Transportation

Car accidents and how to avoid crazy Middle East drivers

Car accidents are a number one cause of death in the Middle East. Forget conflicts, more people are dying from dangerous driving. Car accidents,...

LEGO bike helmet makes safety child’s play!

Previous studies have indicated helmet use encourages risk-taking behavior or does not reduce serious injury to the brain. But this latest review collated data from more than 40 separate studies found helmet use did dramatically reduce odds of head injuries. They presented their findings in Finland last September at Safety 2016, the world conference on injury prevention and safety promotion.

Shiply innovates the moving of stuff, in the most efficient way possible

Stuff. We’ve all got it. Unless we’re from the Nomad class, we’ve got stuff to move and ship. Lighter stuff can be packed in...

To stop crippling air pollution, Iranians do car-free Tuesdays

Cities in Iran are some of the most polluted in the world. It's estimated that 27 people a day die in Tehran from the...

Dubai learns from London’s traffic woes

Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and, as with all major cities, traffic congestion is becoming an ever present...

Can GM make electric cars the right way?

Electric car fortunes have had their ups and downs; especially following the collapse of the Better Place electric car network that left hundreds of EV...

UBER Middle East delivers puppies on-demand in the most adorable fundraiser!

It's raining cats and dogs in Amman, Jordan now, closing roads (flooded underpasses), some schools, and many offices. It's the usual drill for a...

Cairo subway shut down indefinitely for security reasons

Due to political unrest, Cairo's subway had been closed for two years. Now it will be closed for an indefinite amount of time. Tahrir...

Bizarre phenomenon about women mapped in Saudi Arabia

We've laughed and we've cried over stories in Saudi Arabia and women drivers. Let's face it: what's happening in Saudi Arabia is not about...

Elon Musk’s hyperloop one step closer to reality

You have all surely heard of Elon Musk, the billionaire innovator of space travel and the electric vehicles industry. He was the man who...

Car drifter king goes to prison in Saudi Arabia

If you've never been to a Gulf-region country - be prepared to scratch your head over the deadly past-time called drifting. The idea is to take your cars out of their carports and then drive your car as fast as possible on the highway, slam on the breaks and then attempt to frighten onlookers and fellow drivers on the road by drifting or sliding your car towards them. People sometimes get killed or badly injured.

Camels are #1 killers in world’s most fatal place to drive

Saudi Arabia is a dangerous place to drive. It's the world's most dangerous, according to recent media reports. Drifting, that past-time where young Saudi...

Printing an electric car on the world’s largest 3D printer

While online hightech companies might seem to be on the money, investors are hungry for new advances in physical products. But developing them takes...

Glowing bike path gives Dutch cyclists a green starry night

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has created an LED-lit  glowing bike path that. The solar-powered LED lights glow at night, and give cyclers a trippy ride...

Turkish electric car

While visionaries like Elon Musk are trying to make electric cars like Tesla mainstream in America, electric cars have yet to become commonplace, largely...

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Etihad crew denies female doctor from helping passenger in medical distress

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Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

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From Antarctica and South Georgia to the Galápagos and Thailand, fragile destinations are finding ways to manage tourism without shutting visitors out. Visitor caps, conservation fees, biosecurity rules and controlled access can reduce environmental damage while helping fund the protection of wild places.

How Slow Travel Is Changing the Way We Explore

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

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