# Green Prophet: Sustainable news for the Middle East

> A independent sustainability news publication covering climate technology, water innovation, renewable energy, architecture, biodiversity and environmental solutions across the Middle East and beyond since 2007\.n

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## Posts
- [10 refugee shelters we hate to love](https://www.greenprophet.com/2014/03/pros-and-cons-10-refugee-shelters/): Refugees spend on average twelve years in their temporary homes, which got us thinking: what makes a good shelter?
- [The 10 best desert marathons](https://www.greenprophet.com/2022/10/best-marathons-in-the-middle-east/): Looking for adventure and sustainable travel? Run an ultra\-marathon in the sand, or a half marathon around a Holy City\. Marathon the Mideast\.
- [Was the Flydubai cockpit emergency an attempted terror attack — or a pilot in crisis?](https://www.greenprophet.com/2026/09/was-the-flydubai-cockpit-emergency-an-attempted-terror-attack-or-a-pilot-in-crisis/): What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots\.”
- [Two People, One Dataset, and a Disagreement Nobody Can Settle](https://www.greenprophet.com/2026/09/two-people-one-dataset-and-a-disagreement-nobody-can-settle/): Two people can look at the same sustainability dashboard and reach different conclusions\. The problem is not necessarily the data, but whether anyone can trace how the number was produced\.
- [Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living](https://www.greenprophet.com/2026/09/arabia-suburbia-was-adapted-from-the-american-blueprint-for-suburban-living/): Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car\. It feels thoroughly Saudi\. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia\.

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