Upper Akkar… One of the Middle East’s Major Spots for Witnessing an Amazing Spectacle of Soaring Bird Migration!
The African Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway, on which the mountains of Lebanon lie as a ‘bottleneck’, is one of the […]
The African Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway, on which the mountains of Lebanon lie as a ‘bottleneck’, is one of the […]
The following article appeared in the newspaper Gulf News on September 16, 2011. While the wild bird trade is not
BirdLife International and its Partners concluded a productive three day regional workshop which brought together representatives from governments and NGOs
Ibrahim Khader, Regional Director, BirdLife International, Middle East Division has informed OSME of new appointments in the Migratory Soaring Project.
The Oman bird list now stands at 500 after the recent acceptance by the Oman Bird Records Committee of an
While the Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr is strictly speaking not within the remit of OSME, we feel that the
In July 2011, BirdLife Cyprus launched the DVD documentary “Important areas for birds and other wildlife in Cyprus”. This presents
OSME members are presenting on two occasions at this year’s Birdfair. In addition to giving a plenary lecture during the
This spring Nature Iraq/ BirdLife International organized several conservation-related activities. From 24-29 April, 2011 Nature Iraq/ BirdLife International, with help
LAKE QARUN IBA THREATENED BY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT Cairo, May 11, 2011–The Amer Group, the Egyptian real estate developer responsible for
Initiated in 2004 the Takreem Arab Achievement Award honours the best and brightest of Arab achievements. Nature Iraq was the
There have been a number of recent reports of indiscriminate hunting of migrant birds passing through the Middle East, ranging
The Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis has just entered the Guinness Book of Records as the newest bird of prey in
As part of the activities celebrating the 2010 Year of Biodiversity and the Arabic Environment Day, the Socotra Governance &