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Moth-Free Pantry With Safe Insect Repellent

New Israeli technology develops a safe, plant-based insect repellent. If there's one thing a housewife hates, it's opening a package of flour and seeing the...

Rare 90-Year-Old Sea Turtle Spared from Egyptian Supper

Turtles were considered evil in ancient Egypt. Locals apparently still haven't forgot. Human desire for the rare and exotic repast knows no boundaries. And while...

Plight of North Africa’s Wild Ass – The Stripeless Zebra

African wild asses in a Basel Switzerland zoo. Perhaps the only hope for their survival of this animal which once roamed North Africa. Wild animals...

Protests Over Shrinking Salt Lake Continue In Iran

Iran saw more protests and demonstrations this weekend as green activists call for the protection of the UNESCO-listed salt lake Orumieh Undeterred by the...

Post-Revolution Development in Egypt Destroys Popular Red Sea Dive Spot

The revolution in Egypt has left a power vacuum that is allowing unchecked development to take over a once thriving, quiet dive spot. Apart from...

Avian Flu Rears Ugly Head Again in Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Recently affected areas avian flu areas appear to be in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The United Nations have urged this week for people to...

UK hiking holiday specialist heads for Lebanon

Eco-tourism holidays in Lebanon offer picturesque fishing villages and ancient remains British walking holidays specialist Ramblers Worldwide has added Lebanon to its list of destinations,...

Google Maps To Bring Virtual Eco-Tourists to Israel

Soon virtual tourists will be able to view images of Israel via Google street view, reducing the need to get on a carbon-emitting airplane. Google,...

Five Star Eco-Tourism in Cool, But Hot Mid East Locations

Jordan's Six Senses Evason Hot Springs Eco Resort. Does King Abdullah and family come here for fun? There are numerous eco-tourism options available in the...

Landmines and Eco-Tourism Protect Lebanon’s Vulnerable Cedar Forests

The Shouf Cedar Reserve is working tirelessly to protect Lebanon's cedar forests from climate change. Fifteen years ago, civil war posed the greatest threat to...

Eco-tourism on the West Bank’s Elusive Sufi Trail

Palestinians hope rural tourism in Taybeh will lure tourists away from the beaten path Lamb blood is splattered all over the doorway of what was...

As Israel Chemicals Profits Soar, the Dead Sea Suffers

The Dead Sea from far above: note the divided northern and "southern" portions. The Dead Sea, besides being declared a candidate for one the earth's...

Do Fluorescent Chicks and Bunnies in Qatar Alienate Kids From Nature?

Science journalist Mike Shanahan took these pictures of dyed chicks while attending a conference in Qatar. He questions  how antics like this impact children's...

Art Exhibition To Showcase Arabia’s Wild Side

Gulf conservation groups have teamed up with National Geographic Al Arabiya to showcase 100 stunning images of Arabian species The Gulf countries of the Middle...

Rabbit-Killing Pesticide Kills Dubai Man Instead

These innocuous-looking pellets release deadly fumes that killed a young IT professional in Dubai last week. This is the second pesticide-related tragedy we are covering...

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PETA will pay meat workers $10,000 to blow the whistle. Is that a good thing?

PETA is offering $10,000 for reporting mislabelled meat.

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Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car. It feels thoroughly Saudi. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia.

Leen Kawas and the Work of Carrying Promising Medicines Forward

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The Financial Impact of Meta Glasses on Europe’s Eyewear Market

Smart glasses are changing the economics of eyewear by turning conventional frames into higher-priced technology products. What used to be mainly a sale built around frame design, lenses, prescription needs and brand preference is now also a sale built around cameras, audio, AI features, app support and connected-device setup.
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