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Egypt’s Toshka New Valley Project: A Failure of Planning or a Failure of Implementation

Manufactured landscapes and Toskha, a planned city to create a second Nile Valley in Egypt The Middle East is no stranger to construction failures. This...

Teenagers Use Abandoned Bus Lane for Safe Urban Cycling in Jordan

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Underwater Hotel Plans Revived in Dubai

Is it back to bonkers ideas in Dubai? Plans to build an underwater hotel hailed as a positive sign of Dubai's property sector recovery Whilst...

Strange Chlorine Gas Smell Takes Over Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv's mysterious gas smell is nothing compared to Cairo's annual "black cloud". Tel Aviv is Israel's largest city, and at times has been so...

Egypt: Conservationists Concerned About Impact of Large Solar Projects

Conservationists in Egypt are worried about the environmental impact of large-scale solar projects in the desert It seems renewables are taking a little bit of...

Turkey’s Asmacati Shopping Center Replaces Green Ivy With Metal

In the Middle East and North Africa, although it's still possible to shop in the slow, traditional way - to buy fresh food from the butchery, the dairy and the bakery - it is sadly becoming less common. This is especially true in the big cities, where people live high-flying lifestyles and prefer one-stop-shopping. Izmir in Turkey lies somewhere in-between these two extremes.

Nader Khalili Earth Architecture Arrives in Kuwait

Bringing the merits and techniques of earth architecture to those unable to travel to the California Institute of Earth Architecture founded by Nader Khalili...

The Weird Science of Pedestrian Behavior Might Help Hajj

Math helps us understand how people flow, and just maybe it could help Hajj pilgrims stay safe. A Californian jogs to the beach.  Coming...

Play God With NASA’s Flood Maps

What the Middle East will look like with a 9 meter raise. Play God with the online map to see what we'll lose.  When you...

Barriers to Solid Waste Recycling in Saudi Arabia

Excellent at recycling oil, what are the barriers to Saudi Arabia in recycling other valuables? There are significant barriers that hinder the wide application...

Bassam El-Okeily Converted a Tiny Garage into this Gorgeous Narrow House

Egyptians are among the most romantic thinkers I've met. Their hearts are so often tangled up in their work, resulting not only in a...

Earth-Friendly Vernacular Date Palm Leaf Architecture Revisited in London

One of the most exciting exhibits we've heard about is currently on display at London's Royal Geographic Society. What makes it so exciting? Amidst...

Middle East Illusions Change Reality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUI_Lq4qhcI Following violent protests in February, Cairo police stacked 10-feet-tall masonry walls around the Ministry of the Interior to cut access to that hated symbol of Egypt's...

Tire Fire In Kuwait Seen From Space

A fire which broke out in a Kuwaiti tire dump last week could be seen from space Kuwait hardly has a green reputation (in fact,...

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