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Architectural Symposium to Discuss Green Habitable Environments in the Negev Desert

"Active Matters" symposium will discuss how desert living can become more eco-friendly. Environmentalists agree that dense urban living is more eco-friendly (just ask Tel Aviv...

Is Light Pollution The End of Arabian Nights?

What if no one had ever witnessed the beauty of a dark night sky?  The ancient light of distant stars inspired Middle Eastern art,...

Communities in Oman Face Growing Risk of Floods

Due to the threat of flooding, communities in low-lying valleys in Oman are being encouraged to relocate It may be a hot and dry country...

Does the Skyscraper Index Predict Economic Turmoil?

Brian argues that skyscrapers are not only "un-green," but they could be a precursor to economic turmoil. The Empire State Building was completed in 1931,...

Piping Sunlight with Solotubes, Plastic Bottles and Islamic Architecture

Islamic architects piped sunlight into homes using star-shaped skylights but Brian and his wife installed Solotubes. One of the first changes my wife and I...

Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City Scoops Coveted Architecture Award

The LEED-hopeful Siemens headquarters in Masdar City has been awarded the coveted 2012 MIPIM future projects award.  It wasn't long ago that the first batch...

Gulf Municipality Pampers Villa Owners Who Don’t Get Green Building

Going green doesn't come naturally to wealthy villa owners in the Gulf. An online real estate  company listed a seven bedroom villa in Dubai's neighboring...

Arabic Calligraphy – eL Seed’s Writing Is On the Wall

eL Seed, a Tunisian artist who combines Arabic calligraphy and street painting, is making an imprint on the world street art scene. I can’t remember...

Proposal for Riyadh’s Celebration Hall in Saudi Distorts Bedouin Values

Studio Schiattarella and Tecturae's winning proposal for the Celebration Hall of Riyadh distorts true Bedouin values. It is common in Middle Eastern design to evoke...

Why Zaha Hadid Should Green the Central Bank of Iraq Headquarters

It's official: Zaha Hadid is going to design the new Central Bank of Iraq's Headquarters; Tafline argues that it should be green. Zaha Hadid is...

Israel’s Green Shopping Mall Sounds Like A Jet Liner

A green shopping mall is not green if its AC sounds like a jet liner taking off When previous articles of making shopping malls more...

The Bedouins Convert Ill-Begotten Tunisian Mansion into a Skate Park

The Bedouins are a group of skaters and artists who are empowering post-revolutinary Tunisian youth. When Nathan Gray and his posse of skateboarders and street...

Termite Mounds Inspire Energy Neutral Buildings

Mr. Dubai, why not build your hotel like a termite would? Green Prophet has written many articles on green building, and the revival of beautiful...

Gaza’s New Boardwalk Threatens Roman Ruins

Like Tel Aviv and Beirut, Gaza's getting a boardwalk, but development threatens ancient Roman ruins. For years, it was a dusty, often garbage-strewn asphalt...

First Pictures of the New Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City

The new Siemens Headquarters in Masdar City will be 65, 617 square feet when completed by the end of this year. We recently reported that...

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East's water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story.

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East's water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story.

Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.
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