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Learn earthen architecture of the Middle East

This one-month training course will use Al Ain, UAE as an open-air laboratory for participants to learn practical, hands-on methods for preserving earthen buildings and...

The 10 best desert marathons

Looking for adventure and sustainable travel? Run an ultra-marathon in the sand, or a half marathon around a Holy City. Marathon the Mideast.

Trojena’s $500 billion ski resort for a planet on fire

Saudi Arabia has “won” the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at what will be called its Trojena resort

Want to Start Your Own Commune?

A pioneering newsletter is still helping the next generation plan their intentional community

Luxury glamping in Abu Dhabi

Luxury tenting, known as glamping, in Jebel Hafit, UAE

Lebanon’s abandoned Ottoman-era mansions

It’s not unusual for an intrepid foreign explorer to uncover hidden gems in Lebanon.

Smuggled African elephants at Abu Dhabi Zoo

Against conventions, a UAE safari and zoo are acquiring wild animals with no regards to international laws and agreements. A big surprise in a nation...

Elon Musk wants to Starlink Iranian dissidents

Elon Musk is hoping to dodge American sanctions against Iran to help researchers and anyone who wants it, access uncensored internet via his satellite-based Starlink...

Death by modesty police? Iranian women burn head coverings to protest #MahsaAmini

A young Iranian woman, 22, has died in custody after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for improper clothing. Her death sparked anger on social...

Earliest evidence of opium use found in Israel

Found at Tel Yehud, it is the oldest source of hallucinogen use in history to date. 
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