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Bats Blamed for Deadly Middle East MERS Respiratory Virus

The deadly coronavirus behind Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) has been isolated in a bat in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the...

Tel Aviv Couple Find Horse Meat in their Paella

Although the international furor around horse meat has died down since it first escalated earlier this year, the shock is all too fresh for...

Carcinogens Found in 98 Common Cosmetics and Soaps: Do Not Wash, Rinse nor Repeat!

The American nonprofit Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has found a cancer-causing chemical in 98 shampoos, soaps, and other personal care products sold by...

Cilantro can clean water

So addicted to technology, we have forgotten that nature has an answer to just about everything - including water purification. Douglas Schauer, a PhD...

For Some Iranians Meatless Monday Isn’t a Choice

Meat consumption in Iran has soared by 60 percent since 2005, according to the Omega Research Team (ORT), so the group is trying to...

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

Blue cheese, yogurt, and yeasty breads are delectable byproducts of fungi, a kingdom of naturally occurring organisms distinct from animals, plants and bacteria.  Fungi...

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

There's a new business afloat that links people to people for the purpose of sharing authentic local dining experiences.  I found EatWith.com a month...

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

Opposites attract; just ask salted caramel, chocolate-covered pretzels, or kettle corn. These treats are all sweet-and-salty food combinations and here’s a new one to...

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...

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Muslim vegetarians? More young Muslims are saying yes

The halal food market is now worth trillions globally, and companies are beginning to notice growing demand for halal-certified vegetarian and vegan products.

Ferrari’s new electric Luce could change luxury EVs forever

Ferrari has finally done what many fans thought it never would: build a fully electric car. The new Ferrari Luce is not a quiet compromise or a small city EV. It is a massive, futuristic, high-performance machine with more than 1,000 horsepower, a price tag around $640,000, and styling that has already divided the internet.

NEOM’s The Line is delayed as Saudi mirage hits reality

Without blinking indeed: Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed major work on The Line,  the planned 170-kilometer mirrored city slicing through the desert, until after 2030. Tourism projects along the Red Sea are being pushed back, and Trojena, the fantasy ski resort in the mountains fueled with artificial snow, is also effectively frozen.

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Collecting kinetic energy from roads; REPS turns traffic into a power plant

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5 great wearable luggage solutions to hack low cost airlines

Wearable luggage so you can hack low cost air travel

Muslim vegetarians? More young Muslims are saying yes

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Ferrari has finally done what many fans thought it never would: build a fully electric car. The new Ferrari Luce is not a quiet compromise or a small city EV. It is a massive, futuristic, high-performance machine with more than 1,000 horsepower, a price tag around $640,000, and styling that has already divided the internet.

NEOM’s The Line is delayed as Saudi mirage hits reality

Without blinking indeed: Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed major work on The Line,  the planned 170-kilometer mirrored city slicing through the desert, until after 2030. Tourism projects along the Red Sea are being pushed back, and Trojena, the fantasy ski resort in the mountains fueled with artificial snow, is also effectively frozen.

Park Slope Food Coop Boycotts “Gay Tehini” Boycotted by Muslims in Israel

The tragedy is that this kind of activism rarely builds peace. It builds tribes instead of humanity. It rewards outrage over dialogue. Once an enlightenment group starts deciding which nationalities are acceptable to boycott publicly, history suggests the line rarely stops where activists think it will.

What the small birds teach

Looking back on the pain and heartbreak I've experienced in life, the raven might be seen as an agent of destruction or might be seen as an agent of change; it turned out to be the latter, leading to greater renewal.

What Can You Expect From a Car Accident Settlement?

More than six million police-reported crashes occur annually nationwide,...
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