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Long Public Bus Converted into $300,000 Un-green Luxury Home

We were so excited to learn that an Israeli pair transformed an old bus into an attractive luxury home, until we saw what materials they...

MENA Will Need 120 Gigawatts of Energy by 2017, Masdar Expert Warns

The Middle East and North Africa region is going to need 120 gigawatts of energy by 2017, according to a leading figure at the Masdar...

Qatar’s Oryx Island to Offer Five Floating Hotels for 2022 World Cup

When football enthusiasts flock to a World Cup venue, they expect more than a tent out in the desert to rest their weary heads, but...

Visit the Round Freedom Farm House in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt

It takes some perseverance to get to Siwa, which lies just east of Libya. Either a long bus or car ride from Cairo, the journey...

Urbin Beirut Crushes Stinky Cigarette Butts in Style

Cigarette butts are gross – whether they drift onto beaches, pollute our waterways, or endanger wildlife. But many cities in the Middle East, where smoking...

Dubai Cheetah Owners Can Save the Species, Says Expert

We have often lamented that people from Dubai and other Arabian Gulf countries walk around with wild cats the way Hollywood stars carry Chihuahuas. But...

AirBnB Rental Ruled Illegal – What it Means for the Middle East

From a €17 pad in Sharm Sheikh to a €61 room on Gaza Beach and a cave home in Israel, AirBnB is used widely across the...

Israel’s Earthquake Proof Table Added to MoMA’s Permanent Collection

Students are typically advised to crawl under their desks when an earthquake strikes, but then they often become trapped when the table collapses. Israeli designers...

Following Oman Success, GlassPoint Wants to be the IKEA of Solar

New life for old oil fields? Last year Oman inaugurated a 7MW solar pilot plant that produces steam to loosen thick, stubborn oil. Petroleum Development...

Abu Dhabi: Biggest Polluter Turned Green Police

In October 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called out oil-producing Abu Dhabi for being one of the world’s highest emitters of carbon dioxide per capita....
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