Tag: Maldives

Reserve a Red Sea pod hotel at Shebara Island for $2,400 a night

A new Red Sea resort in Saudi Arabia called Shebaya Island is already taking pre-bookings for its glamorous pod hotels, a cool SAR 9,000 a night, which equals about $2,400 USD. No big deal if you've berthed your mega-yacht at its shores. 

Maldive’s environment minister jailed for being a witch

The Maldives president has jailed his environment minister over fears she's been doing witchcraft.

Arab loan offers $105 million USD to fund renewables globally

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (likened to USAID and the UK and German's foreign aid) announced last week...

What Can Islam Do For The Environment?

What can Islam do for the environment? That's a question I have been asking myself for some years now...

Maldives Floating Greenstar Hotel Sends the Wrong Message About Climate Change

Waterstudio.NL is world-renowned for its forward-thinking approach to architecture. While so many architects and developers (especially in our region)...

Maldives’ Floating “Green” Golf Island Not So Green

A floating ‘green’ golf course Island is planned for the climate change-vulnerable nation of the Maldives but how green...