The Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable ...

It's time we don't take rivers lightly. They deserve all the attention they can get because rivers have long been the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Located south of Manbij district on the Euphrates River, Tishrin is the largest and most important dam captured to date. Approximately 70% of Syria's electricity needs are met from the Tishrin ...

While we may not have much information about some ancient civilizations, one thing food historians agree on is that the ...

These laser-cut token counters for the board game Tigris & Euphrates demonstrate some clever design, and show that some simple touches can make a big difference. In the digital version of the game ...

Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea, this region gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations. Until the 19th century, Western scholars believed that ...

The irrigation of Harran is considered one of the project’s successes, but people in Syria and Iraq complain that Turkey’s dams threaten water flows from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers ...

The Mesopotamian civilisation, which arose around 3400 BC, was one of the earliest urban civilisations. It was situated ...