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Iraqis flock to river or ice rink to escape searing heat
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn the sizzling Baghdad heat, Mussa Abdallah takes to the Tigris river during the day to cool off,...
The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable ...
On This Day, Aug. 31: Russian submarine sinks killing 9
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn Aug. 31, 2005, close to 1,000 people, most of whom were Shiite pilgrims, died in a stampede and...
Rolling blackouts, sudden shutdowns: Extreme heat boils — and roils — the Middle East
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIraqis swim in the Tigris River to beat the heat in Baghdad in July. (Hadi Mizban / Associated...
Cold War satellite images reveal nearly 400 Roman forts in the Middle East
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFour back-and-white aerial images showing roman forts captured in satellite photos by the U.S....
Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still, there was no...
Iraq reopens Baghdad's Green Zone to ease traffic jams
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease...
Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe United Nations' human rights chief on Wednesday warned that Iraq's water crisis could affect...
Officials: US aid worker shot dead in Baghdad in rare attack
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAssailants fatally shot an American aid worker Monday in a rare killing of a foreigner in the Iraqi...
As a doctor, I wanted to clone my mother. Then I realized she wouldn't be herself.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe author and his mother.Courtesy of the author My mom died at 90 in 2018, and I struggled with...