Health

Are Brazilian Blowouts Putting Kinks in Health?

More popular in the US than the Middle East, the Brazilian Blowout craze (with its chemicals) did make the headlines in Dubai. I've never understood...

Johnson’s Baby Shampoo Health Risk Ends in Victory for Babies

Among those sweet baby scents have lurked not so sweet ingredients like formaldehyde, claim activists. If there is a signature scent associated with babyhood, Johnson...

Khat Juice Drug Peddlars Arrested in Israel

The drug du jour in Israel is khat, and the police are clamping down on its regulation. Unlike conventional addictive drugs like marijuana, hashish, and...

Build a solar cooker and make Sun Soup

With a solar cooker, you can set a pot down outside and come back  later to find lunch ready. We've only just begun harnessing the...

Veganism Goes Viral in Israel

It is very unusual to find a dinner or breakfast table in Israel that doesn't include a smattering of meat and/or dairy products to...

Tahini is also a Middle Eastern Pasta Sauce

Try something a little different than plain-old tomato sauce on your pasta. Try tahini! On my first night CouchSurfing in Haifa, Israel, in the cozy...

4 Summer Rose Wines from the Middle East

Rosé wine is gaining global popularity. Did you know that the Middle East with its long history of wine-making is producing some great rosés...

Could Phones Revolutionize Palestinian Agriculture?

World food prices soared over 6 percent in July according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. Prices are continuing to rise, and...

Agriculture and Water Connect Israel to Africa

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon, landed on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He continued on to Uganda and Kenya, where he will inaugurate...

World Fitness: How Do You Weigh In?

A team of British researchers devised a calculator that weighs you against the world. Did Olympic fever catch you?  Itching to get sporty and lean? ...

Fasting Pregnant Women During Ramadan Give Birth to Smaller Babies

Do pregnant women who are fasting during the Holy Islamic month of Ramadan have a greater chance of experiencing a pre-term birth? A new...

Hashish Field Wars Between Soldiers and Lebanon’s Locals

Why grow apples in Lebanon when hashish and cannabis is hundreds of times more lucrative? An overview of Lebanon's unsustainable drug business in the...

Refugee Camp in Bethlehem Sprouts Green Rooftops

Supported by the women's group Karama, families in Bethlehem's Dheisheh refugee camp have begun growing fresh food on their rooftops Cramped conditions in the Dheisheh...

Ramadan in Yemen is Miserable and it’s Getting Worse

Yemen isn't as hot as Saudi, but the temperatures this Ramadan have been high enough to make waiting out the long daylight hours without...

5 Cool No-Cook Recipes For Summer Dining

Need to put a good meal together but it's too hot to cook? Here's an easy menu for those hot-weather meals. Knowing that hot days...

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East's water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story.

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East's water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story.

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.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.
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