Desert ecosystems present a unique context for the study of abiotic stresses, including extreme drought, salinity, intense heat, and rapid temperature ...

Iraq requires more than 100bn cubic metres of water to restore water resources to normal levels amid a sharp decline in the ...

At least two people have died in severe flooding in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, including one who was killed when heavy rain caused a wall to collapse on them. Civil defence workers said five people ...

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In an exclusive interview conducted ahead of fateful parliamentary elections, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani outlines to Newsweek his efforts to transform his nation from a source of ...

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient southern cities face erosion ...

Iraqi heritage officials warn that climate change is stripping southern Mesopotamia of its treasures, as soaring heat, deepening drought, windblown sand, and rising soil salinity erode monuments in Ur ...

Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country's south hit record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for human consumption and killing livestock. "We used ...