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Gaza Parkour for putting positive change in the air

Stroll around the ruins of Gaza on a late afternoon and you may catch sight of airborne young men, jumping off mountains of rubble and rolling from rooftops. Their extraordinarily athletic running and climbing, swinging and vaulting makes for an urban ballet.  This is parkour and free running and this is the best crew in the Arab world.

Lebanese Quince Jam, A Sweet Winter Recipe

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon inspire hydroponics

Growing crops by hydroponic farming, or on water, has been practiced since the ancient Babylonians planted their legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon. These were the...

Halloumi cheese kebabs recipe

What's vegewarian, anyway? Answer: it's selecting sustainable dishes based on non-meat foods at least once weekly. Halloumi is said to have originated long ago in...

Grow your own food in Dubai and plant $2,700 in your pocket!

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There is negative pressure on Ebola with Sys isolation tents from Israel

The Israeli company Sys Technologies are ramping up efforts to produce their special isolation tents in the global fight against Ebola. The special inflatable...

Water as a tool for peace for Israel, Palestine and Jordan

A fascinating report published by Mumbai-based think tank Strategic Foresight Group (SFG), asserts that trans-boundary water cooperation directly correlates with regional stability and peace. The...

Vegan Israeli soldiers have a beef about army grub

A battalion of vegan soldiers dissatisfied with military menus have fired off a complaint to Israel Defense Force (IDF) ombudsman Brigadier General (res.) Yitzhak Brik. The...

Middle East plants won’t migrate during climate change

Climate change predictions for the Middle East, like other arid regions of the world, are alarming. In an area known for its water scarcity,...

Syqe marijuana inhaler syncs your medical cannabis dosage using 3D printed technology

Newspapers like Bloomberg are calling the newly "legalized" cannabis business in the United States the next gold rush. If legalized throughout the US, the...

Ultimate organic coffee smoothie that will nourish your body and taste buds (recipe)

We loved the feedback from the latest gadget for coffee lovers: a hybrid alarm clock that tells you to rise and shine by brewing a...

Israeli senior leads hot swim team for cool project at sea and a Guinness World Record

They tried last year and failed. Now a team of six men from Israel, led by a 66 year old team leader are going...

Breast milk reveals how many banned pesticides plague Tunisians

Rachel Carson would be shocked: A recent study has found that the concentrations of banned chemicals like PCBs, DDT and organochlorines found in human breast milk...

Ebola and The Hajj to Mecca?

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

We've killed it! Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is about 10% of its former...

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