[:en] The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest...
News
The latest updates on current water and environment issues in Iraq and Mesopotamia.
Letter from Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Tahan about the legal position of Ilisu Dam construction
[:en] Dear Mr. Ismaeel Greetings, Referring to your message about the legal safeguards for the protection of the marshes, I...
Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River
[:en]The headquarters of the Iraqi Jurists Union launched a broad campaign to save the Tigris River and the marshes of...
International Activists meet in Baghdad to Discuss Legal Strategies to Protect the Tigris River
[:en]Baghdad, 26 September 2013 Once the cradle of civilizations and agricultural haven, now Iraq’s land has dried significantly mostly due...
Press Release: Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader
[:en] Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, 20 August 2013 Next week...
The World Heritage Committee will be meeting in Cambodia: Iraq is a member, but the Iraqi marshes are not in the agenda!
[:en]Press Release: Open Letter on the submission of the Central Marshes to the World Heritage Committee To: The Iraqi President...
Save the Tigris Campaign holds successful seminars in four southern Iraq Provinces
[:en]Last week, the Save the Tigris Campaign held seminars in four provinces in South Iraq: Basra, Missan, Dhi Qar and...
Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia and the Similar Turkish Case
[:en] By Ahmed az-Zoba`i Translation from Arabic by: Safaa Sheikh Hammed Original Arabic: http://www.iraqnewspaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=22010 “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” says Herodotus. Egypt could have been part...