A white tent, as large as a circus big-top and just as crowded, shakes and rustles to the boom of a loudspeaker. “Hummus!” a voice bellows through a microphone. “Hummus …
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At face value, the city of Hasakah in Syria’s northeast doesn’t suggest a four-year drought is underway. On the outskirts, cotton pickers work away in fields and dozens of trucks …
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How to solve the global financial crisis is naturally a hot topic, sparking innumerable talks, conferences and forums. The Middle East is no exception. But while certain countries in the …
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On October 12, the first commercial flight powered by fuel from natural gas took place. From London’s Gatwick airport, it took the Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600 some six hours flying …
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It must rank as one of the quietest air shows in history. Despite event posters featuring a red-devil bi-wing stunt plane flying upside down, the blue sky above was clear …
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As recent international attention on Iran has focused on domestic unrest and talks over the nuclear program, the government now faces a major economic challenge. Change is in the air. …
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With the aim of “inspiring a new age of scientific achievement,” the inaugural class of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) began taking lessons this September in …
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With football and basketball events followed religiously by millions of fans around the globe, modern ball games have become lucrative money making machines. In Lebanon, however, sectarian violence and political …
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Last summer, demonstrators in Tehran’s central square shouted anti-Nokia slogans following news reports that the Finnish mobile giant had sold technology to the Iranian government allowing the government to monitor …
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The quiet Southern Lebanese village of Maaroub has recently found itself at the center of attention following the recent arrest and indictment of its deputy-mayor and a prominent businessman hailing …