by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 25, 2023 | Middle East, Water
The continuing water crisis in the Middle East region shows no signs of abating. Lakes and rivers continue to shrink, and the entire region suffers from rising temperatures and increasing desertification. Water issues have no borders, and nations are being...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 22, 2022 | Energy, Middle East
The Middle East is facing a major challenge from the effects of climate change. While all regions around the globe are dealing with climate change, the Middle East has been hit particularly hard. Some experts are even saying that the region could become uninhabitable...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Climate change is a worldwide issue that effects literally every nation on earth. Its effects have been particularly devastating to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. There, impacts have included desertification, unprecedented heat, and major water...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 4, 2022 | Agriculture
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mostly an arid desert; less than 2% of its land area is arable. With such a climate, the Kingdom is forced to import around 80% of its agricultural needs. Both the Saudi government and private individuals have been devoting considerable...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
The water crisis in the Middle East is serious and seemingly getting worse all the time. Water scarcity is causing problems across the entire region and threatening to stir up unrest. However, some Middle Eastern nations are taking the lead in utilizing technology to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
With over 100 million citizens, Egypt is the 14th-largest nation in the world. It has always been one of the most important nations in the Middle East and North Africa, with a rich history going back thousands of years. The Sinai Peninsula, the easternmost part of...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 5, 2022 | Desertification, Water
The Arabian peninsula, home to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, among other nations, consists mostly of arid desert and contains no permanent rivers of note. Agriculture on the peninsula has always been a struggle, and it has been getting worse in...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
The entire Middle East is in the midst of a water crisis, with nations across the region facing dire water shortages. Iraq, home to the powerful Tigris and Euphrates rivers, would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the most serious water problems in the world. In...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
The war in the Ukraine has dragged on for months, with no end in sight. This has had ripple effects that have reached to the Middle East and beyond. Ukraine and Russia both provide considerable food to the region, and this distribution has been disrupted. Some states...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The food supply of the Middle East has been disrupted by an event completely outside the control of any nation in the region. Russia began its war of aggression on Ukraine in February 2022. Both Russia and Ukraine provide considerable amounts of wheat to nations...
