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Quenching a National Thirst

Category: Mideast
Posted: 2009-06-20 02:50

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Photo by Jayel Aheram

As the 5th World Water Forum took place in Turkey, the nation on its southern border might have briefly noted the irony in the conference's locale.

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Boom or Bust at Cedar Island?

Category: Mideast
Posted: 2009-06-20 02:48

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Photo Courtesy of Austin Evan/Flickr.

A prominent industry group added their voice to the chorus of Lebanese opposed to the construction of the Cedar Island development on the country's Mediterranean coast.

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'An Oil Spill Almost Every Day'

Category: Mideast
Posted: 2009-06-20 02:47

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Photo Courtesy of David Simpson.

After a 2008 oil spill slicked their beachfront and drove away business, hotel owners and tourism officials in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, tried to ask the tough question "Who is responsible?"

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