Freedom Flotilla sets sail toward Gaza with Greta Thunburg on board to liberate Gaza
Inside the controversial voyage that merges climate activism, human rights, and Middle East politics. Will the Freedom Flotilla make it to Gaza?
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The Emirates wants to help Lebanon become a sustainable winner
Can sustainable experts change the future of Lebanon for the better? The UAE is leading the way.
Sudan is starving and 25 million people face famine
Urgent action, in particular immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access, is required to address the widening famine in Sudan, where almost 25 million people face acute food insecurity.
How to help Gaza fishermen
The destruction of Gaza's two main aquaculture farms, along with the hatchery facility, has also left the sector unable to produce alternative aquatic foods through aquaculture.
Earthquake data can predict war
Seismic meters used to detect upcoming earthquakes may be used in the Art of War
The Fight for Water in Yemen’s Drying Land
Families on Yemen's West Coast often rely on unsafe water sources, increasing the risk of disease as clean water remains difficult to access.
Canada uses play to break the cycle of violence
In Canada, only 1 in 5 children who need mental health services receive them. Clinical and psychiatric programs, while effective, can involve long wait times and prohibitive costs. A new study involving McGill University researchers points to a solution to fill the gap: a low-cost, community-based program that has seen inspiring results.
Lebanese install solar panels to survive energy crisis
Lebanon is facing a severe energy crisis forcing people to run private generators for switching on light bulbs and refrigerators. But people have started to turn to the sun.
Yemen is starving, Ukraine war is making it worse
Ongoing conflict, poverty, and draught have millions of Yemenis in the crossfire. They are starving.
Device restores the sense of touch
A new device developed in Tel Aviv inspires hope among people who have lost their sense of touch in the nerves of a limb following amputation or injury.
Spider study shows there is nothing to fear but fear itself
When you know the spiders are going to be there in advance, you will have less fear for them when you see them. They offer some advice about fearing Covid too.
Landmine detection using lasers and engineered glow bacteria
Glow bacteria are engineered and activated to sniff out nitrogen oxide, a gas emitted from old landmines
Houthis hold oil tanker off the cost off Yemen – it could explode any moment
An oil tanker off the coast of Yemen can explode any moment.
Why awesome girlfriends suddenly go psycho
Oxytocin, a peptide produced in the brain, is complicated in that way: a neuromodulator, it may bring hearts together or it can help induce aggression. Or in other words, why perfectly normal partners turn psycho.
Iraq’s breadbasket gets a $15 million EU grant in agriculture
Farming families in northern Iraq's Nineveh Governorate (the setting of the Jonah and the Whale biblical story!) will benefit from a European Union contribution of €15 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recover agricultural livelihoods.