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Mediterranean Surveillance Crew Eyes Oil Spills from the Sky

It's hard to monitor vessels that pollute out at sea, so five aircrafts from Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco and Spain got together to keep an...

Ancient Egyptian River Could be Revived for Farming

Researchers from Al-Azhar University, Boston University and the University of North Carolina have discovered an ancient river that may be revived, in theory, to irrigate...

Gezi Park Stays, Turkish Court Rules

Istanbul's Gezi Park is currently safe from being demolished to make way for a re-development scheme pushed by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. In...

Uncontrolled Garbage Threatens Lives in Syria

Amid the snipers, the rubble and the misery on many Syrian streets is another ugly phenomenon: garbage. In Adel’s* hometown of Janoub al Malaab,...

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...

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Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

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Renewables hit 5,149 GW in 2025 as the world edges away from oil shocks and fossil-fueled conflict

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Zentera drops “ethical wool” claim after PETA exposé into ZQ-certified farms

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Fresh Fava Bean Soup, A Vegan Springtime Recipe

Somehow vegetables with short seasons excite the imagination and appetite more sharply than produce that’s available all year around. Good Middle Eastern cooks have many recipes for delicate fava beans, and this turmeric-fragrant soup is one.
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