In Their Third Year, Kahramana Path Shines Demanding the Freedom of Running for Women
Women have never stood still waiting to get their basic rights. One of those rights is the freedom of running...
Does the Memorandum of Understanding in water management between Turkey and Iraq guarantee Iraq its water rights?
Preliminary reading of the memorandum of understanding signed with initials between Iraq and Turkey in the field of water 2019,...
“Water is Under Assault in Mesopotamia” – Final Declaration 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum
Herewith the final declaration of the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum, which was held on April 6-8, 2019 in Sulaimani (Sulaymaniyah)...
Iraq Fears Bevy of Levees Will Mean Parched Years Ahead
Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor, 5 April 2019 BAGHDAD — Although water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have been rising as...
Diyala Social Forum Installs Informational Signs to Prevent Pollution in Khraissan River
The Diyala Social Forum has begun efforts to address these pollution problems in their province. Pointing to the pollution of...
Letter of support from the European Water Movement to the Mesopotamian Water Forum
With this letter, the members and allies of the European Water Movement express their support and solidarity to the people...
The First Mesopotamian Water Forum is Approaching – A Landmark Event!
Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 3 April 2019 The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, historic lifelines of Mesopotamia, stretch across the...
Planning for Yazidi Genocide Museum Underway in Iraq
Al-Monitor Saad Salloum BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government and the United Nations are working together to establish a museum documenting Islamic State (IS) atrocities...
Iraq’s Religious Leaders Join Hands to Promote Peaceful Coexistence
Al-Monitor Written by Saad Salloum KARBALA, Iraq — A high-ranking Shiite cleric delegation from Najaf visited the holy Yazidi temple in Lalish...
Countdown to Mesopotamian Water Forum 2019: Can Local Communities Influence Water Management in the Tigris-Euphrates River Basins?
Arabic | عربي From 6-8 April 2019 the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum will take place at the University of Sulaimani,...
Iraq’s Ancient City of Ur: Source of Law, Site of Wonder
Marta Bellingreri – AlMonitor Walking toward the Ziggurat of Ur, a massive Sumerian temple dedicated to the moon god Nannar, tourists often can’t help but...
Will Iraq Lose Its Benefits From Shatt al-Arab River to Iran?
Arabic | عربي Al-Monitor Omar al-Jaffal Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Baghdad March 11 to endorse the two countries’ renewed...