Environment
Israel Climate
Saudi Aramco closes near $2T valuation as oil prices rally
Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco closed just shy of a $2 trillion valuation the kingdom’s crown prince has long sought
UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter
The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe
Firefighting plane from Russia crashes in southern Turkey
Turkey’s official news agency says a firefighting plane has crashed in a mountainous area in southern Turkey
Egypt-Antiquities
Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations
The mayor of the southwest Turkish city of Milas says a power plant was being evacuated as flames from a wildfire reached the plant
Tourists flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts
Wildfires in the Turkish holiday destinations of Antalya and Mugla are still raging as firefighters worked to battle the blazes for a fifth day
Turkey Environment
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and lack of effective recycling