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Egypt Stops Japan Imports Over Radiation Fears

Car parts, scrap metal, fish and produce from Japan won't enter Egyptian ports. Traces of radiation, likely from Japan, have been clocked at Israel's...

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Limited Power Shackles Armenia to Precarious Nuclear Plant

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West Bank and Gaza’s Economic Growth Isn’t Sustainable

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Arab World Revolutions Make Space for Green and Social Activism

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The Middle East Needs More Sluts

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Olympia Snowe Leads Women in Renewed Call for Women’s Rights in the Middle East

Senator Snowe and her 16 female Senate Colleagues Introduce a Resolution Calling for Women’s Rights in North Africa and the Middle East. Following weeks of...

Google And George Soros Behind Promising Palestinian Sadara Venture Capital Fund

Suit up! New Palestinian venture capital fund will help twelve Palestinian start ups find their feet. An Israeli resident who has been backing that...

Libya’s “Great Man Made River Project” Could Stop Flowing

US F-18-C Hornets preparing to "visit" Libyan military forces When embattled Libyan leader Muamar Gadaffi completed the first major stage of his Great Man...

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

A planned dam in southeastern Turkey would submerge Hasankeyf's 10,000-year-old cultural relics and displace 50,000 people from the region. How many kilowatt hours is...

Defiant Ethiopia To Proceed With Massive Dam On The Nile River

Waterfalls on the Blue Nile. Ethiopia has plans to grab hold of a bigger share of the river despite Egypt's long held monopoly. Defiant of...

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