Tag Archives: Fertile Crescent

ISIS Bulldozes Ancient City of Nimrud

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The Islamic State or ISIS as it is commonly called has now started to destroy and demolish the site which was founded in the 13th Century BC according to Iraqi officials. The IS now has control over...

Jerusalem riot leaves several Palestinians wounded

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A riot ensued in Jerusalem on Wednesday this week after visitors entered the religious compound known to the Jews as the Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism.The compound is also the third...

Syrian Refugee Tech Startup Finds Sanctuary In London

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Business was starting to go well for the tech start-up Rootal in 2011, until a car bomb went off just blocks from its Damascus headquarters. Now, more than two years after its founder ended up on the...
    






Israel’s Water Challenge

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Israel’s successful efforts to increase water security will lessen one of the country’s geographical constraints. But new sources of water are more energy intensive, and this could increase Israel’...