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Saudi Ministry of Health Sued Over Death of Obese Man

An 840 pound Saudi man died last week from complications associated with his weight and his passing is  loudly being mourned online. Is it...

Parkinson’s disease can be seen in your handwriting

By the time a patient notices the symptoms, treatment options against the progression of Parkinson's is limited. While some of us might rather live...

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...

Consider Hand Washing Your Dishes as Turks Find Toxins in Kitchens

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RECIPE: Rice With Noodles – A Middle-Eastern Favorite

Rice is the standard "background" dish in many Middle Eastern menus. It's often cooked quite plain, as a foil to the intense colors and...

Eatwith, The Airbnb for Foodies

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Heaviest Man in Saudi Gets Royal Treatment

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah has intervened to help save the life of his largest subject, ordering Khalid bin Mohsen to be specially transported from...

Turmeric Heals The Way Drugs Do, Only Better

There are two good reasons for cooking with turmeric. The first one is that the spice's attractive yellow color and pungent flavor satisfy the...

Watermelon and Feta Are an Odd Couple

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Deadly Middle East Coronavirus May Come from Camels

Researchers eager to trace the source of a deadly coronavirus that has spread to various countries in the Middle East and beyond have found...

Exodus from Syria Casts Dark Shadow on Muslim Holiday

The day that the month long fast called Ramadan ends is normally a joyous occasion for Muslims across the globe, but this year, with...

$325,000 Fake Beef Burgers Grown in a Lab & Coming to a BBQ Near You!

Green Prophet’s told you about fish reared on pork products and Jordanian cows banned because of lumpy skin, but this story about beef burgers...

Eating tabouleh with Druze in the Galilee

Fourteen picturesque Druze communities huddle in the shelter of Israel's Galilee mountains. Although they flow freely in and out of Israeli society, the Druze...

Dubai’s Outdoor Workers Get Solar-Powered Cooling Hats!

Employers in Gulf countries often come under fire for making their employees work during hot summer days, when temperatures regularly hit the 40°C or...

“Spit” Samples Indicate that Cell Phones Damage DNA

Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce...

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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

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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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