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The desert city of Amman is running out of water. Meanwhile, officials fixate on gleaming visions of growth, perpetuating the fantasy that urban dy... (2023)
What are the hundreds of billions of oil riches being spent on? | Finance & economics (2023)
THE Israeli parliament is a rowdy place at the best of times. Last month things got especially tense. Betzalel Smotrich, a right-wing lawmaker, ca... (2018)
ON January 20th Turkey launched a military operation (optimistically dubbed “Olive Branch”) in Syria's north-western enclave of Afrin. It started w... (2018)
Top 5 Egyptian startup developments in 2017. (2017)
As countries in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere struggle to find enough freshwater to meet demand, they’re increasingly turned to the ocean.... (2019)
The Middle East isn’t known for its craft beer, but these four breweries are bringing brewing back to the region. (2020)
Renewed U.S. sanctions against Iranian oil exports kick in officially this week as part of the Trump administration’s decision to exit the Iranian nu… (2018)
An ambitious project plans to use seawater and solar power for agriculture. But is it technically feasible? (2018)
Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles. (2013)
Researchers have pinpointed the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded. The event, which occurred on 30 October 1207 BC, is me... (2017)
Rick Steves' The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today (2023)
Why Iran's Geography Sucks (2022)