Euphrates River
Egypt to establish huge water plant on Iraq’s Euphrates River
Egypt
June 20, 2022
Egypt to establish huge water plant on Iraq’s Euphrates River
An Egyptian delegation visited Iraq to discuss the establishment of a huge water station on the Euphrates River, similar to…
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
Middle East
December 14, 2021
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
The September sun is setting over the old olive grove as Ahmad Mahmoud Alahri walks pensively from tree to tree. The…
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals
AMMAN (Reuters) – Arab inhabitants of Syria’s Deir al-Zor began a third week of protests against Kurdish rule, the largest…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province
Middle East
February 8, 2018
US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province
Syrian state television said on Thursday the US-led coalition against Islamic State had bombed pro-Syrian government forces east of the…
US-backed forces capture big gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: senior commander
Middle East
September 23, 2017
US-backed forces capture big gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: senior commander
US-backed forces on Saturday seized a major natural gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province from Islamic State militants after…
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Opposition activists say Syrian government troops battling the Islamic State group have crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates…
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
Middle East
April 2, 2017
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam
US-backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country's largest dam and in…
UN warns of catastrophic dam failure in Syria battle
Middle East
February 15, 2017
UN warns of catastrophic dam failure in Syria battle
The United Nations is warning of catastrophic flooding in Syria from the Tabqa dam, which is at risk from high…