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The Ebola virus, already said to be virtually out of control in west Africa, may also be threatening Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East.

See how Asia’s Aral Sea shrinks before our very eyes in these time lapse photos

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Energy drinks illegal for under 20s in this Arab country?

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Why Nutrasweet is making you fat

New research from Israel suggests that artificial sweeteners may be making us fatter, and leave us more prone to diabetes. Here's the scoop: Artificial sweeteners,...

With killer virus Ebola out of control, Israel’s Protalix shares surge

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“Real” meat photos will make you gag over meat

American photographer Peter Augustus has created a series of images that may change how you look at processed food and help you resist the siren call...

Ebola virus, out of control in Africa, may be in Saudi Arabia

The deadly Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in West Africa and the main concern is its spread from its point of origin and be carried possibly to other...

Ditch your razor or sugar wax instead?

Personal grooming can be murderous! That's the takeaway message of a two-century-old crime and modern women are taking note, inciting others to join their cause...

Mysterious, possibly radioactive lake appears out of the blue in Tunisia!

Tunisia offers other-worldly landscapes, fantastical and mysterious. Did you know that four of the Star Wars movies were partially filmed in the southern part...

How fast can Africa’s Ebola outbreak move to the Middle East?

As if the Middle East hasn't already had problems with serious infectous diseases, such as Mid East Respiritory Syndrome (MERS),   an even more deadly...

Green spaces make bigger babies

Not great news for mothers-to-be who live in cement-enroaching cities like Beirut: according to a new study pregnant women living near green urban spaces...

Demand safe work conditions in the Middle East where laws may be lacking

Some workplace environments are naturally going to be considered more dangerous than others, meaning that someone working in an industrial or agricultural occupation is...

Beef much worse than chicken or pork – for the environment

Confirming what we've known all along, the consumption of beef is much worse than a vegetarian diet, and also worse than eating other animal...

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The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

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