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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...

Eternal Syria: Understanding the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Palmyra, Aleppo, and Beyond

Palmyra, hidden away in the Syrian desert, is famous to be Syria's most symptomatic of its cultural and historical past. Ancient city, which is home to Roman monuments, was a center of culture...

Green and Chic – The Emergence of Kuwait’s Environmental Lifestyle

With the world going greener by the day, most of Kuwait's residents are embracing a lifestyle that brings fashion and sustainability into their lives....

Aegean to Anatolian Heartland – Unveiling the Hidden Treasures of Turkey.

By Margaret Ellis ~ Where they recall Türkiye, Istanbul cityscape silhouette or blue Aegean shores beach. But a different story of Turkey—where time slumbers, millennia hold the stones of tangle old worlds in awe, and gracious hosts are no obstacle...

Wake-up call: reducing road accidents with customised driver alerts

EU researchers are coming up with advanced technologies to spot early signs of fatigue and erratic behaviour in people behind the wheel. By Tom Cassauwers - When Carlo Polidori is driving and starts rubbing the back of his neck, he knows it’s probably time to take a break. The act is a sign that he’s getting tired behind the wheel. Polidori, who is president of the Italian Association of Road Safety...

Camel Milk Latte to Michelin Stars – UAE Food Scene Sets New Frontiers Alight

By Layla Al Mazrouei ~ In the midst of gold at the very heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the United Arab Emirates is spearheading the...

Digital Akrotiri: Technology Projects Connect Remote Bases to the World’s Grid

By Andreas Georgiou Pierides ~ AKROTIRI, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — Wrapped on the island's far south is Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, going through a serene cyber renaissance. Once quite isolated as a military...

Qatar is internationally repositioned as an arts and culture center of excellence vision-led and strategically invested

Over the past ten years, Qatar has also been transformed fundamentally culturally and is today one of the arts...

Cairo Cultural Landscape Flourishes: Creative Merging of Contemporary Culture, Music, and Painting

By Nour El-Din Mahmoud ~ Deeper in the world's oldest city, a renaissance is unfolding....

Cedars’ Voices – Master Artisans of Lebanon Keep Ancient Heritage Alive

Lebanese cultural heritage is founded on Lebanon's artisanship, and Lebanon's multicultural traditional ancient heritage...