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How to Get to Israel by Boat Part II

Here’s what Lianna got up to on her carbon cutting voyage from London to Israel. You can find out why she wanted to avoid...

Serial Porcupine Hunter Gets Seven Months in Jail

A man in Israel has been sentenced to spend seven months in prison for possessing a porcupine. Dubbed by locals as a "serial porcupine...

How to Get to Israel by Boat

In a bid to reduce her carbon footprint, Londoner Lianna Etkind chose an unconventional summer holiday this year – a voyage to Israel over...

Thousands of Gulf Sharks Caught During Annual Fishing Ban

It is illegal to catch sharks from the beginning of January to the end of April in the United Arab Emirates and yet thousands...

Egypt Environment Activists Fighting Back Over Sinai Red Sea Bridge

 A bridge over troubled waters still being planned for Saudi Arabia and Sinai. About 20 dive sites will be lost, activists tell Green Prophet. A grassroots...

UN Report: 90% of Illegal Logging May be Linked to Organised Crime

Illegal logging is not only killing the planet - it is supporting organised crime too Back in 2010 we reported on the case of Moroccan...

Extinct Barbary Lions Used in Gladiator Rings Revived at Moroccan Zoo

The recently renovated Rabat Zoo in Morocco claims to have bred three new Barbary lion cubs in captivity. The larger cousin of southern Africa's...

5 Top Ski Holidays in the Middle East

Skiing in Israel or Iran might not be what you think of if you've ever skied the Rocky Mountains in Canada or the Alps...

Sun Soak and Dive Holidays in Sinai’s Sharm el sheikh

The political news from Egypt doesn't look promising: Cairo and the Sinai Peninsula appear to be more unsettled than ever, with questions about how...

Irish Environmentalist Easkey Britton Surfs Iranian Waves [VIDEO]

Easkey Britton, a surfing champion and passionate environmentalist, became the first women to surf the Iranian waves When Easkey Britton walked into the sea in...

Google Street View Goes Under Sea

If you can't afford your own private submarine, or are afraid of diving, there's always Google:  Google has already taken their street view maps...

Melilla Pics: Where Christians, Jews and Muslims Get Along Just Fine

Melilla is a curious place at the tip of North Africa that proves people with different cultural and religious backgrounds can get along perfectly...

As He Battles Lawsuit, Grandfather Of Turkish Environmental Movement Receives Right Livelihood Award

Hayrettin Karaca, 90, faces up to six years in prison for championing the environmental causes to which he has devoted his life. Turkey is not...

A Scorecard: Who Milks Israel’s Animals Humanely?

The subject of humane milking is a slippery issue and frankly, until now, it wasn't altogether clear who in Israel is doing the job...

INTERVIEW: The “Man On The River” Finishes 5,200-Kilometer Journey In Istanbul

Giacomo de Stefano raises his hat as he rows into Istanbul's Golden Horn, the final stretch of a trans-Europe experiment in sustainable travel. It shouldn't...

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