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Renewables better investment than oil and gas, says Gulf body

News that Saudi Arabia wouldn’t like to hear: Renewable energy is the most competitive form of power generation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according...

No room at the inn for Eurovision? Go glamping in Tel Aviv park, instead

Tent City a few years ago had connotations of anxiety and despair (see Occupy Tel Aviv), now the City of Tel Aviv is embracing the...

Malaria prevention when travelling to the Middle East

About a hundred years ago, large swamps of areas in the Middle East were teaming with malaria –– including Israel. The British of course enjoyed...

Get suing for your environment

A landmark law was just passed in Israel this year. The Israeli Parliament, known as the Knesset just passed a new law on January 1,...

The state of fishing for the Mediterranean and Black Sea

Although the main commercial fish species in the Mediterranean and Black Sea are still over-fished, pressure has reduced over the past years, raising hopes –...

NASA and FAO launch Collect Earth Online to track land-use and landscape changes anywhere

Seeing both forests and trees is about to get easier, thanks to a new open-access tool developed by US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...

Tea for royalty starts with white-leaved savory or Zuta Levona

You can’t go anywhere in Israel and in many parts of the Middle East without enjoying a fresh herbal tea. Yeah, none of the dried...

Time to AWAKEN spirits and social change in Kuwait

The small but mighty country of Kuwait wants to wake and shake you up. Join a a new community building festival this November that will...

Live in Sustainable Booths for the Jewish Holiday of Sukkoth

Jews in Israel will live for a week in a sukkah, starting next week. It’s a time to get back to nature, and one’s roots....

The Great Reef is recovering

Positive news for a change! The Reef & Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC), a non-profit enterprising Australian organization, has reported substantial signs of recovery for corals...
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