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 | 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...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) today faces serious problems in regards to meeting the food demands of its population. The population in the region has grown considerably in the last century and is predicted to increase even further in the coming decades. The...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Middle East, a region that is home to tens of millions of people, is rich with oil reserves, allowing some of those inhabitants to enjoy fantastic wealth. It is also a region that is mostly desert, and while water scarcity has always been an issue, the situation...