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Faisal O'Keefe
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Grow Green Reporting Skills with BBC Training in Jordan and Palestine
Calling all media professionals in Palestine or Jordan: increase your eco-broadcast effectiveness by applying for some hands-on training by top media pros. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is...
Single White Light luminAID Seeks Middle East Partner
Three years of sustainable lighting for fifteen bucks? United Nations Relief Agency, you hearing this? The LuminAID inflatable solar light was created by a pair...
10 Ways Abu Dhabi Leads The Arab Gulf’s Green Revolution
Abu Dhabi’s stellar efforts to raise green performance across industry sectors position that Gulf state as regional leader in both conceiving sustainable solutions, and more...
The Arabic Roots of 10 English Words
This is far from scholarly analysis. Basic info came off a much-copied and anonymously authored “fun facts” sheet circulating at my daughter’s high school, but...
Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Cities Face 100-Year Floods
Imagine the famous pyramids under water? Alexandria, Egypt holds top risk, followed by Istanbul, Turkey. Think “Mediterranean” and most Westerners conjure up Monte Carlo or Mykonos, Cannes or...
Jordan Mandates Domestic Solar Water Heating
Jordan passes new building codes requiring solar water heaters on all new commercial and residential buildings. It’s about time: Regulations come into effect in April...
Wake Up To These 7 Eco-Clocks
Mornings are getting darker. Need a pick me up? Tick tock: try an eco clock. Israel daylight savings already sent summertime packing, but the rest of...
Saudi Smoking Grounds for Divorce
Smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, birth defects, and – in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – divorce. Saudi Arabian authorities enacted a ban against smoking...
Fungus Forces Family From Sharjah Home
A potentially dangerous form of fungus forced a Gulf family from their home. Is your building sick too? Sounds like a 1950’s horror flick, but...
Middle East Immune to Pork Crisis? Think Again.
Reduce one food source and increase pressure on others. We’re all going to die! Only a lot later and with healthier arteries according to political satirist...
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