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Campylobacter Intestinal Disease Rising in the Middle East

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Dubai 2021? Do’s and Don’ts for Foreign Travelers

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Embracing Analog: Postcards From the Middle East

Here in Amman, Jordan, personal mail gets delivered painfully slow to post office boxes rarely filled.  My banking and bill-paying happens online and does...

Saudi Arabia HungerStation: Fast-food Convenience or Obesity Enabler?

HungerStation.com in Saudi Arabia is a new online platform where customers can order food from a lengthening list of restaurants for delivery right to...

Science Replaces Moon-spotting as Ramadan Predictor

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The "Field Guide to Jordan" is a fantastically comprehensive book that uses beautiful photographs and concise descriptions to introduce locals and visitors to the...

New Hairy Stocking Fashion Thwarts Mingling Between the Sexes

Women weary of ogling men can now deflect attention with a pair of hairy stockings. The fuzzy fashion accessory is a runaway hit after...

Taksim Square: Turkish Authorities Seize German Musician’s Piano

Davide Martello transported a self-made grand piano from his home town in Konstanz, Germany to Taksim Square in Istanbul with peace on his mind....

Jordan’s Grassroots Efforts to Manage Municipal Trash

The city of Amman in Jordan where I live is experiencing a deteriorating level of municipal services, most notably in garbage collection and public...

Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates Fuels the Shopping Cult

If consumerism is the predominant modern day religion, then this week's picture shows one our most monumental cathedrals - Dubai's Mall of the Emirates....

How Jean Bradbury Makes a Difference a World Away in Jordan

Jordanian craftswomen near the southern Dead Sea are creating unique market bags, placemats and quilts colored with naturally sourced dyes, then painted and embroidered....

Lola the Donkey from Middle Eastern Play Runs Afoul of Belgian Police

An "actress" performing at the Arab Cultural Center in Brussels ran up against the law for her odd public antics between shows. Belgian police...

10 Free Ways to Feel Happier Super Fast

I'm no Pollyanna, but I usually maintain a healthy screen between my personal life and world events. Lately  I've been reporting on the disturbing...

Eco-Education Starts Young at New Green School in Israel

Thinking and living in tune with nature is a way of life that is best started as early as possible, which is why we...

Venomous Irukandji Jellyfish Kills Eco Bloggers

Green Prophet recently reported about alarming surges in jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea. No hand-wringing yellow journalism here, the phenomenon was scientifically assessed...

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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.

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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.

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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.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

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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