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Asbestos Exposure Raises Cancer Rates in Lebanon

Asbestos, linked directly to mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer, is still present in many products used daily in Lebanon. But there's no...

Corporate Organic Food Struggles to Compete in Israeli Markets

In Israel the organic food market is still comparatively small and underdeveloped. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz organic food only comprises one and...

Clean Reusable Totes, Or Risk Going Green

Your reusable totes may be full of bacteria and can turn you seriously "green". Time to practice good bag hygiene.  Researchers at the University of...

Easy Trifle Recipe for Shavuot

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Peak Phosphorus Fuels the World’s Growing Bellyache

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Verdolaga con queso recipe made from foraged superweeds.

Vertical Gardening Celebrated in Tel Aviv

This past weekend Yael Stav offered tours of her home and vertical garden as part of the "Houses From Within" Batim Mibifnim exhibition in...

Pesticides Causing Brain Damage to be Banned by Israel

Down side of crop dusting is pesticides that cause neurological damage:  photo by Alberto Denkberg/Haaretz Air and water pollution in Israel from insecticides, oil and...

May’s Seasonal Produce: Sour Plums and Cherries

Sour green plums the size of large marbles are in the shuk now, a seasonal favorite of the Iraqi community. Eat them out of...

Enforcing Smoke-free Workplaces in Jordan

I just spit out my coffee. About to move house for the fifth time in as many years, I take a day to escape the cardboard...

Jordanian Bank Sanabel Buys One Quarter of a Congo Forest

An Islamic bank in Jordan, Sanabel, has bought up over a quarter of a Congo forest for 'sustainable projects' When I first read about the...

Biodegradable plastic alternative to replace juice boxes

Two Israeli women founded TIPA - the first company in Israel to offer 100% biodegradable and recyclable beverage packaging, as an alternative to plastics....

Israel Turns to Arab Neighbors to Avert Tomato Crisis

Tomatoes are staple to the Israeli diet; Israel looks to Jordan to augment its tomato supply. Last year a spike in cottage cheese prices helped...

Energy Drinks and 5 Really Good Reasons to Avoid Them

Energy drinks have come under renewed scrutiny in Dubai, but the Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) responsible for ensuring their quality and safety has said...

Autism and your home

Autism is one of those worries that some parents have to deal with at some point in the early years of a child's life....

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

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

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

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

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