The Euphrates River is located in the heart of the Middle East, and is one of the longest rivers in Western Asia. The Euphrates River is drying up because of global climate change and human impact, ...

The Euphrates River is located in the heart of the Middle East, and is one of the longest rivers in Western Asia. The Euphrates River is drying up because of global climate change and human impact, ...

Claim: Gold deposits have been found on the Euphrates riverbed as the river dries up. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim was posted by a religious Filipino ...

The Euphrates provides around 85% of Syria’s renewable water, and the two rivers combined make up nearly 100% of Iraq’s supply. Ownership of the rivers’ basins is divided among Turkey, Syria ...

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers originate in the mountains of eastern Turkey. Together, they account for over 90% of Iraq’s freshwater and around 88% of Syria’s.

Turkey has been harnessing the river basin with a massive project to boost agriculture and generate hydroelectricity, the Southeast Anatolia Project, or GAP by its Turkish acronym. It has built at ...

The report from our recent workshop, "Water Politics in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin," is now available. It presents scenario planning outcomes and policy recommendations for sustainable water ...