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Abu Dhabi’s Al Wathba Wetland Reserve has been recognised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands as a globally significant conservation site. The Ramsar convention is a prestigious international effort to protect the world’s most important wetlands and only sites that meet stringent environmental criteria are recognised. A little more than More...
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If 2011 was the year of the Arab Spring, the most popular metaphor in 2012 was the Arab Winter. After all those hopes of freedom and democracy, not much has gone right. Revolutions have turned into festering sicknesses, whether they bleed from all orifices as in Syria, or just show More...
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Few statistics relating to child abuse are available in Saudi Arabia and there is a lack of research in this field. This can cause dilemmas on which schemes can help provide safety to these children and what steps society should take to help prevent child abuse. Despite some recent initiatives More...
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It has been a rocky couple of years for the people of Egypt. Since the 2011 revolution, the economy has tanked, street protests are an almost daily occurrence and the political situation remains volatile. However, a handful of young Egyptians have found that the best way to take a stand More...
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19.05.13
A tiny collective of rural women at the southern tip of the Dead Sea in Safi is creating art that’s omni-sustainable. Since 1999, with catalytic infusions from a remarkable Canadian painter, this Jordanian sisterhood has been crafting unusual “eco” fabric items bespoke to their salty seaside village. Simple cotton fabrics More...
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12.05.13
The continuous sectarian strife is part of the country’s reality.Many of Lebanon’s sports associations suffer from the sectarian tide that overwhelms the country. But Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) founded by Mrs. May al Khalil, a member of an influential business family, to promote sports is not political at all, and More...
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12.05.13
Under the Mubarak regime, the state closely monitored all forms of political and religious expression in Egypt. Now all that has changed and millions are watching a proliferation of satellite TV channels.A heart surgeon by profession, Egypt's most famous political satirist, Bassem Youssef started his show - El Bernameg or More...
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12.05.13
King Khalid Foundation has recently launched a campaign calling for measures to tackle domestic abuse against women and children in the Kingdom.The campaign, featuring messages such as “What is hidden, is worse” and “Some things can’t be covered” took off with the launch of a poster featuring a veiled woman More...
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12.05.13
Dubai residents will soon be told how much of carbon emissions they are contributing to through their energy consumption - whether they want to know it or not.The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has decided to list facts and figures about how much carbon emissions each customer’s monthly energy More...
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12.05.13
With more than 900 plant species, including over 50 endemic ones not available anywhere else on Earth, the mountains of the Dhofar region in Southern Oman are a biodiversity hotspot of unique value.The unique cloud forests, sustained by the monsoon, have supported generations of traditional herders in Dhofar. But over More...
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