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Google And George Soros Behind Promising Palestinian Sadara Venture Capital Fund

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Hydropower Could Meet More Of Turkey’s Energy Demand — But At What Cost?

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Defiant Ethiopia To Proceed With Massive Dam On The Nile River

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