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December 12, 2025

Unity in Diversity: How Bahrain’s Multinational Workforce Builds Community

By Noor Al-Khalifa ~ MANAMA, BAHRAIN — In Bahrain, where nearly three-quarters of the workforce is expat South Asian, North African, European, and beyond, diversity is not a trait—it's the backdrop for creativity, growth,...

Iran’s Start-Up Boom: Young Entrepreneurs Fuel a New Wave of Innovation

By Amir Toussali ~ How a generation of digitally native entrepreneurs is transforming Iran's economy from the bottom up Tehran's skyline is still seen as a misunderstood one for an oil economy, but there is...

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,...

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...

How to battle boredom at work

Casher Belinda, University of Notre Dame - Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all try to avoid it. Even the most exciting jobs in...

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 whizzing by models purifying air, purifying water, and fueling cars on wasted food. Galilee wasteland is where reforestation rebirths life in barren hills. Half the size of...

Made in Iraq: Home-Made Products Power the Economy

By Yasir Al-Dulaimi ~ In a basement workshop in Erbil, copper is hammered and soldered and the ring comes off like a pulse. Coffee sets and cauldrons are hammered into beautiful replicas—of yesteryear, bound...

Tech Grasps Hold: Iraq Startups Illuminate an Electronic Future

By Omar Al-Khalidi ~ In one of Baghdad's tiny co-working spaces in Karada, the soft buzz of laptops and sighs...