Travel & Nature

Traveling the green way is easy in the Middle East as most countries. Read this section to find the latest environmental travel and nature stories.

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Egypt’s Hottest Mountain Climber Goes Carbon-Neutral

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Omar Samra is an adventurer whose incredible pursuits highlight the importance of environmental awareness. When Omar Samra isn’t running one of the few genuinely eco-friendly and socially responsible tourism outfits in Egypt called Wild Guanabana, he climbs mountains. Big ones….

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Egypt Launches Anti-Bird Flu Campaign

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H5N1 has infected 159 and killed 55 people in Egypt since 2006. A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details…

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Tel Aviv Water Wells Polluted from Contamination

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Two-thirds of Tel Aviv’s water wells are too polluted to use. A recent study discovered that many Tel Aviv wells are polluted beyond suitability as drinking water sources.  Data collected by the Health Ministry and Water Authority showed that 96…

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Will Ancient Mega Lake Bring Peace to Sudan?

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Can mega well bring peace to Sudan? At least 300,000 people died and almost three million were displaced by the Darfur conflict in Sudan. Egyptian-American geologist Farouk El-Baz believes that limited access to water is one of the root causes…

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