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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

feynan lodge jordan eco tourism middle east" width="560" height="373" /> An inn in Nazareth, a retreat in Morocco and an eco-lodge in Jordan make waves...

Can Bar Rafaeli and Spencer Tunick Save the Dead Sea?

Bar's out to save the Dead Sea -if the paparazzi will let her! We've gone Naked at the Dead Sea with Spencer Tunick, promoted the...

Solar Taxi Visits Israel Cleanup Day

Israeli volunteers joined others worldwide on November 1st, in an international movement to "clean up" our environmental act. The 11th annual International Cleanup Day activities...

Canada Cuts UNESCO Funds Based on US Law

Voluntary funding to support nature and ancient cities is thinned even more as Canada cuts its funding to UNESCO. If existing members don't cough...

You’re Invited To The Jungle Ball!

Kuwait’s animal rights society is hosting a jungle-themed ball and art auction to raise awareness of the plight of animals in the country The Middle...

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