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If Gaza Goes Dry, Where Will All the People Go?

The United Nations has warned that the Gaza Strip, the small slice of land bordering Egypt and Israel that has been the scene of...

DESERTEC Leaves its Industrial Partner Dii

More setbacks for Middle East solar or the only way a big dream can move ahead? DESERTEC has canceled its commercial partnership to build a...

Istanbul: 500 Youth Activists Gather for Global Power Shift Summit

With the dust of social anger still unsettled in Taksim Square and on the same day that U.S. President Obama unveiled his groundbreaking climate...

Ship With Black Bitumen Sinks off Oman’s Pristine Coast

A ship carrying thick black bitumen, the same stuff found in Canada's tar sands, sank off the coast of Oman on Sunday and its...

Summer Solstice Wattage Waste Watch

Here is a summer solstice challenge for northern hemisphere Green Prophet readers. How many outdoor electric lights are shining at the sunny sky during...

Israel Solar Setback as Siemens Fires 150 from Solel Plant

Siemens, Germany's giant electronics firm, appears to be in final stages of pulling out from its investment in Israel's Solel Solar initiative. The four-year...

All Quiet in Taksim Square, for Now

Central Istanbul looks like a war zone as shells of burnt out vehicles simmer after a long day of confrontations between riot police and...

Desperate for Energy, Egypt to Reward Hotels that Go Green

The National Bank of Egypt has announced that it will give low interest loans to hotels throughout southern Sinai and Red Sea provinces that...

Can Captain Sunshine Save Better Place?

Better Place's sudden bankruptcy announcement only a week ago left more than 900 electric car owners in Israel uncertain about the future of the...

Conjugal Sex Rooms, Unplanned Pregancies, and STDs in Syrian Refugee Camps

When aid workers with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) speak to women inside Syria - many of them displaced from their homes and living...

One Dies in Istanbul as Thousands Protest for Turkish Nature Preservation

The social protests currently sweeping through Turkey started with a dozen men and women who parked their tents in Gezi Park - one of...

Netafim Drip Irrigation Recognized by Stockholm Industry Water Award

Drip irrigation technology is a key component of Israel's agricultural success, and Netafim is one of the industry's leaders. Founded in 1965 and currently...

MENA Will Need 120 Gigawatts of Energy by 2017, Masdar Expert Warns

The Middle East and North Africa region is going to need 120 gigawatts of energy by 2017, according to a leading figure at the...

Abu Dhabi: Biggest Polluter Turned Green Police

In October 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called out oil-producing Abu Dhabi for being one of the world's highest emitters of carbon dioxide per...

Lebanon’s Capital Suffers Nine Hour Extreme Power Cuts

Imagine for a second that Washington D.C., London, Brussels or Denmark ran out of power for up to nine hours every single day for...

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Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

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