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December 16, 2025

From Desert to Oasis: How Israel’s Water Conservation Initiatives Resound Internationally

By Yael Ben-David ~ Where deserts previously towered as a threat for dry climates and unpredictable rains, Israel has turned the dictum on its head: it has fashioned scarcity into means to irrigate...

Iranian Women Redesigning Politics: Women in Command

Iranian women are taking over the political front—topping villages, shaping national agendas, and empowering the next generation after three centuries under siege. The past few years have provided tokenistic representation but an avalanche...

From Desert to Oasis: How Israel’s Water Conservation Initiatives Resound Internationally

By Yael Ben-David ~ Where deserts previously towered as a threat for dry climates and unpredictable rains, Israel has turned the dictum on its head: it has fashioned scarcity into means to irrigate surfeit. Through advancements in water desalination, water-conserving irrigation, and green recycling, Israel has turned its natural limitations the water-saving model for the world. What was needed became a clarion call to the nation—a culture of innovation that pinches pennies on every ounce. A Thirst for Innovation Since Israel's inception, all the way back to 1948 when it was founded, its survival had been doubtful at least partly because it was entirely open to aridity. It's largely a half-arid country,...

Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

Andrew White, King's College London - It is not much of an exaggeration to say that Spotify saved the music industry. Global revenue for...

Startup to Stardom: Israeli Innovations and Apps Alter Daily Life

By Noam Eliaz ~ Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard is circled by Bauhaus cafes and buildings, but behind glass dividers, the thrum of innovation is underway. In co-working offices, towers, and...

Bahrain Grand Prix Invoked Tourism and Technological Advancements: On the Road to the Future

By Layla Al-Hashimi ~ The Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is not just a world sporting event at its best—but also an appeal for national progress, economic development, and global visibility. As a host of The Middle East Formula One for the first time in 2004, Bahrain has solidified what at the time was an ambitious venture into national...

Green Revolution: Israel’s Eco-Innovation Locks into the Road to a Greener Planet

By Eitan Barak ~ Over the Negev desert line, solar panels glint in the sunlight like lakes silently transforming light to life. Tel Aviv and Haifa laboratory cubicles are the epicenter of young engineers...

Women Pioneers: Egypt’s Female Trailblazers Carving New Ground

By Salma Naguib ~ From boardroom and courtroom to operating theatre and art gallery, Egypt's women are not only asserting...