Three-day wildfire extinguished in Iranian Kurdistan
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A huge fire which had torched nearly two hundred hectares of forests and pastures in the Pawa and Javanrud areas in East Kurdistan, or Iranian Kurdistan, has finally...
Next Up: Abu Dhabi; China’s Maritime Silk Road Breaks Into The Middle East
The next stop on China’s “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” has been chosen: Abu Dhabi. At the end of last month, China’s Jiangsu province signed a deal with the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports to develop...
Israel launches first satellite for environmental research
Israel launched its first Israeli satellite for environmental research. Venus was launched early Wednesday morning from the Vega Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana. The mission is a joint...
Italy drought: No water rationing in Rome
Plans to ration water in Rome amid a prolonged drought have been averted. The Lazio region had mulled a measure to stagger water supply shutdowns in certain neighbourhoods of the capital for eight...
Enforcing smoke-free workplaces in Jordan
I just spit out my coffee. About to move house for the fifth time in as many years, I take a day to escape the cardboard box Himalayas towering in the living room. Plus there’s heavy construction...
Israel and Palestine Join Hands Again to Build a Restorative Eco-Park
Yet another joint Israeli and the Palestinian Authority eco-project challenges the mainstream notion that it’s all war and friction between Jews and Arabs. Despite a recent accusation by the French...
Water main break floods businesses in Little Italy
It was a messy morning for people in Little Italy after a huge water main break flooded several businesses. Business owners like Joey Vaiasuso arrived to their workspace shocked by the damage caused...
Green machine: Madar Farms’ plug-and-play harvests
The Arab world struggles to feed its population. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, arable lands accounts for just 1 per cent of the total land, yet agriculture and irrigation use more...
