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Al Jazeera on MSN11dOpinion
Israel’s strategic failure is now apparent
Although the Israeli state may appear more powerful than ever and overly confident that it will achieve regional dominance, ...
History with Kayleigh on MSN7d
Great Ziggurat Of Ur & The Ancient City In Mesopotamia. Birthplace of Abraham? Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Mesopotamia, located in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was one of the cradles of civilization around 6000 years ago and the birthplace of the first writing system. Each ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs15d
US redeploys troops in Syria, as Washington builds ties with new government - analysis
The US is redeploying its troops in Syria, as changes in Damascus mean Washington will be able to transform its footprint in the country. The Syrian shifts have occurred rapidly, as the new ...
Gulf News24d
Iraq's water reserves lowest in 80 years
Country's share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks A bridge spans the Tigris river near the Makhoul dam site, in northern Iraq's Salaheddine .province. AFP Baghdad: Iraq's water reserves ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency29d
I fought my daughter’s preschool over a map of Israel on a bulletin board — and I don’t regret it
a map of Israel, but with no green line separating Gaza and the West Bank from Israel proper. The Israeli flag flooded the entire territory from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea ...
CNN19d
Israel’s plan to ‘conquer’ Gaza is leaving Palestinians with little place to go: 5 maps show how
Even before Israel’s war in Gaza started, the territory was one of the most densely populated places on the planet, described by United Nations officials as an “open-air prison.” Now ...
Newsweek28d
Map Shows Countries Condemning Israel Over Gaza Offensive
Israel is facing mounting international pressure ... and aid still mostly not getting into Gaza. Map created by Newsweek on Flourish Maps. What To Know Criticism of the devastating war has ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
US-backed Kurds strike deal with Syrian gov't to clear ISIS camps
The new Syrian transitional government is seeking a way to deal with the thousands of ISIS families who have been housed at camps in eastern Syria since the terror ...
National Geographic news13d
The True Story of Semiramis, Legendary Queen of Babylon
The stela from the city of Kizkapanli, for -example, mentions that the queen accompanied her son when he crossed the Euphrates River to fight ... (in present-day Israel), the fruit of a pairing ...
National Geographic news27d
How a single battle—and one young pharaoh—turned Egypt into a superpower
It would come to a head in the walled city of Megiddo, in what today is Israel. Sited on the Plain ... Mitanni lay beyond the Euphrates River, so Thutmose transported boats by ox-drawn carts ...
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Extreme drought devastates central Iraq farmers
On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani launched the “Our Water, Our Future” national initiative to protect the country’s historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers from ...