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World Bank pledges $16B to climate change projects

The World Bank, the biggest provider of public finance to developing countries is not gambling on our future! It has just earmarked 28% of its 2016...

Scientists discover bacteria’s natural sunscreen

‘Everything in moderation’ is good advice, especially when it comes to sunshine. Humans know this, especially in the Middle East, mastering all means of shading...

Watch a Green Prophet become a lean, green, health machine…or die of internet embarrassment!

The weeks that girdled Christmas and New Year’s had me living like a fois gras goose, endlessly stuffed with food and drink as my family...

Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid dead at 65

Zaha Hadid, the first female architect (and first Muslim) to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize, died yesterday in a Miami hospital after suffering a heart attack...

When it comes to water cooperation, where is the Middle East?

United Nations-sponsored World Water Day was celebrated this week in a series of events around the world ranging from races to speeches to demonstrations of...

Shining a light on #EarthHour2016

Earth Hour is upon us. It comes every year on Saturday 19 March, as the clock strikes 8:30 PM around the globe. It’s a worldwide...

Those smiling Irish eyes originated in the Middle East!

Just in time for St. Paddy’s Day, scientists from Dublin and Belfast have evidence that stone age Irish settlers had genetic origins in the Middle...

Heads up! A look at Iran’s fantastical ceilings (PHOTOS)

Instagram photographer “m1rasoulifard” has been creating a visual catalog of Iranian architecture, shooting the interiors of mosques, such as Hazrat-Masoumeh in Qom (above), and cultural...

Noor Complex in Morocco 160MG CSP solar power plant

Unlike PV systems, CSP output doesn't dip when skies are momentarily overcast, and they do not need battery back-up to store energy for nighttime use.

Brilliant IKEA dinner table outsmarts mealtime smartphone users!

Sit four people around the dinner table, and at see that least three are tethered to their smartphones (well, someone’s got to cook and serve). What’s a...
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