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Blücher’s Wallpaper Cleans Sick Buildings

Though wallpaper is not popular in the Middle East, this wallpaper can help repair sick building syndrome. I grew up in a duplex, my mom...

Jerusalem Gets New Environment Science Study Center

A new 2,000-square-meter facility in Jerusalem will be devoted to the study of sustainability. It will be an academic institution from the Council for a...

Egypt Makes Recycling A Priority

Dr. Mamdouh Khalil, a professor of environmental sciences at Cairo University, told Al-Shorfa there is currently a waste disposal crisis in Egypt, because of...

Gaza Unliveable by 2020 and Its Water Undrinkable by 2016

It's all bad news for Gazans - a UN report reveals that that region is under immense environmental stress which looks set to worsen...

UN Launches Climate Change Resilience Project In Western Balkans, Turkey

The incidence and intensity of natural disasters, such as the flash floods last month that killed 12 people in Samsun, Turkey, are expected to...

Will Your City Survive A Nuclear Bomb? This App Gives The Answer

A nuclear bomb wipes out all of Tel Aviv and central Israel, using the Ground Zero app. There was much disagreement around the dinner table...

Food Shortages Could Force World To Go Veggie

Iranians may have turned to aubergines due to chicken shortages - but the world over may be forced to go vegetarian due to food...

New Stone Age Figurines For the Hunt Discovered in Jerusalem

Israel is part of the Levant region believed to be the cradle of civilization. New 9,500 year-old carvings found in Jerusalem reveal humanity's Stone...

Buildings-in-a-Bag Can Instantly Aid Middle East Refugees

Groundbreaking "Concrete Cloth" allows ancient building material to be used in a totally new way. Concrete Cloth is a pioneering “building-in-a-bag” that requires only water...

Libya’s Post-Revolution Trash and Traffic Problems

Clear Libyan streets of trash and traffic for a brighter and more democratic future says expert Security concerns in Libya may be top of the...

New Israeli Cemeteries Focus on Dense Burial…and Adding Charm

High-rise necropolises offer a greener way of dense burial and a dignified appearance to comfort mourners. Having buried two loved ones in Israel myself, I...

Jordan Puts Gender At Heart of Climate Change Policies

Jordan has become the first Arab country to ensure national climate change efforts include gender considerations Jordan's environmental record may be patchy but as one...

Burj Khalifa Firm Wins Contract For World’s Tallest Statue in India

If you want a taste of what is so wrong with the world, read  this news clip from India. The US firm behind the...

Jordan Implements New Recycling Program

In August, Jordan’s Ministry of the Environment started a waste sorting and recycling project at public agencies. According to statements by the ministry, in...

Reconstructing Beirut by Demolishing its Identity

Far from being Paris of the Middle East, traditional red tiled roof and sandstone houses suffocate inside the "other" vision of Beirut The Lebanese housing...

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