A NASA study found that an amount of freshwater almost the size of the Dead Sea has been lost in parts of the Middle East due to poor management, increased demands for groundwater and the effects of a 2007 drought. The study, to be published Friday in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American… Continue reading Middle East will face water loss in 7 years: NASA
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Bahrain opposition calls for transitional government
A Bahraini opposition group has called for the establishment of a transitional government as a first step to resolve the crisis in the Persian Gulf country. Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the major opposition bloc in Bahrain, made the appeal during a demonstration in the country on Wednesday. “The solution to end the crisis starts with… Continue reading Bahrain opposition calls for transitional government