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The joy of the Arab squat toilet in Sinai

The eastern squat toilet is the world's perfect eco-toilet. Come and look inside.

Taga's Chic, Slick, Inner City Ride, Kids Included

Taga's "transformer" bike-stroller converts quickly to match the pace and space of urban living. But one Green Prophet reader asks: Where are those kids'...

"Save the Forests" Campaign in Jordan to Stop Picnic Littering and Vandalism

Putting picnic trash in the can or taking it home with you for disposal is a type of education a lot of people in...

Putting On The Organic Ritz at "Mitzpe Hayamim" Organic Restaurant, Hotel and Spa

Going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land doesn't mean you have to stay in a stable. Catering to the rich and famous, including...

GoEco Pioneers Volunteer Eco Tourism in Israel

There are plenty of eco tourism options all over the Middle East.  With the vast range of habitats present in this relatively small region,...

The Hula Valley Gets Stocked As Birds Prepare for Pelican Restaurant

"If they don't eat, they don't fly," is what one Israeli ecologist recently said in a Haaretz article on the new Pelican Restaurant, open...

Lebanon Working on Smokey the Bear to Combat Forest Fires

Summer is always hot in the Middle East, but this season has gotten really fiery in Lebanon, where blazes have damaged over 15 million...

Qatar Plans Environment Program With Syria For Turning Deserts Green

The UAE Emirate state of Qatar is planning to launch an environmental program to turn desert areas into usable pasture lands and other green...

Turkey Plans to Dam its Sole Biosphere

Farmers in northeastern Turkey are furious at the government's plans to flood the verdant region with eight hydroelectric dams. According to the Hurriyet Daily News,...

Is Israel's Haifa Bay Mermaid Frolicking In Pollution?

According to Canada's National Post and Britain's Sky News Israel has a mermaid and she is causing quite a stir. The reported half female...

Jordan, Israel and Palestinian Reps Meet to Jumpstart Controversial Red-Dead Canal

Representatives of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority met last week to study ways to undertake a project known as the "Red Sea-Dead Sea...

5 Must-See Green & Tech Travel Stops at Israeli Kibbutzes

In past Green Prophet articles, we've visted Kibbutzes in Israel's Negev region -- ones involved in environmental and renewable energy projects. Negev's Arava- Arabah...

Baby Crocodile Boards EgyptAir Flight

If until now you worried about carbon offsets for your international flights, you may want to add baby crocodiles to the list of concerns. On...

Palestinian Farmers Look to Export Fair Trade Grapes

The southern West Bank is known for its grapes, which Palestinians grow with little to no water on small plots. Often the vineyards are...

Top 7 Middle Eastern Trips for the Eco-Curious Traveller

In a previous article dealing with eco tourism, Green Prophet o whet your desire to do some "eco-touring" of the Middle East, where there...

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Two people can look at the same sustainability dashboard and reach different conclusions. The problem is not necessarily the data, but whether anyone can trace how the number was produced.

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.

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Was the Flydubai cockpit emergency an attempted terror attack — or a pilot in crisis?

What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots.”

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Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

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Leen Kawas and the Work of Carrying Promising Medicines Forward

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Why Pest Control Has to Be Local: Mira Home on How Climate and Geography Change Pest Pressure Across America

Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

Brad Pitt walked the red carpet with rescue dogs. Why isn’t rescue just the default?

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