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Moussa Beidas’ Art Installation Powered By The Sun?

A young Dubai designer wants to install the world's largest perpetual public art installation to send a message around the planet using the power...

Tigris River Flotilla Puts Iraq Back in the News

On Sunday, September 15, a fleet of traditional and modern Mesopotamian boats will sail down the Tigris River on an historic voyage of celebration...

“Spy” Stork Arrested Then Released and Eaten in Egypt

A White Stork was arrested in Egypt recently after a fisherman in Qena captured it - believing it to be a spy - and...

Cyprus Fruit Bats Decline and Head to Turkey?

Animals the world over are changing where they live as humans effect changes on the land. Beyond the bees (see what this market...

Divers Will Pay to Protect Coral Reef Biodiversity, New Study

With news that Red Sea coral reefs on the coast of Israel may be resistant against the changes of climate change, some more positive...

The “Arabian Canal” is a Defunct Water Conduit in Dubai

In my last post I featured a photograph of an unused structure out in the desert near Dubai, a concrete amphitheatre. It turns out...

Shi Shaoping Depicts China’s Desert Scenes with Eggs

There is something so haunting about desert landscapes, and much as we love our own in the Middle East region, we are blown away...

Fascinating, Frustrating Morocco: a Tour in Photos

Severed goat heads, bloody and besieged by flies, lay side-by-side on a butcher’s slab. A dozen lethal serpents, coiled and poised to strike, wove...

Policemen Kill Afghan Kids “Like Birds” While Fishing With Grenades

A group of Afghan policemen have been arrested after one of them killed a group of six boys while fishing with a rocket-propelled grenade,...

Saudi Gazelle Massacre Sparks Outcry

A video of Saudi men boasting about their multi-day massacre of several Arabian gazelles has sparked an outcry across social media networks, local newspaper...

“Fly” Through Morocco on Three Wheels with Twike Maroc

Twikes have been around for 15 years, but they have only now made their way to Morocco. A hybrid electric vehicle on three wheels,...

Iraq’s Newly Protected Marshes a Huge Conservation Turnaround

We first learned about Nature Iraq's conservation in a combat zone in 2010. Back then Iraq's only conservation NGO seemed to receive little ministerial support;...

Moroccan Governor Pushes to Legalize Marijuana

Beyond the Mediterranean coastline, northern Morocco's mountains are pocked with small scale dope farms. The government has tried hard to eradicate them, to little...

To the Dead Sea from the Red Sea Looks To Be Dead

Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation and Agriculture, Hazim Al Naser, disclosed that the controversial Red-Dead Water Conveyor project may now be shelved in...

Why Were Egyptian Sphinx Feet Found in Northern Israel?

Israeli archeologists are nearly bald from puzzled head-scratching. First was the discovery of a sunken mound of rubble beneath the Sea of Galilee, now...

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Renewables hit 5,149 GW in 2025 as the world edges away from oil shocks and fossil-fueled conflict

“In the midst of uncertain time, renewable energy remains consistent and steadfast in its expansion,” said Francesco La Camera, IRENA’s Director-General. “A more decentralised energy system, with a growing share of renewables and more market players, is structurally more resilient.”

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Health insurance is a regulated financial product. Insurers operate under binding contracts, overseen by state insurance commissioners, that legally obligate them to pay claims meeting policy terms. Policyholders who believe a covered claim was wrongfully denied have legal recourse through state regulatory channels.

Zentera drops “ethical wool” claim after peta exposé into zq-certified farms

The New Zealand Merino Company, now rebranded as Zentera, has quietly removed the phrase “world’s leading ethical wool brand” from its website, a notable change that comes after a disturbing investigation by PETA Asia-Pacific into the company’s ZQ-certified wool supply chain, PETA reports to Green Prophet.

Fresh Fava Bean Soup, A Vegan Springtime Recipe

Somehow vegetables with short seasons excite the imagination and appetite more sharply than produce that’s available all year around. Good Middle Eastern cooks have many recipes for delicate fava beans, and this turmeric-fragrant soup is one.

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