Who’s grabbing land at the fastest rate? An Arab country is among the top 3. The target: Africa.
The issue of land grabbing by Gulf countries for food security purposes has been in the news (including Green Prophet) for some years now, but the trend for large-scale acquisitions is accelerating. The new scramble for land in Africa and many parts of South East Asia, such as Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam, is creating a wide spread geo-political phenomenon, raising new concerns about the long held debate on the benefits and risks of these acquisitions.
Car parts, scrap metal, fish and produce from Japan won’t enter Egyptian ports. 
$10 million is the lucky number for two Israeli cleantech companies and Al Gore. Tigo’s Maximizer can add hundreds of hours worth of sun to your utility bill. 
As Egyptian struggles for human rights, animal rights activists speak for those who can’t.
Feeling bad about your junk food diet? New research on Egyptian mummies finds death by clogged arteries. 
According to a report by an organization which reviews school textbooks, Palestinian students are taught to blame Israel for their environmental problems but how accurate is the assessment?
