Iraq's Euphrates river is running at historically low levels as the drought-stricken country faces its worst water scarcity in living memory. Its 46 million people face rising temperatures, chronic ...

In a dramatic display of collective frustration, the streets of Baghdad recently became a theatre of dissent as around 300 Iraqis took to Nisour Square to protest acute water shortages. The ...

Researchers mapped over 4,000 canals in the Mesopotamian region around Eridu, history’s first city. The research team found that the canals irrigated more than 700 farms in the region, which was ...