Iran is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. water-related problems are largely structural problems which could not be overcome easily in a short period of time. Although the ...

DAWWAYAH, Iraq and ILISU DAM, Turkey — Next year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid at Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s southeast connecting it to a dam on the Euphrates River. A ...

The capture of the Mosul Dam by fighters affiliated with the Islamic State has revived fears that water could be used as a weapon in the Middle East. A 2003 U.S. military intelligence assessment ...

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The report from our recent workshop, "Water Politics in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin," is now available. It presents scenario planning outcomes and policy recommendations for sustainable water ...

Already strained by water scarcity and political tensions, the arid Middle East along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is losing critical water reserves at a rapid pace, from Turkey upstream to Syria, ...

As worsening drought impacts the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, countries from Turkey to Syria and Iraq are dealing both with water stress and struggling hydropower plants. Severe drought and water ...

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The discovery of the shaman with the distribution of objects in the tomb. Credit: Ergül Kodaş et al. A team of archaeologists has discovered a tomb at the Neolithic site of Çemka Höyük, located in the ...