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Facing drought, Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates rivers

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Iraqi Water Minister, Mehdi Al-Hamdani, and the Turkish president's special representative for Iraq, Veysel Eroglu, discussed "quantities of water arriving in Iraq through the Tigris and Euphrates" from Turkey. Iraq has suffered a halving of its cultivated agricultural regions due to three years of consecutive droughts.

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Arab News

Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates

Sun, 2022-07-17 00:37 BAGHDAD: Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as both countries face droughts and tensions over resource management. Baghdad regularly complains that dams constructed in neighboring countries impact its river levels. Water Minister Mehdi Al-Hamdani and the Turkish president’s special representative for Iraq, Veysel Eroglu, discussed “quantities of w…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Observador

Iraq asks Turkey to release more water into its rivers

Iraq is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and facing severe drought calls on Turkey “better management of water resources” to reach more water to its rivers.

2 years ago·Portugal

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Al Arabiya

Facing drought, Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates rivers

Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as both countries face droughts and tensions

2 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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Capital FM Kenya

Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates

Baghdad, Iraq, Jul 16 — Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as both countries face droughts and tensions over resource management.Baghdad regularly complains that dams constructed in neighbouring countries impact its river levels.Water Minister Mehdi al-Hamdani and the Turkish president’s special representative for Iraq, Veysel Eroglu, discussed “quantities of water arrivi…

2 years ago·Nairobi, Kenya

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The New Arab

Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along its rivers

Turkey's special representative said he would pass on the request to water authorities in Ankara to "increase the amounts of water released in the coming days, according to Turkey's available reserves", according to an Iraqi statement.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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