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Iran's Energy Minister Looks to Green Energy After Sanctions

Sanctions have backed fossil-rich Iran into a corner, which could bode well for the country’s renewable sector.

Couples Required to Plant Trees Before Marriage

Couples in Indonesia are now required to plant trees before receiving their marriage permit.

Saudi Prince to Build World's Tallest Tower

568 feet taller than the world’s current tallest building, the Kingdom Tower will feature a Four Seasons hotel, Four Seasons serviced apartments, Class A office space, luxury condominiums and the world’s highest observatory.

Leonardo DiCaprio To Join Zayed Prize Jury

As the Middle East is short on its own green celebrities, the Zayed Prize has decided to nab some from Hollywood (and tennis) instead.

Daycare Caterer Passes Off Meals From Discount Stores as Organic, Kosher, Halal

A Toronto catering company that claims to have fed one million of the “highest-quality” meals to Ontario children is a fly-by-night operation working out of a fast-food restaurant and passing off conventional or poorly cooked food as premium fare.

70 Insanely Beautiful Mosques Around the World

This gallery highlights 70 of the most beautiful mosques in the world. Some of them are ancient, some are modern but they all exhibit the creativeness of Islamic Architecture.

Inside Masdar City: A Modern Mirage

Masdar City is like a mirage: a walled city growing out of the desert sands in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

How Saudi Arabia Plans To Win The Food War

Without its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia’s 27 million inhabitants would eventually starve.

The Man Behind Palestine’s Green City Rawabi

Since announcing plans to build Palestine’s first planned and green city back in 2008, the Rawabi project has faced its fair share of criticism.

How Sharks Keep Us Breathing: An Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Ali Khan

Swapping fashion for fish and wildlife, film-maker Jonathan Ali Khan has been working on marine conservation for a quarter century.

What Happened To Islam’s Environmentally Friendly Architecture?

From luxury architecture in Mecca to the blinged-out buildings of Dubai, it seems that Islamic architecture is all about opulence and grandeur.

Help Save The World’s First Green Synagogue

Help save the world’s first green synagogue which is currently under threat of closing down due to financial difficulties.

Dubai's World Is Sinking

If Dubai's financial crisis was not enough of a problem now its world is falling down.

What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet

People are often surprised when I tell them that my faith, Islam, has an ecological imperative. In fact, I believe that all faiths have, at their very core, this same imperative.