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Egyptian Seed Bombing Campaign To Hit Cairo and Alexandria

Egypt's first ever seed bombing event will highlight the importance of preserving Egyptian seeds and promoting local biodiversity Environmental groups across Egypt have come together...

Saudi Smoking Grounds for Divorce

Smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, birth defects, and - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - divorce. Saudi Arabian authorities enacted a ban against smoking...

Arab Spring Countries Face Increased Risk of Food Price Shocks in 2013

According to the latest findings by global risk-analyser Maplecroft, Arab Spring countries are at greater risk of rising food prices in the coming year It's...

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Dates and goat's cheese, a classic Middle Eastern combination that works as an appetizer, nosh, or dessert. Stately date palms grace many streets in the...

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This extract-based pesticide from a hardy Holy Land species of bush forms the basis of a new natural insect repellent. An Israeli company EdenShield has...

SARS-like Mystery Virus Appears in Saudi Arabia, Alerting Haj Pilgrims

A new SARS-like mystery illness has health authorities alert ahead of the millions-strong Haj pilgrammage to Mecca. There have been two recent cases of...

UN: Control Dangerous Chemicals & Save The Lives of Millions

The UN is calling for urgent action to reduce human exposure to chemicals and save the lives of millions of people A couple of months...

Hooked on Hookah? It’s Worse than Smokes, Says Iran

A 45 minute shisha session is the equivalent of puffing 100 cigarettes. In a new study, Iranian researchers proved tobacco water pipes are as harmful as...

Egyptian Biceps Set New World Record Unsustainably

This Egyptian bodybuilder’s biceps aren't sustainable, or even good for his own health. Moustafa Ismail will appear in the 2013 Guinness Book of Records now...

Fats Help You Lose Weight, Claims Israeli Researcher

There's good news for butter lovers in the future. Professor Oren Froy of the Agriculture, Food, and Environment department, Hebrew University, says that a high-fat...

ABC News Sued Over Pink Slime

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Street Vegan in Sri Thanu is a must-stop family lunch spot on Koh Phangan, Thailand

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