Researchers found the long-lost city of 'Alexandria on the Tigris' in southern Iraq, the famous port founded by Alexander the ...

The Tigris River is the lifeline of Iraq and a key waterway in Western Asia. Stretching about 1,900 kilometres, it runs through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. The river is well known as the birthplace of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lost city of the ancient world: Alexandria on the Tigris. Sitting near the Tigris River in southern Iran, the port city was founded by Alexander the Great, and once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The riverfront overlooking the Tigris River in Mosul, north of Iraq, on November 20, 2025. - Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP/Getty Images Iraq, ...

Water levels in Iraqi rivers recede as drought bites Baghdad fishermen see catches and earnings shrink Iraq is one of the most climate change-vulnerable nations BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Thomson Reuters ...

Archaeologists confirmed the location of Alexandria on the Tigris, a lost city founded by Alexander the Great in Iraq that served as a major ancient trade hub.

New research has confirmed the site of the giant ancient metropolis, but further archaeological work has been delayed due to ...

The West Asia and North Africa region is facing a water scarcity crisis. About 60 percent of the region’s population lives in ...

Iraq sits in the centre of the Middle East and is shaped by its rivers. Although much of the country is desert, it has more than seven major rivers and many smaller streams. The Tigris and Euphrates ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said, despite protests that it will displace thousands of people and risks ...