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Other Oct 19, 2015

Syrian seeds withdrawn from Arctic 'doomsday vault'

In the first withdrawal from a "doomsday" seed vault in the Arctic, thousands of seeds that were originally kept in war-stricken Syria have been safely delivered to Morocco and Lebanon, officials said Monday.

Environment Sep 8, 2015

Two dead, hundreds treated as sandstorm engulfs Middle East

A dense sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least two people dead in Lebanon and hundreds suffering from respiratory problems on Tuesday, as officials warned residents to stay indoors.

Environment Aug 24, 2015

Air pollution decline in Middle East attributed to turmoil and unrest

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from institutions in Germany and Saudi Arabia has found that pollution levels over several major cities in the Middle East are dropping and have concluded that it is due to economic and ...

Social Sciences Aug 5, 2015

Experts explore Middle East women's accumulation and use of social capital

Women in the Middle East and North Africa may fare less well than their male peers in accumulating "wasta," a form of social capital integral to their ability to exercise full political, economic and social influence, according ...

Environment Jul 24, 2015

Beirut awash with trash after landfill protest

The humid summer air of Beirut has started to reek as uncollected trash piles up in the streets after protesters shut down Lebanon's largest landfill at a time of political paralysis.

Archaeology Jun 2, 2015

Modern human dispersal into Europe came from the Levant

A multinational team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany), working in collaboration with colleagues from the Universities of Leiden, Groningen (the Netherlands), ...

Archaeology May 1, 2015

Heritage destruction in conflict zones provides archaeological opportunities

An international archaeological team is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon.

Ecology Apr 1, 2015

Panama disease detected in banana plantations in Pakistan and Lebanon

Following outbreaks in Jordan and Mozambique just over a year ago, the Tropical Race 4 strain (TR4) of Fusarium oxysporum – the cause of Panama disease in Cavendish bananas – has now spread to Pakistan and Lebanon. TR4 ...

Environment Mar 16, 2015

Farmers can use free online system to map fields and reduce soil erosion

Dean Patches' to-do list has no end.

Archaeology Mar 4, 2015

Advanced modeling software explores whether Augustus Caesar really transformed Rome

With degrees in Etruscology and Roman architectural history, Diane Favro has traveled to every corner of the Roman Empire, from Algeria to Germany to Lebanon, and written several books on the subject matter as well as worked ...

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