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Dubai Sustainability City Phase 2 Awarded to Baharash Architecture

Diamond Developers selected Baharash Architecture to plan the second of four phases of Dubai Sustainable City - a 46 hectare, 500 villa eco-development slated...

Zaha Hadid Wins Bid for Futuristic Metro Station in Saudi Arabia

Public transportation is not wildly popular in Saudi Arabia since fuel is so cheap and many households have private drivers to escort them from...

Amazon Biosphere Office Combines Plants and People in Missed Opportunity

Online retailer Amazon grabbed headlines with their plan to build a biosphere inside transparent glass orbs which will house its Seattle - based workforce...

Lola the Donkey from Middle Eastern Play Runs Afoul of Belgian Police

An "actress" performing at the Arab Cultural Center in Brussels ran up against the law for her odd public antics between shows. Belgian police...

5 of Turkey’s Most Unsustainable Development Projects

Turkey's Taksim square protest flared up last week when police took drastic measures to clear activists from Gezi Park- slated for destruction to make...

Automated High-Tech Bins To Tighten Abu Dhabi Trash Collection

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates receive free healthcare and education, and enjoy subsidized water, electricity and fuel. Men can claim free land and...

Eco-Education Starts Young at New Green School in Israel

Thinking and living in tune with nature is a way of life that is best started as early as possible, which is why we...

Zaha Hadid Adds Star Power to Qatar World Cup

Qatar's controversial 2022 World Cup planning got a burst of star power when renowned Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, who was one of Time Magazine's top 100...

Qasr Garden Museum: Iranian Prison Transformed into a Hot Cultural Attraction

An old prison in the heart of Tehran has been converted into an enormously popular tourist attraction. The Qasr prison is one of Iran's...

WMS Metal Industries Sorts Recyclables and Makes $ With Push of Button

The United Arab Emirates is planning to ban non-biodegradable plastic products beginning next year, and it is possible it can work with the latest...

Taksim Protest Not Just About Turkey’s Trees at Gezi Park

Motivation behind Turkish demonstrations is more complicated than protection of public green space.  Spotty media coverage blurs underlying causes; a real-life case of not...

Turkish Lipstick Ban Reversed, But Booze Sales Get Corked

Turkey is in the news for its social protests which may also be linked to this: a new Turkish law bans late night alcohol sales and requires boozy products to be smacked with warning labels.

Russian Skywalkers Invade Middle East!

Earlier this year, Russian photographers Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza, risking up to three years imprisonment (if caught)...

Turkey’s Environment Protest Swings to General Protest Against PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan

It started as a peaceful protest against mall construction in Gezi park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, and it quickly led to a full-blown protest...

Beirut Highway Will Destroy What is Left of Last Green Space, Activists Warn

Activists warn that a planned highway in Beirut will ruin what little is left of the city's remaining green and historic spaces at the...

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