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Water, Wars and an Uncertain Future

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Time to settle the debate? Oldest ful and hummus beans found in Israel

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Electronic skin helps sensors heal themselves

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Experience the (new, artificial, and made-in-America) Middle East! Coming to Dubai in 2018

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UBER Middle East delivers puppies on-demand in the most adorable fundraiser!

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EU schoolkids build food waste charter includes doggy bags and free food

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Israeli Humus Bar promotes peace, one falafel at a time

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Israelis design 3D-printed home for NASA village on Mars!

Israeli design team Tridom won honorable mention in NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge for their ‘Bubble Base’ building, a prototype for future human habitation...

Sukkat blessing for urbanites: All aboard the pedi-sukkah!

Sukkot is upon us, the annual holiday when Jews are commanded to live inside a sukkah - a small hut-like structure that commemorates the...

Verizon selects 12 Internet of Things startups that may change your world

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is America's #1 mobile provider and the company just announced finalists for their international Powerful Answers Award which will grant $1...

Amman Jordan’s approach to pollution is upside-down

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) this week announced expansion of its "tidy-roofs" campaign, which kicked off last June to tackle residential buildings deemed unsightly by...

Free training for Levantine green entrepreneurs

Are you a green entrepreneur? Need to grow a business model that creates environmental and social value? Want to launch your new green service...

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