Device Pulls Dozens of Liters of Water from the Air-Already Being Installed in Jordanian Desert Homes
The air conditioning-sized machine that can harvest 35 liters of water every day in a desert climate of 20% humidity.
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Soccer Team is Winning Hearts After They Stopped Championship Play to Help Opponent Fix Her Hijab in Privacy
Rather than taking advantage of their Muslim opponent's wardrobe malfunction, these soccer players stopped playing so they could help keep her out of sight.
Pope to Travel to Holy Land in May Amid Peace Push
Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in May, his first visit to the Holy Land and one that comes amid a new US push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.
Date Seeds Unearthed From the Time of Jesus Are Revived, Adding Fruit to Jewish, Arab Unity
Seeds from the time of Jesus and the Maccabees are being renewed—and grown amid the fruits of Jewish-Arab unity along Jordan-Israel border.
US College Students Teach Girl Scouts in Syrian Refugee Camp
A California college student from Silicon Valley helped to start two Girl Scout troops in the Zaatari Refugee camp this year, and will be sharing her skills with 20 Syrian refugees, ages 9-13, so they can earn their computer programming badges.
King Abdullah's Challenge to Congress: Act Now on Mid-East Peace
By any reasonable measure, King Abdullah's speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress was smart and courageous. He spoke of Palestinian rights...
WWII Refugees Write Comforting Letters To Syrian Refugee Youth (WATCH)
It's truly beautiful how a few kind words written down from a stranger can close the gaps of race and generations.
IKEA to Start Selling Homemade Textiles by Refugees
The textile line will provide over 200 flexible job positions to displaced Syrian refugees taking shelter in Jordan.
The First Self-Defense Studio in the Middle East that Teaches Women to Fight Back
This female boxer was tired of women having to suffer abuse in her country – so she started the region's first ever self-defense studio for women.
Jordan's Queen Rania Says Banking to Poor Yields Returns
Jordan's Queen Rania believes that offering banking services to the world's poor yields wide social benefits and launched a new microcredit campaign Wednesday, with insurance giant AIG pledging 1.5 million dollars to boost its operations.
Jordan to Allow Iraqi Refugees into Schools
When Jordanian public schools start classes on 19 August, all children, including refugee Iraqi students will be able to attend classes in the country's public schools.
Barn Owls Unite Israelis, Jordanians
"Even when tensions run high, the environment is one of the few areas where Israelis and Arabs cooperate. During the Palestinian uprising against Israel, officials of the two countries maintained contacts on issues such as water quality and waste removal."
Jordan's King Abdullah Makes First Visit to Post-Saddam Iraq
On Monday, King Abdullah II of Jordan became the first Arab head of state to visit Iraq since Saddam Hussein's regime collapsed in 2003. The brief and previously unannounced visit was seen as a sign that Iraq's Arab neighbors finally are shedding their fear of a Shiite Muslim-led Iraq.
Peace With Israel Pays off for Jordan in New Textile Factories
One key economic prize from Jordan's peace with Israel is the success of dozens of new textile factories that now generate 20 percent of Jordan's gross domestic product.
In Rare Deal, Israel, Jordan, Palestinians Shake Hands Over Something: Water
The Dead Sea, which faces a rapidly shrinking water level, has been a source of constant quarreling in a water-scarce region plagued by seemingly endless political turmoil. But, on Monday, in a moment of rarity, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority signed a historic agreement at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., aimed at fostering water cooperation and initiating a project to help save the body of water.
Israel, Jordan Sign Historic Water Deal to Save the Dead Sea
Bringing an historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red Sea brine to the shrinking Dead Sea.
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