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Israel’s Worst Fire in Modern History Kills 40 and Rages On In Bio-reserve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cr5oGnVeYU&feature=player_embeddedBelieved to have been started by arsonists, a deadly fire is racing out of control in UNESCO-protected Carmel Mountain.  People, and animals, are being...

Three Russian Red Sea Snorkelers Attacked By White-Tip Shark

In three separate (and unusual) incidents, a white-tip shark attacks tourists off the coast of Sinai's Sharm Al-Sheikh. I don't think anyone who has...

Mysterious Female Whale Sharks Elude Marine Biologists

Something as big as a whale shark should be easy to track, but Dubai-based marine biologists learn they are actually quite elusive. It's so tempting...

Spacefaring Civilization Finds Evidence of Great Lake in Paleolithic Egypt

New images taken from the space shuttle, using radar, are revealing that 100,000 years ago, Egypt had a lake broader than...

One Muslim’s Mission To Make Africa Green Again

Muslim starts sustainable tree planting operation to make Ethiopia green once again. Visiting Ethiopia after a thirty year absence, Geshaw Tahir an Ethiopian-born Muslim...

Put Away Your Snowboard. Lebanon’s Slopes Are Melting

Climate change ruins all the fun. Higher temperatures have cut the skiing season in half. Lebanon's citizens were not dealt an easy life. Their cultural...

Interpol Gets Tough On “Green Crimes”

No more Mr. Nice Guy! Interpol intends to step up regulation of illegal wildlife trade and other environmental crimes. What eventually became The International Criminal...

Oil Exploration In Iran’s Little Africa?

Is nothing holy anymore? The Iranian Government rubber stamps oil exploration in the country's most important national park. The Iranian government has decided to start...

Bluefin Tuna Debate Reaches Towering Heights in Paris, Again

Greenpeace calls on ICCAT to close down the Mediterranean Bluefin Fishery at Paris conference. The Japanese aren't going to let the bluefish tuna resume its...

Scientists Dig Into Dead Sea To Provide Earth Clues

Scientists are coring into the Dead Sea floor to reveal more about regional climate change and earthquakes over time. Five hundred thousand years of...

Exploring the Middle East the Old Fashioned Way, On Your Own Two Feet

Use the heel-toe express to wander through Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. The Middle East is a pretty amazing place (just ask any of the...

Egyptian Activists Claim Eid Animal Slaughter Is Haram

These are just a few of hundreds of sheep that were inhumanely slaughtered in Egypt for Eid. Similar to the anti-spirit of Christmas shoppers (but...

7 Eco and Spiritual Wonders of the Middle East (SLIDESHOW)

We've only got one life, and one planet. Time to get off your armchair folks and learn a little more about your planet. Green...

Ancient Caesarea Needs Every Grain of Sand

Is King Herod's "City by the Sea" doomed once again? Man-made developments have put Caesarea at risk. The ancient sea port and other archeological...

How To Capture Water Like A Thorny Devil

This spiny little creature can help us survive the Middle East water crisis. How do we value nature? Do we value trees for their role...

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

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

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