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The Limits of Growing Biofuel Crops on a Desert Island

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C.E.S. Thinks Inside the Box to Save Energy

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Tigo and AGA Deal Means Solar Energy for Residents of High-rises

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EDAMA Works to Forge Partnerships for Green Projects in Jordan

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Chinese Solar Suntech In $35 Million PV Panel Deal to SBY in Israel

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Cautious Optimism at MENASOL Solar Energy Conference in Cairo

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Australian camels fly on a plane to Saudi Arabia

Australia has the largest population of feral camels in the world. Some get repatriated to Saudi Arabia.

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Yalla Parkour – A Gaza documentary of the movement before the war

Yalla Parkour, directed by Areeb Zuaiter, captures this culture from within. The film follows Zuaiter’s long relationship with Ahmed Matar, a parkour athlete in Gaza, as she reflects on loss, memory, and belonging after the death of her mother. What begins as a personal search gradually opens into a portrait of how movement shapes young lives under constraint.

The holy sidr tree can stop desertification

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