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Open Restaurants is the new Open Houses of Tel Aviv

In a world premiere last week, Israel launches open kitchen workshops, giving insiders and everyday folk a fly-on-the-wall experience in some of Tel Aviv’s...

Enzootic makes male prawn fish farming a greener business

There are evolutionary reasons why Tarzan is bigger than Jane. Most males of any species –– birds, bugs and prawns included –– grow bigger...

Catalyst Agtech can defuse persistent pesticides at the source

When I interviewed CEO Shalom Nachshon, he told me that in a perfect world, his new Israeli company would go out of business. But...

AIDS cured with Egypt’s magical “kebab” machine, army claims

About 36 million people have died from AIDS around the world, with about the same number of people living with the disease. In a desperate attempt to regain the public's confidence, the Egyptian military says it has invented a "kebab" like machine to cure AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C.

5 reasons to go “no poo” and ditch shampoo

A new trend is sweeping across America: scores of people are ditching shampoo for more earth and hair-friendly alternatives - including nothing at all....

In Jordan, 33 percent standing can’t see their feet

Jordan is becoming a heavyweight on the global stage, but this is nothing to puff up about.  The kingdom is among the world's worst...

Msemmen the Berber pancake recipe

It's still chilly in the Middle East - still the season for comfort food. Try driving the cold away with msemmen, a flexible, square-shaped...

Moving Red Sea fish farm cages shows positive eco results: new study

Aquaculture, or fish farming at sea and in land based ponds, has been practiced successfully by Israelis for many years. While most fish farming...

Israel is vegan capital of the world

There's a huge new movement in Israel. Not politics. Food. Specifically, veganism. Of a country totalling eight million people, an estimated 200,000 are now...

5 ways to eat iron-rich nettles

Why would anyone want to eat plants that sting? And iron rich raw nettles do sting. But nettles - best foraged in fall or...

Spicy Iraqi prune cake recipe

I've been cooking nonstop out of  Nawal Nasrallah's majestic cookbook, Delights From The Garden of Eden. And my family loves it, because every recipe...

Raw honey from Yemen’s sidr and sumar trees

Terrorists and Houthi pirates probably come to mind long before honey when people think of Yemen, but the raw Yemeni honey Balqees had for sale at the recent Masdar Festival in Dubai we visited was far and away the yummiest honey I ever put in my mouth.

Enforcing Jordan’s Smoking Ban: Is the Kingdom Blowing Smoke?

Five years following its ban on smoking in restaurants and other public spaces, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will start enforcing the rules. By...

Vitamix is the best blender for a family’s health

It happened. I am officially addicted to making ice-cream in my Vitamix machine. It arrived about six weeks ago by courier. At first I didn’t think that it would become such a staple in my life. It’s a high-powered blender, after all.

Breastfeeding by law, in Abu Dhabi

According to Islam, being breastfed is a right for all children. Now Abu Dhabi has passed a clause in their Child Rights law that...

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Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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