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Soaring Vertical Gardens in Lebanon

Anyone who has been paying attention will have noticed that a host of exciting new green projects are popping up all over the Middle East, including the soaring vertical garden at the Al-Sultan Ibrahim restaurant in Maameltein, Lebanon.

LEED-Seeking Google Tel Aviv is About as Cool as Offices Come

Unreal. That is the first word that swims around our heads when we look at images of Google's new offices in Tel Aviv. While some...

Yinchuan Exhibition Center: Islamic Design in China

One of the best kept secrets in the world of architecture seems to have leaked... in China. Long celebrated in the Middle East for...

World’s First Shipping Container Bridge Over Tel Aviv’s Trash Mountain

A new bridge called ECOtainer made from recycled shipping containers will render "trash mountain" unrecognizable to residents of Tel Aviv. The Hiriya landfill just outside...

Star Wars Filming Sets in Matmata, Tunisia Promotes Desert Tourism for the Berbers

R2D2 - Tunisia's landscape and subterranean dwellings have made it ideal for filming our  Star Wars movies! When the Star Wars films began they chose...

Going Off The Grid In Egypt with the Solar House

What appears to be a first for Egypt (but not the first for us to report) is that a group of university students from the American...

Earth Architecture No Longer Fit for a King

Just two hour's drive east of Dubai, the Al Hayl Fort or Palace paints a succinct picture of Emirati life before artificial islands and...

An Estidama Compliant Eco Dwelling for Next Generation Arabs (PHOTOS)

Most residents of the Middle East, North Africa and the Arabian Gulf believe that in order to live an eco-friendly life, it is necessary...

Climate Change Contributing to Mali-Algeria Conflict

According to experts, climate change and rising food insecurity are major contributors to the recent destabilization of Mali and southern Algeria Over the last couple...

Join Jerusalem’s Critical Mass Biking Event this Friday

For the two years I lived in Jerusalem, I tried to bike with my crappy communist throwback - a mini gearless green metallic wonder...

Masdar City Unveils Phase B For the First Time (PHOTOS)

On a VIP media tour of the zero-carbon city Masdar, Tafline unveils these new pics of the stunning green oasis in the desert A lot...

Experts: Tel Aviv Will Flood Again

Tel Aviv University professors tell Green Prophet that it's just a matter of time: Tel Aviv will flood again. It's warming up again this week...

Israel Floods Replenish the Med and Dead Sea

Israel, like other rich countries in the Middle East, has had to rely a lot on desalination plants to supply much of its drinking...

HWKN’s Spiky Air-Scrubbing Wendy Pavilion Debuts in Abu Dhabi

Now in Abu Dhabi, a wild 56 foot tall pavilion cleans air around it; like taking 260 cars off the road at any given time. New...

Biblical Flood Swamps Tel Aviv and Fills Reservoirs

Historic rains filled the once dry Ayalon River bed that runs through Tel Aviv, flooding highways, homes, and public buildings. Overnight, the Sea of...

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The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, explained

Knowing about the concept of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary helps explain a core idea in Islam.

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Air Tea is a new technology. Instead of drinking tea, you inhale herbal vapor through warm air extraction. There is no water and no combustion. The warm air releases essential oils that are often lost in hot water and digestion.

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Health emerges from a continuous energy and material flow from water through food to human physiology. Technical energy systems support this cycle through water treatment, agriculture, and infrastructure.
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