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Travelling Without Money to Istanbul’s Travel House

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Lebanon: Greenpeace Investigation Reveals Toxic Coast Pollution

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The State of The Middle East’s Oceans – A Report

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Why Dolphins Have Disappeared from Israel’s Shores

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Release some inner and outer light at Jordan's lantern festival in the desert. The Cosmic Love Sky Lantern Festival is sure to be a feast...

Syria’s Cattle Caught in the Crossfire

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New Regulations Encourage More Sustainable Fishing In Turkey

New regulations will restrict fishermen in Turkey from catching juvenile fish and using dragnets in shallow waters. But environmentalists say the laws don't go...

A Planetary Conjunction With Giza’s Pyramids

A beautiful image is making the rounds on social networks and news websites.  It shows three bright planets, Mercury, Venus and Saturn with each...

Wireless Donkeys Provide High-Tech Biblical Tours in Israel

A tourist attraction in northern Israel has fitted donkeys with WiFi collars so that passengers can surf the web while exploring the historical Galilee...

Israeli Army Building Arms Factory Over Rare Wild Plants

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Emirati Royalty Threaten 48,000 Maasai in Lucrative Hunting Deal

The Middle East's love affair with wild animals has hit the headlines again. No, there haven't been sightings of cheetahs on the streets of Dubai or dead wolves and owls on parade, rather Middle Eastern royals are being accused of aiding a massive sell-off of the Serengeti. And in a new twist to the land-grab meme, this land sell-off is not to secure access to precious food supplies but, rather, to indulge in the hunting whims of the Middle East's elite.

Mutant Fukushima Butterflies Should Discourage Middle East Nuclear

Researchers who collected and studied 100 pale grass blue butterflies from the Fukushima prefecture following last year's nuclear meltdown have discovered serious mutations resulting...

Africa’s Most Dangerous Animal to Greet Eid Vistors at Gulf Zoo

Africa's most dangerous animal will make its debut in time for the upcoming Eid holiday at the Al Ain zoo in the United Arab...

Isrotel Beresheet is a 5 Star Stone-Clad Hotel Overlooking Ramon Crater

I'd love to tell you more about the architects responsible for the 5 star Isrotel overlooking Ramon crater, but it's impossible to get them...

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