Saudi Arabia wins bid for Expo 2030
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has been at the forefront of the Kingdom’s efforts to host the Expo, which would be the latest in a line of events to be hosted by the Kingdom.
‘Forever Is Now’ Art Show Illuminates Giza’s Night Sky in Sustainable Splendor
In Cairo, the third edition of "Forever Is Now" art exhibition unfolded against the backdrop of the Pyramids of Giza.
Visit Sharjah’s ghost village Ad Madam before it’s swallowed by sand
Nestled in the arid landscapes of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the Ad Madam Ghost Village whispers tales of a bygone era, a haunting reminder of the consequences of unsustainable urban development.
Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink founder Elon Musk lands in Israel
Tesla founder Elon Musk lands in Israel to smooth out antisemitism accusations with the Jews, meet families of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists.
Masdar City shows off smart farms and hydroponics by Rivulis for COP28
Dana signed an MoU with Masdar City, the zero-waste city of Abu Dhabi, to build its first beta site there. The beta site tests and showcases leading desert tech solutions for arid environments, water scarcity, greenhouse cooling, soil cultivation and regeneration, carbon sequestration, and resilient seed varieties.
Cargo ship loaded with salt sinks off Greek island
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship called the Raptor, with 14 crew onboard off the Greek island of Lesbos has sunk after it faced gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said Sunday prompting a major rescue operation.
Blast fishing in Lebanon means more sharks, sea lions and dead whales in Israel?
Blast fishing is linked to shark sightings, possibly sea lion death and dead whales.
Dubai buys 20% of Zimbabwe for carbon offset projects
The UAE is buying a part of Zimbabwe the size of the UK for controversial carbon offset projects.
RedSea farms grows from Saudi Arabia to Egypt
RedSea, a climate controlled hydroponics greenhouse business that started in Saudi Arabia, has announced that its business is expanding. They have hired Bruno De Oliveira as VP East Africa and Egypt to help grow the business into East Africa and Egypt.
Low- and zero-carbon freight transportation – is it even possible?
The development of the logistics industry is moving toward introducing a sustainable supply chain that will reduce the carbon footprint created by the transportation of goods. What can be done so that this involves the most negligible negative impact on the environment? We present solutions to help you discover the green face of logistics.
Earth passes the 2 degree threshold 2 times in November
The world hit over a 2 degree warming this past November, twice
Restoring a synagogue sustainably in Kos, Greece
Sanctity in circularity? How Jewish history and sustainablepractice meet in Greece today. Kos Island, Greece. A sustainable synagogue remodel by Israeli-Greek architect Elias Mesinas.
Artichokes and Oranges: December’s Seasonal Produce
It’s officially winter in the Middle East. We’d hoped it would be raining now, but climate change is often evident in blue skies and dry ground everywhere. While we dream about wandering past a pile of artichokes, imagining how good their hearts will taste hot, with a dab of lemon butter or made into artichoke […]
Saudi Arabia announces new natural gas fields in the east
Oil rich Saudi Arabia has announced discovering the lesser evil of fossil fuels, two natural gas fields in what they call the Empty Quarter, by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s gas and oil business, the wealthiest company in the world owned by the Saudi royal family. Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, announced the discovery yesterday. The […]
Dynamite fishing is at war with the sea
Fisherman in Lebanon make their own dynamite to explode the sea near nature reserves, harvesting tonnes of fish.