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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
Apr 18, 2017
IRAQ’S UNLIKELY LOVE AFFAIR WITH CUDDLY CANINES
It’s 9 o’clock on a chilly night in January, and the Adhamiyah animal market is teeming with visitors. There are the private zoo owners who’ve dropped by to size up the mangy lions and monkeys,…
Mar 21, 2017
Forget ISIS, Egypt's Population Boom Is Its Biggest Threat
Egypt's ballooning birth rate and severe food and water shortage could threaten its national security.
Feb 6, 2017
Iraq's Unique Wildlife Pushed to Brink by War, Hunting
After decades of strife, the world’s first civilization is losing many of its animals, such as otters, deer, songbirds, and more.
Jan 18, 2017
Iraq's Marsh Arabs test the waters as wetlands ruined by Saddam are reborn
In the country’s southern marshes, the government is helping families to rebuild their floating communities, 25 years after the land was drained