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Mt. Toubkal: Chasing Berbers to the Top of North Africa

My Berber guide Mohammed on our return journey from Mt. Toubkal, North Africa's highest point. "You should know that I haven't hiked in a while,"...

1.5 Million Liters of Jet Fuel Spills Into Israeli Desert

Jet fuel spurts into pristine nature zone in Israel. Who will pay for this unthinkable mistake? A month ago, Israeli airlines suffered from a jet...

The Accelerating Decline of World Oceans: Why It Matters for the Middle East

War and conflict overshadows the environment in the Middle East, and oceans overlooked, now on brink of catastrophe. At a time when Arab media attention...

“We Are Not A PR Stunt” – Marine Protection Organisation On Corporate Sponsorship

We speak to the Emirates Diving Association about why they accepted funding from the gas-guzzling car manufacturer Ford Motors The Emirates Diving Association (EDA) based...

Abu Dhabi Beach Gains Blue Flag Award

Abu Dhabi’s Corniche has become the Arabian Gulf’s first Blue Flag beach The city of Abu Dhabi has become the first Arabian Gulf location to...

Oil Spills Near Coral Reef in Israel Cleaned Up, This Time

Concerted cleaning efforts averted major disaster in Eilat, but more serious oil spills are only "a matter of time" say Israeli officials. Two separate oil...

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HooHa Cyclists’ House Geared Towards Housing Visiting Cyclists in Northern Israel

HooHa Cyclists' House in northern Israel gives traveling cyclists a bike-oriented place to stay. Eco tourism has been spreading all over the Middle East, with...

Thai Migrant Workers Poach Wildlife for Food in Israel

Thai workers are hunting for illegal game in Israel to supplement diet on meager income. The problem is they've over-hunted endangered animals Illegal hunting of...

Jordan Gets A New UNESCO-Protected Pit Stop

It's hard to believe that Jordan -thought worldwide to be nothing more than a sliver of desert - would have rushing waterfalls to protect. At...

Palestinian Environmentalist Talks About Water, Dams & Finding Peace

The Palestinian environmentalist Taleb Al Harithi was born in a small town near Hebron called Idna in 1955. After gaining his PhD in 1986,...

Iran Plans To Launch Monkey Into Space

Monkeys and other mammals have long been sacrificed to enable humans to explore space. Iran is going to send a monkey into space to prepare...

Fish Farming Isn’t So Evil After All

A new report sheds light on when, where, and how aquaculture is terrible for the environment, and when it's not so bad. Aquaculture has a...

Green Prophet Eco-Tours Wadi Ara’s Hiking Trails and Springs

Panoramic view of Umm El Fahem (Mother of Charcoal) in Wadi Ara For those Israelis who use Wadi Ara a merely a way to travel...

Bottom Trawlers In Oman Get The Boot

Greenpeace activists take on bottom trawlers. But in Oman, they no longer have to. Bottom trawlers were forced to set sail after Oman effected its...

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Japan wants to build a solar panel ring around the moon

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African kids born in these Star Homes are less likely to die

What the Star Home demonstrates is something bigger: that health can be built into infrastructure. Instead of relying only on healthcare systems, communities can reduce disease at the source—through smarter design.

Art from Oman at the Venice Biennale

Oman is returning to the Venice Biennale with Zīnah, an immersive installation by artist and curator Haitham Al Busafi that transforms a traditional form of horse adornment into a large-scale sensory experience.

Korean researchers create battery from greenhouse gases

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Japan wants to build a solar panel ring around the moon

Unlike solar power on Earth, which is limited by night cycles, weather, and seasons, the Moon offers something close to uninterrupted exposure to the Sun. By placing solar infrastructure in orbit or along the lunar surface, engineers could generate continuous clean energy at a scale that may exceed global electricity demand,  the Japanese scientists say.

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What the Star Home demonstrates is something bigger: that health can be built into infrastructure. Instead of relying only on healthcare systems, communities can reduce disease at the source—through smarter design.

Art from Oman at the Venice Biennale

Oman is returning to the Venice Biennale with Zīnah, an immersive installation by artist and curator Haitham Al Busafi that transforms a traditional form of horse adornment into a large-scale sensory experience.

Korean researchers create battery from greenhouse gases

Professor Ji-Soo Jang, in collaboration with Professor Taekwang Yoon of Ajou University and Professor Hansel Kim of Chungbuk National University, has developed a novel energy device that generates electricity during the process of capturing greenhouse gases.

SunZia comes online and America’s 11B, and largest renewable project begins wind power

The impact is already being felt. California has broken its wind generation record multiple times in recent weeks as SunZia begins feeding electricity into the grid. It’s a glimpse of what a renewable-powered future could look like when large-scale infrastructure finally comes online. Can we start saying goodbye to Saudi Aramco and Arabian Gulf oil? 

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40 more migratory animals need protecting, warns UN group

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When peace returns, will we rediscover Saudi Arabia’s mud-brick soul?

When the region settles after the American war with Iran, and it will, American and European travelers will come back. Not just for spectacle or headline projects, but for places that feel real. Places that haven’t been engineered to impress and which get into your soul. We predict that visitors to Saudi Arabia will want to see places like Rijal Alma.When the region settles after the American war with Iran, and it will, American and European travelers will come back. Not just for spectacle or headline projects, but for places that feel real. Places that haven’t been engineered to impress and which get into your soul. We predict that visitors to Saudi Arabia will want to see places like Rijal Alma.
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