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Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing

Federico Donelli, University of Trieste - The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt,...

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but...

Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond - For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during the 13-year civil war to live...

Tourism Revived: Iraq Returns to the World

By Layla Al-Khafaji ~ Baghdad — Amber gold sunsets cloak the Tigris River, its radiance on the Baghdad skyline. Blood and war in memory now, disappearing before sweeter harmonies — of rebirth, culture, and reunion. Iraqi spirit stirs from dust and decades. And it's reclaiming its heart for the world. From Sumer ziggurats to Mosul minarets of yore, new Iraq's tourism legacy is not monuments — but hope, survival, and memory to return and resell the...

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during the 13-year civil war to live abroad. It is also a strikingly fast pace for a...

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

By Margaret Ellis ~ Where they recall Türkiye, Istanbul cityscape...

Saudi Arabia Leading Middle East Tourist Destination

Saudi Arabia is becoming a tourism force by building natural attractions, historical attractions, and high-end resorts. Cut off from foreign visitors to a large degree in the past, the Kingdom has been opened...

Inside Turkey’s Most Iconic Wellness Experience: The Hamam

Istanbul - Turkish hamams, also known as traditional Turkish...

Journey Through Time – Yemen’s Hilltop Villages and Ancient Cities

By Layla Al-Mahdi ~ Down south, as in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, in a foreigner-reared nation, here is...

Field test: compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in industrial composting

Berlin (ots) - A recent study by Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging in an industrial composting plant. The results show that the tested EN13432 certified products break down...