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“No Woman, No Drive” Video by Saudi Comedian Hisham Fageeh, With Lyrics

This is the best pro-women's rights stuff we've seen out of Saudi Arabia, ever. Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh has posted his excellent No Woman, No Drive...

Jerusalem’s Eco Bike “Festigalgal” Says Ride to Work!

Jerusalem's Festigalgal bicycle riding festival winds up next week with emphasis on using bicycles more for in-city transportation. The annual festival has in the...

Latest Purchase Deal for Bankrupt Better Place Company Falls Through

The forlorn photo of empty EV car charging posts says it all. Better Place, the electric car infrastructure company founded by entrepreneur Shai Agassi...

Qatar Emir Selects Arched Design ‘Vaulted Spaces’ for Doha Metro

As Qatar prepares for the 2022 World Cup amid bribery allegations and gross human rights violations, the world is watching every move. Which may...

First Practical Sun-Powered Car Stella Wins World Solar Challenge 2013

Stella, a solar-powered family car designed by students from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in has won the World Solar Challenge 2013, ushering in a...

The Iconic VW Van in the Middle East

Volkswagen's "hippie van" was the preferred mode of transportation for peace lovers during the 1960s, but Brazil is shutting down the last production line...

Will Tesla’s New Model X Crack the Middle Eastern Market?

Tesla has received both critical acclaim and financial gain for its successful Model S sedan, and has followed this up with the development of...

Jordan’s Environmentalists Seek Seat at Government Table

Jordan's activists have officially petitioned to re-establish the country’s "green party", according to human rights activist Ghandi Abu Sharar, who was also a founding...

Why Teen Drivers Should Listen to Barry Manilow When Driving

In countries like Saudi Arabia where the dangerous and fatal "sport" of drifting cars into crowds of people is considered a past-time, we wonder...

SkyTran: World’s First Levitating Transit System Heads to Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv will be the first city to install a magnetic levitating transit system (maglev) designed by NASA and SkyTran, and the electric train...

Palestine’s First Bike Lane in Jericho Brings Oldest City Up to Speed

Biking enthusiasts in Palestine have welcomed the construction of the first cycle lane in the Palestinian territories on the main road leading from Jericho...

Brazil’s Easy Taxi App Heads to Egypt and Morocco

Sometimes if you stand on the wrong corner of a busy street in Cairo, taxis will drive right on by, guilt-free, while in less...

New Hybrids on the Horizon for the Middle East

Hybrid cars have had a slow start in the Middle East in comparison to other markets. One factor influencing sales is the fact that...

Qoros Electric Vehicle: China and Israel Partner with USA

After losing the Better Place electric vehicle company, Israel Corporation moved forward with a different holding in the same industry. Qoros Auto Company Ltd., a...

Submarine Rail Linking Morocco and Spain Gets UN Push

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is pushing to revive a thirty year old plan to build a submarine rail link between...

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