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Decline of the Tigris spells doom for Iraq fishermen

Every morning at sunrise, Iraqi fisherman, Ahmad Hassan Lelo, emerges from his shack on the banks of the Tigris River in the heart of Baghdad, and...

Thomson Reuters Foundation

30 23.11.2022

Egypt farmers fear rising social tensions over scarce water

For three decades, brothers Ramadan and Mamdouh Othman have grown summer crops of maize, olives and cucumbers on their Nile Delta land in Egypt's...

Thomson Reuters Foundation

50 01.11.2022

In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars

At the temple of Ninmakh, the Sumerian mother goddess, Iraqi archaeologists are using 7,000-year-old techniques to protect the monument, and the rest...

Thomson Reuters Foundation

10 28.10.2022

Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila to split after online harassment

Middle Eastern indie rock band, Mashrou' Leila, has announced it will disband following online abuse, drawing tributes from fans and rights activists...

Thomson Reuters Foundation

20 14.09.2022

Saudi snitching app turns citizens into social media police

A Saudi app that lets ordinary people "play the role of a police officer" may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to...