By Amal Al-Sanani ~
As you ride across Yemeni valleys and mountains, you cannot help but notice that the inhabitants of a place like this have learned to appreciate nature — nature that...
By Layla Al Suwaidi ~
Dubai — Cuisine here is cuisine but something more — a story — a legend of heritage, of hospitality, of multicultural melange on the plate.
Whereas UAE today is a...
By Leen Haddad ~
A warm spring afternoon in Amman, and children at a local innovation center beam with pride as they show off their solar-powered irrigation system to visiting government officials at the center. The room — and the nation — has vibrant and pulsating energy, not just from the children, but from a nation that, under the visionary leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, is being propelled relentlessly from a poor nation to a regional hub of innovation and diplomacy.
Since more than two decades ago, King Abdullah has promoted a 21st-century, knowledge-driven economy Jordan — an education-driven, tech-savvy, vision-driven diplomatic Jordan. That vision is progressively more sophisticated...
Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading - Bitcoin, the largest and most talked about digital asset, has been on a rollercoaster of a ride since its launch in January 2009. With a market capitalisation that reached a high of more than US$1.4 trillion (£1.125 trillion) this February and volatile swings since, bitcoin has attracted lots of attention recently.
Now a hotly anticipated recurring event that happens roughly every four years is taking place: the bitcoin halving. This could have further significant impact on the value of the cryptocurrency.
To understand what the halving is and what it could mean, we have to understand how bitcoin works. Bitcoin is a digital currency that...
Saudi Arabia is enacting an opening vision culture plan of economy diversification pursuit and petroleum income dependency cessation, as the Kingdom's Vision 2030 vision....
Istanbul - Turkish hamams, also known as traditional Turkish baths, remain an enduring element of daily life and cultural identity in Turkey. Rooted in ancient Roman and Byzantine traditions and further refined under the...
Paul Rogers, University of Bradford - Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
They are reacting to what Starmer referred to as the “intolerable situation” in Gaza. In Scotland, Donald Trump has...
By Markos Savvidis Kyriacou ~
DHEKELIA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — In Mediterranean sunshine, there is life in Dhekelia with cross-cultural striving that demolishes barriers—where British military families and Cypriot villagers, foreign inhabitants, are...
By Karim Abbas ~
In the dense weave of Cairo existence, tea is neither beverage nor drink but ritual, symbol of welcome, and the city's heartbeat rhythm. Morning, evening, or anytime in between,...
Allan Steigleman, University of Florida and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority...
By Rachel Ellison ~
While the world was fantasizing over futurist, visionary cities as hybrids...
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