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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...

First Electric Bus Brightens Tel Aviv’s Streets

Don't be surprised to find a bright orange bus rolling around Tel Aviv if you're there; it's new and it's electric! The first of...

Climate Change in the Arab World – a New Blog

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the launch of a new blog that will devote itself to climate change in the Arab world, a...

New Hybrids on the Horizon for the Middle East

Hybrid cars have had a slow start in the Middle East in comparison to other markets. One factor influencing sales is the fact that...

King David’s Palace Discovered

The ruins of a fortified complex at Khirbet Qeiyafa, west of Jerusalem, are the remains of one of King David's palaces, says  Dr. Yossi...

Bulldozers Raze Ancient Urban Farm in Turkey

The Yedikule neighborhood of Istanbul is on edge as bulldozers recently razed two gardens that have been cultivated for the last 1,500 years, The Atlantic...

Ancient “Weed” Could Save Middle East Wheat

A particularly virulent strain of stem rust that first struck Uganda's wheat crops in1999 before it spread up into Sudan and Yemen, Ug99 might...

Lebanon’s Reconstructed Refugee Camp in Tripoli Up for Aga Khan Award

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Reed Beds: Cleaning Waste Water in the Desert

Earlier this year I decided to visit a strange looking waste management site in Um Al Quwain - one of seven emirates in the...

Aerodynamic ARPT Headquarters Diverts Algiers’ Hot Desert Winds Naturally

The same Italian design firm that designed a fleet of eco-schools for Gaza has won an international competition to design the headquarters of Algeria's...

First Green-Roofed Urban Oasis Planned for Abu Dhabi

Albeit better than neighboring Dubai's skyline of what renowned architect Frank Gehry calls "cheap" and "anonymous" architecture, Abu Dhabi has grown into a...

Uncontrolled Garbage Threatens Lives in Syria

Amid the snipers, the rubble and the misery on many Syrian streets is another ugly phenomenon: garbage. In Adel’s* hometown of Janoub al Malaab,...

Palestinian Schoolkids Green-Up Jerusalem’s Holy Valley

Imagine trash and sewage filling six Olympic-size pools.  Can you smell it?  Now drain them into Kidron Valley which separates East and West Jerusalem,...

Student Proposes Iraq Embassy Design for Oslo a la Zaha but Greener

Zaha Hadid's flowing architecture instantly sprung to mind when we came across Zaid Bin Talib's design proposal for an Iraqi embassy in Oslo. Daring, futuristic,...

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