Tag: Gulf

Billboard Extracts Clean Drinking Water from Air (Photos)

Like the Middle East, parts of Peru suffer from a chronic water shortage. Also like parts of this region,...

DESERTEC Power Launch in Saudi Arabia Ushers in Clean New Era

When Spain ditched DESERTEC's solar interests in Morocco, the blogosphere was quick to pronounce the initiative Dead Before Arrival....

Will 2013 Herald The Arab Green Spring?

Banking on Masdar to lead the Arab world in sustainability in 2013? With over 50 percent of the world's oil...

Super-green Masdar Headquarters Design Awarded to Brookfield Multiplex

The award to design Masdar's new super-green headquarters in Abu Dhabi has been given to Brookfield Multiplex, the group...

Thousands of Gulf Sharks Caught During Annual Fishing Ban

It is illegal to catch sharks from the beginning of January to the end of April in the United...

Abu Dhabi Behind Matt Damon Anti-Fracking Film

Perhaps floored that a subsidiary of the state-owned Abu Dhabi Media, Image Nation, could be behind such a high-quality...

Second Fattest Nation to Host 2016 World Road Cycling Championship

Even though Qatar is the world's second fattest nation, it will host four international sporting events in the next...

Luxury Underwater Discus Hotel Close to Anchoring in the Gulf

The Water Disqus Hotel (WDH) lauded on blogs galore a few months ago is one step closer to reality,...

Africa’s Most Dangerous Animal to Greet Eid Vistors at Gulf Zoo

Africa's most dangerous animal will make its debut in time for the upcoming Eid holiday at the Al Ain...

Obese Gulf Boy Suffers Fatal Heart Attack Aboard Flight to Bangkok

The Gulf obesity epidemic in has come under increased scrutiny recently. Supersized boys and girls are barely recognizable and...

Tel Aviv and Beirut Are Most Expensive City for Expatriates

Beirut overtakes Abu Dhabi and Dubai, becoming the most expensive city for expatriates in the Middle East region, after...

Egyptian Brothers Design a Clever Separator for Gulf Recyclables

Egyptian brothers Mostafa and Mohamed Nassar have designed a clever two-meter tall waste separator that aims to make recycling in...