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Gulf cargo company makes shipping container cargotecture office

The United Arab Emirates is home to the world’s tallest building, Burj; it’s over-run by McMansions a la Arabia, and the Emirates don’t hesitate to...

Earliest known sketch of Abu Dhabi uncovered in archives

A new sketch of Abu Dhabi was just uncovered, showing a rare glimpse into the desert port before it became a super city. The sketch...

Iran dominates drug headlines in the Middle East

There is a growing concern that the free trade agreement between Iran and Turkey has encouraged an increase in the production and transit of drugs...

Istanbul police take selfie as man jumps to death

My experience with the Turkish police was problematic. As a tourist I was accosted by a man on moped, but because the perpetrator didn’t rape me or...

Watch ISIS militants take over and burn marijuana fields in Syria

Maybe we’d have a little more tolerance and understanding in this world if ISIS just smoked some of the plants instead. Or maybe the plan...

Orbital sustainability with space junk tow truck

Maybe I need a new job title. Imagine being head of the Space Debris Office? Or, Space Janitor?

HopOn for instant mobile payments by bus

In any city in the world, we have all had the experience of catching a bus, subway or train only to find we don’t the...

Israel fish research to help aquaponics and fish farming?

Zoology researchers Roi Holzman and Victor China at Tel Aviv University weren’t the first to notice that more than 90 percent of fish larvae die...

Why Gaza needs hydroponics and aquaponics for food security

The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing local food production to a halt...

Climate change means unexpected rain increase for Iran and Iraq?

The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by an...
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