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Dec 11, 2017
The Greatest Clash in Egyptian Archaeology May Be Fading, But Anger Lives On
After 200 years, the sad story of Qurna, a so-called ‘village of looters’, is coming to a close
Nov 22, 2017
What Will Happen If The World No Longer Has Water?
Summer is always scorching in Amman, Jordan, but last July was particularly brutal for Tarek el-Qaisi, a mechanic who lives with his family in the eastern part of the city. A gang of thieves tapped…
Nov 14, 2017
Climate Change and Water Woes Drove ISIS Recruiting in Iraq
Battered by shifting resources, desperate farmers were driven into terror recruiters’ clutches. Can it happen again?
Nov 7, 2017
The Slow Destruction Of Much-Loved Masgouf, An Iraqi National Dish
ISIS suicide bombers devour it as a last supper. Iraqi exiles clamor for it. Such was Saddam Hussein’s love of this fishy delicacy that it might have even
Oct 10, 2017
Death of the Nile
The world’s longest river is sick - and getting sicker.
Booming populations have dirtied and drained it, while climate change threatens to cut its flow. And some fear that competition…
Aug 9, 2017
War in Iraq, ISIS crisis fuels brain drain, making life harder for those left behind
It’s been 12 years since Omar Hassan Majed fled Baghdad, but it sometimes feels as if he never left home.
Hustling from room to room at his oncology clinic in Amman, Jordan, he jokes with…
Jun 23, 2017
Crocodile Poaching Booms as Egypt Tourism Crumbles
Fewer foreign visitors and political chaos has led some Egyptians to turn to hunting Nile crocodiles as a source of revenue.
Jun 11, 2017
HOW NASA'S SATELLITES CAN HELP SOLVE THE MIDDLE EAST WATER CRISIS
For at least six of the past 10 years, Ali Saed, a farmer, grew no crops. The rain in his little corner of northern Iraq was too meager, as was the flow of a nearby irrigation canal. He was only a few…
Apr 24, 2017
How an Alcohol-Hating English Preacher Founded Global Tourism
Thomas Cook’s tours set the stage for today’s tourism industry