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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 ·
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Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C

By AFP ·

Lebanon’s worst drought on record drains largest reservoir

By Reuters ·

Iraq probes fish die-off in southern marshes

By AFP ·

Droughts in Iraq endanger buffalo, and farmers’ livelihoods

By Reuters ·

Punjab says received 38 percent less rainfall in last four months, warns of drought 

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

Pakistan warns drought may ‘intensify’ in parts of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan 

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Drought-hit Morocco asks citizens not to slaughter sheep on Eid Al-Adha

By Reuters ·

Amid drought warnings, Pakistan forecasts rain, snowfall in several regions this week

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Pakistan fears lower production as ‘severe’ drought dents winter harvest

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Pakistan issues drought alert for multiple regions due to scarce rainfall

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Drought hits food access for 26 million in southern Africa: UN

By AFP ·

UN warns global drought carries $300 billion annual cost

By AFP ·

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