russian-Israeli billionaire Mikhail Mirilashvili, has donated two atmospheric water generators that can produce up to 6,000 liters of drinking water per day
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Iranian police seen firing shots during Khuzestan water protest
Officer shoots pistol into the air and at least one other shot can be heard in the footage from restive province, where at least 1 person has been killed
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Government axes 5 ministries, 4 of them set up last year
Water Resources, Cyber and National Digital Matters, Higher Education, Strategic Affairs, Community Empowerment and Advancement all to be absorbed into other offices
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Iran says police officer killed amid water protests
State media report blames 'rioters' for cop's death during unrest in country's southwest; demonstrations continue over water shortages in Khuzestan province
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Millions in Syria and Iraq at risk of losing access to water, food, electricity
More than 12 million people in the 2 countries are affected, plus another 4 million in Lebanon facing critical water shortages
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Energy minister accuses Netanyahu of using ‘fake news’ to harm ties with Jordan
Karine Elharrar rejects opposition leader's claim Israel getting nothing out of water deal with neighbor; former Netanyahu adviser slams ex-PM's 'provocative' attitude to kingdom
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Scorched Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change
UN's COP27 summit in Egypt in November, which Israel plans to attend, hopes to push for more international funding to help region deal with imminent dangers
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Thirsty to know where her water comes from, CA Jewish activist hikes to its...
Over 33 days, Nina Gordon-Kirsch walked 240 miles from her California home to the Highland Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Now she's releasing a documentary about her journey
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Israel says it is restarting water supply to southern Gaza Strip
Energy Minister Israel Katz says decision made in conversation between Netanyahu and Biden, will help push civilian population southward The post Israel says it is restarting water supply to southern...
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