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The Guardian Uncovers Modern Day Slavery in Qatar

  Almost as soon as Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup with a suite of swanky solar-powered stadiums, activists started clambering...

Turkey’s Gentlest Protestor Paints Public Stairs in Joyous Color

Retired forestry engineer Huseyin Cetinel decided to brighten up a few Istanbul neighborhoods, slapping $800 bucks’ worth of rainbow-colored paint on public walkways over...

Free Beach Wifi to Tel Aviv Tourists and Locals

It's an amazing way to democratize access to information and it means less headaches for tourists who don't opt in to expensive data plans:...

Dubai Developer Relocates Coral Reef that Thrives in New Home

A leading property developer in Dubai executed one of the world's largest coral relocation projects in 2008, and now - five years later -...

On Planning Crowded Cairo with Dr. Abdulrahman Makhlouf (Interview)

In the new Portal 9, the first Arabic-English journal about the city, the founder of Abu Dhabi’s urban planning department talks with editor Todd...

Israel’s Genetically Modified “Superplants” Thrive in Arid Areas

Genetically-modified food has a bad reputation mostly because many food giants are mixing non-plant DNA to create drought and pest-resilient crops that we'll eventually...

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar May Be Ripe for a Market Crash

India’s rupee is dropping fast against the American dollar, but the world’s biggest market crash may happen in Turkey if the management of Istanbul’s...

Saudi’s Fledgling Cycling Culture (Video)

Albeit huge advocates of urban cycling, we have been sensitive to the fact that - mostly because of culture - the practice hasn't taken...

Abu Dhabi Social Responsibility Firm Plans Organic Farm in Ghana

While many companies in the Middle East are grabbing land throughout Africa to buffer resource scarcity, Abu Dhabi-based firm Nahtam has plans to plant an...

Iran’s Water Woes More Worrying than War

International media is so obsessed with Iran's forbidden access to nuclear energy and the possibility of war that a host of other issues far...

Masdar Aims to Detect Red Algae Before Coral and Desalination Damage

Red tides are toxic to both coral reefs and desalination plants in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, according to The National, so Masdar Institute has teamed...

Louvre Abu Dhabi Finally Breaks Ground on Saadiyat Island

It has been more than three years since France's Pritzker prize winning architect Jean Nouvel won the bid to design a sparkling new art...

Reyoutilizer App Simplifies Dubai Recycling

Absurdly tall skyscrapers, overfishing and other environmental issues tarnish Dubai's green image, but projects such as the new Reyoutilizer app at least makes recycling...

New Rotating, Vertigo-Inducing Dubai Tower Back on Track

Dubai's record-breaking skyline is the stuff of imagination bolstered by immense wealth, a powerful combination that mostly results in epic fail architecture. A new...

Cairo’s Coptic Solar Power Project Fades Amid Turmoil

The flame of an initiative launched in the largely Coptic neighborhood of Mokkatam in Southwest Cairo is at risk of flickering out amid ongoing...

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Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

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How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the First Year

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

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The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

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