Tag: Middle East

Iran’s Lake Urmia, once the Middle East’s largest saltwater lake, has shrunk by 90 percent due to mismanagement, dams, and drought. As Tehran pours billions into foreign conflicts, water activists face repression at home. The crisis mirrors Syria’s drought-driven unrest, showing how water scarcity can destabilize entire regions.

Eggplant seems an unlikely soup ingredient. But blended with vegetable stock, herbs, and cream, the shiny purple vegetable makes a creamy soup full of Middle-Eastern flavors.

With 5 times the amount of Vitamin C in camel's milk, and full of iron, camel's milk needs no nutritional help. It has a shelf life of 5 days before pasteurization, after which it will survive for up to 3 weeks. Camel's milk is just as versatile as other milk, used as it is to produce low-fat varieties of cheese, chocolate, and a fermented delicacy that is used in areas that lack refrigeration.

Want to learn about organic agriculture and how it's done in the Middle East? Maybe you're interested in making...

In my foraging walks during late winter and spring, I’m always glad to find Navelwort (Umbelicus rupestris). It’s a...

This story is about EcoPeace's "Green Blue Deal", a project that would bring climate action and create a more peaceful Middle East. Also why its important and what kind of impact it would create for the rest of the world.

Sonol, a company that operates regular petroleum-based fuel stations in Israel, has opened the country's first hydrogen fuel station in the Haifa Bay.

When people think of electric vehicle (EV) companies, most don’t think of countries where electric vehicle research and development takes place, so most don’t think of Lebanon. EV Electra will change that.

Rainy, muddy winter brings out the best of January produce in the Middle East.

Since Saudi Arabia's prince and prime minister decided to expand Saudi Arabia's tourism to include westerners, desert and historical tourism was top of the list.

In contrast to eco tourism in other countries in the Middle East, such as Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran,...

Look for the exotic jujube fruit in Middle Eastern markets this month.