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December 8, 2025

Bitcoin is halving again – what does that mean for the cryptocurrency and the market?

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...

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 of collaboration are heard. Under the sheen of fluorescent lights, clusters of young Iraqis...

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,...

Green Shoots of Growth: Iran’s Eco-Economy Set to Open the Doors to Sustainable Futures

By Irna Mehran ~ It is when fruits and vegetables grown organically substitute solar panels that Iran's eco-economy is observed with optimistic anticipation everywhere in...

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 for national progress, economic development,...

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 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...

Egypt’s Tourism Revival: A New Golden Era of Ancient Wonders

By Layla Hassan l The rollercoaster years of boom and bust for Egypt's tourism industry are over. With a record number of visitors and international interest in its ancient treasures reactivated, the country...

How to battle boredom at work

Casher Belinda, University of Notre Dame - Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all...