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Persepolis Horse Remains Found Buried Alongside Humans

About 2/3 the size of most horses, the Caspian was used to draw ancient chariots into battle. Louise Firouz loved her Caspians, a small...

Hope Amidst Dubai’s Marine Destruction

Mostly concerned expatriates snag bean bags ahead of The End of the Line screening outside the Pavilion Dive Center in Dubai. A dead dugong was...

Mining Silt, Sewage and Transformer Waste Streaming Into Iraq Rivers

The Tanjero River that flows southwest of the city of Sulaimani in Iraq, is remembered by many to be a sizeable and beautiful river....

Israel Animals Killed By Economic Development

Once common, animals and porcupines like this one are now becoming rare in Israel as development surges, and open spaces diminish. Israel's birds and other...

Trees In Jordan’s Ajloun Forest Still At Risk

Despite a campaign by environmentalists to protect the Ajloun forest in Jordan, 300 trees will be uprooted to make way for a military academy Back...

Live Blog: School Children Pledge To Save UAE Fish

Students and parents gather at the American Community School in Abu Dhabi to watch The End of the Line. Today we're blogging live from the...

Anne Frank’s Tree Memorialized in Israel

This tree gave Anne Frank so much pleasure when she was in hiding. Just before it was about to die, seeds from the Anne...

Green Prophet Wants to Meet All The UAE Eco-Peeps

Tafline finally gets to sink her teeth into the United Arab Emirates' eco-scene, and wants to meet all the groovy green folks during her...

What Bolivia And The Bedouin Have In Common

When Indigenous people rule, nature has rights. Bolivia will soon pass a law called "The Law of Mother Earth." Under this law, the government decrees...

A Day In the Life of A Marine Scientist Rima Jabado

Green Prophet speaks to Rima Jabado, a marine scientist working in the UAE on marine conservation Following the tremendous response to our story on the...

Jordan Dana Biosphere Reserve Kicks Out Kerosene

Jordan takes another definitive step towards a renewable future with a little help from its Czech friends There will be no more stinky kerosene for...

New Arabian Humpback Whale Species Located in Oman

An Arabian humpback whale: newly discovered and already imperiled? The Arabian and Persian Gulf waters off countries like Abu Dhabi, Iran, and Oman are...

Japanese Risk All to Save Nuclear Zone Strays

Abandoned dogs near Fukushima forced to roam in packs to find food Despite the sad tragedy of what are now being called the "Fukushima Dead...

New Eco-Park Opens In Jordan

After six years of hard work, Friends of the Earth Middle East have opened an eco-park in Jordan dedicated to preserving biodiversity Last week, the...

How Sharks Keep Us Breathing: An Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Ali Khan

“What is happening to sharks around the world is the most shameful and biggest commercial sellout that man has ever perpetuated against the natural...

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Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

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