“Palestine is not an environment story” — Medium

Medium : "After writing for The Guardian for over a year, my contract was unilaterally terminated because I wrote a piece on Gaza that was beyond the pale. In doing so, The Guardian breached the very editorial freedom the paper was obligated to protect under my contract. I’m speaking out because I believe it is in the public interest to know how a Pulitizer Prize-winning newspaper which styles itself as the world’s leading liberal voice, casually engaged in an act of censorship to shut down coverage of issues that undermined Israel’s publicised rationale for going to war."

Egyptian-Jordanian project to get Iraqi gas

shafaaq: "Al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper reported, a statement quoted the Jordanian minister as saying that the gas pipeline, which is intended to be implemented, will work on the oil pipeline, which will extend between Iraq and Jordan in terms of the use of gas to generate electricity and run special pumps of the pipeline, in addition to providing the Jordanian and Egyptian sides with their needs from natural gas."

Record number ride Dubai Metro in 2014

The National: "“People have started to grasp the benefits of using public transport systems including the peace of mind and hassle-free mobility as well as the reduced expenses on fuel and vehicle maintenance.”"

Dubai leader calls for #freetransit for public and private employees

GulfNews.com: "He added that the municipality intends to send a clear message to people about the benefits of using public transport, both in terms of reducing the CO2 levels and reducing the number of vehicles on the road.
He urged private sector employers to offer their employees benefits such as free Nol cards for using public transport, which the municipality is offering its workers.
“This is a good initiative and I am really happy to be part of the campaign. I left my car at home today and used public transport. It is good to have the freedom sometimes. I didn’t have to worry about anything like traffic and parking,” said Eisa Ahmad, an Emirati motorist"

ISIS seizes oil facility in Kirkuk producing 10,000 bpd

Al Arabiya News: "A small crude oil station has been seized by ISIS militants in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, security and oil officials told Reuters news agency on Saturday, adding that 15 employees were missing."

200 entities to go ‘car free’ in Dubai on February 4

Khaleej Times: "Under the slogan “Let’s Walk ... Stop Driving”, this year’s Car Free Day will see senior officials and employees of the participating departments and companies walking, cycling or using any of the public transport modes to their work places."

Dubai public transport ridership up 20%, more investment planned

ArabianBusiness.com: "In announcing the figures, the RTA revealed that there are more than 35 mega projects in the pipeline including the extension of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro, upgrading roads and junctions leading to the site of Expo 2020 in Jebel Ali, and procuring new trains to keep up with the sustained growth in the number of metro users."