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Istanbul Deemed the ‘New London’ for Middle Eastern Investors

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Are Women The Globe’s Green Giants?

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Abu Dhabi Flushes Out Inefficient Plumbing

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Syria’s Cattle Caught in the Crossfire

Cash cows in a time of conflict smuggled between Syria and Jordan As Syria continues to be swept up in violence, Syrian farmers are smuggling...

New Regulations Encourage More Sustainable Fishing In Turkey

New regulations will restrict fishermen in Turkey from catching juvenile fish and using dragnets in shallow waters. But environmentalists say the laws don't go...

Water Theft and Punishment on the Rise in the Middle East

We've been talking about chronic water shortages in the Middle East and North Africa for a long time. But now a new and troubling...

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