Drought

Turkiye and Iraq reach draft agreement on sharing water as drought worsens

Turkiye and Iraq reach draft agreement on sharing water as drought worsens

  • Iraqi officials have long complained that dams built by Turkiye are reducing Iraq’s water supply
  • The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which provide most of Iraq’s fresh water, originate in Turkiye
By AP ·

Update COP16 opens in Riyadh with $2bn pledged to combat global drought crisis

COP16 opens in Riyadh with $2bn pledged to combat global drought crisis

By REEM WALID  - MANAL AL-BARAKATI ·