Jordanian Apps Solve Global Real-Life Issues
By Hala Al-Momani ~
In trendy Weibdeh district cafes and start-ups in Amman, an open welcoming office space has young coders shoulder to shoulder in rows facing computer...
By Andreas Georgiou Stavrou ~
TROODOS MOUNTAINS, CYPRUS — Deep beneath the topographical plateaus of the rugged Troodos summits, villages like Kalopanayiotis are restoring ancient sulphur springs to destination spa resorts and combining centuries...
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,...
By Tamer Zaki ~
Alexandria—rich with millennia of Mediterranean heritage—is breaking new ground. The days when it rested solely on reputation for its iconic library...
By Omar Al-Khalidi ~
In one of Baghdad's tiny co-working spaces in Karada, the soft buzz of laptops and sighs of collaboration are heard. Under the sheen of fluorescent lights, clusters of young Iraqis gather around mockups of designs, batches of presentation pitches, and streams of code—planting what most of today would term Iraq's burgeoning digital renaissance.
Having endured decades of...
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...
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