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Crazy Kuwaitis Use Shotguns to Kill 12 Flamingos

According to K's PATH, poaching in Kuwait has reached epic proportions, and it is not uncommon to see men shooting at animals from moving vehicles.

Ecological News From the Middle East

Had a busy week? Well, why not stop and sample the delights of Sunday's news nuggets It’s been a busy week here at Green Prophet...

Israel Chemicals Will Pay for Southern Dead Sea Damage

Dead Sea bathers, naked or clothed, may now continue to enjoy floating there. Israel Chemicals (ICL), one of the major mineral mining companies at the...

Extinct Hula Painted Frog Hops Back to Life

Like the Dead Sea scrolls of nature, an extinct frog from Israel returns to life Considered extinct for about 50 years, the Hula painted frog...

Riad Dar One for Some Magical Marakesh Mystery

Get close to Jamaa el Fna (the best square in Morocco) at Riad Dar One. This is by day. After an enchanting stay at the...

Jordan Steps Up Anti-Logging Efforts Over Winter

Authorities in Jordan are stepping up the monitoring of forests to stop illegal logging over the winter months The onset of winter can only mean...

Video of the Midway Atoll: Plastic Travels. Plastic Kills.

2,000 miles away from the nearest continent, thousands of baby albatrosses are dying. The cause? Plastic. Over the years, we have watched plastic take a...

Jordan’s Aqaba Turning Into Naval Dumping Ground

Environmentalists raise concerns after another vessel is abandoned in the Gulf of Aqaba  Around two weeks ago, a ferry carrying 1,230 passengers caught fire in...

The One-Eyed Salt-Carver from Siwa Who Still Loves His Craft

Nabil Hirbawy from Siwa, Egypt lost an eye to his craft, but that hasn't dampened his passion for carving salt rock into beautiful works...

From Pickled Song Birds to Snakes at Risk

This Cyprus grass snake is now an endangered species First a severe water crisis threatened to create a dire peril to both people and animals...

Lebanon Loses Out on 7 Natural Wonders

Guest writer and Oxford student Will Todman describes the mood in Lebanon following the announcement that Jeita Grotto failed to secure a spot as...

Siwa Oasis and the Veiled Weavers Society

These women in the Siwa oasis near Libya are trained in the traditional craft of weaving Kleem (rugs). Tafline takes a rare inside look...

Name this Baby Orphaned Gazelle

His mother passed away at birth. Now zookeepers at the Al Ain Zoo in Abu Dhabi are asking the public to give this baby...

The Siwa Oasis in Egypt

This was the plan: leave at 8pm Friday night from Turgoman station in Cairo. Arrive in Siwa at 5.30am and meet my friend Gwen...

3 Sustainable Hotels In The Arab World Win Big Virgin Awa

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Kansas City’s Second Attempt at a Conversion Therapy Ban: What the Proposed Ordinance Does and Why It’s Being Rewritten

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What Qualities Help Nurses Thrive in Their Careers?

Decisiveness is also essential. As their first point of contact, nurses are generally best positioned to notice a sudden change in a patient’s condition. When they do, they need to quickly analyze the situation, determine whether escalation or immediate action is required, and execute that confidently.

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Dead Sea Scroll mystery may be solved by a calendar that lost touch with the seasons

The 364-day calendar did not disappear entirely. Instead, it may have survived as an ideal: a memory of perfect time at Creation and perhaps a calendar to be restored in the End of Days.

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Mysterious metallic spheres dubbed "space balls" washed ashore on Forrest Beach in Queensland, Australia. The objects were identified by the Australian Space Agency as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle that re-entered Earth's atmosphere, and crews successfully removed the safe debris.

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Kansas City is attempting to revive protections against conversion therapy with a new ordinance carefully designed to withstand recent First Amendment challenges. Rather than banning conversion therapy by name, the proposal targets harmful therapeutic practices linked to increased risks of depression and self-harm, creating what supporters hope could become a legal model for other U.S. cities.

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