Environment

Oct 22, 2018

Israel says it finds Hezbollah outpost on Lebanon border

The Israeli military says it has uncovered a militant outpost on the Lebanese border that Hezbollah guerrillas have set up under the guise of an environmental advocacy group


Oct 17, 2018

Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites

Iraq's soaring water pollution is threatening the religious rites of its tight-knit Mandaean community, already devastated by 15 years of war that has also affected the country's other minority sects


Oct 12, 2018

Correction: Melania Trump story

Correction: Melania Trump story


Sep 17, 2018

Saudi fund pumps $1B into Silicon Valley electric car maker

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund makes $1B investment in Silicon Valley electric car maker after talk of Tesla buyout fizzles


Sep 11, 2018

Iran relocates consulate in Iraq's Basra following unrest

Iran's ambassador to Iraq says his country is relocating its consulate in Basra, after demonstrators burned down the old one four days ago


Aug 16, 2018

Endangered Green, Loggerhead turtles make comeback in Cyprus

Cyprus' Green, Loggerhead turtles make comeback thanks to island's pioneering conservation efforts


Aug 4, 2018

5-year drought raises questions over Israel's water strategy

Protracted drought raises concerns over Israel's water strategy, which is heavily reliant on costly desalination plants


Jul 19, 2018

Rivers dry and fields dust, Iranian farmers turn to protest

Farmers in central Iran turn to protests as drought, government mismanagement of water destroy their livelihoods


Jul 15, 2018

Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land in Egypt

Egypt's Nubians, forcibly resettled to make way for Aswan Dam on Nile River, step up demands to return to ancient land


Jul 5, 2018

Iraq bans farming summer crops as water crisis grows dire

Iraq bans farmers from planting summer crops this year as crippling water shortage shows few signs of abating


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