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Yemen: A Bulgarian Vulture's Odyssey into Yemeni War Zone

Apr 18, 2019 | Jeremy Bowen, BBC

Nelson was in a tight corner, tied up and imprisoned by men who believed he was a spy. It didn't look good. When he was…

Afghanistan: Poppies Bloom across Afghanistan as Drought Eases

Apr 18, 2019 | Muhammad Irfan, UrduPoint

A vast field of towering white poppies sways gently in the breeze, silky petals sometimes tumbling to the ground, a visible marker of the resilience…

United States: Democrat: Murdered Women 'An Environmental Injustice'

Apr 16, 2019 | Kellie Lunney

The "silent crisis" of missing and murdered indigenous women is an environmental issue affected by the boom and bust of oil and gas development in…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan, Sudan to Keep Oil Flowing, Industry Is the “Glue That Binds” Two Nations

Apr 16, 2019 | Africa News

South Sudan exports all produced crude oil via pipeline from Hegleig and Paloch to Khartoum and then to Port Sudan for export. Since a landmark…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opens New Mining Areas to International Investment

Apr 15, 2019 | TOLOnews

In a keynote address at the Afghanistan Mining Investment Forum convened by INVEST, a global initiative of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to…

Afghanistan: Bird Hunters of Afghanistan [Photos]

Apr 15, 2019 | Reuters

Bird hunting is an ancient sport in Afghanistan, where local and migrating species have flocked for thousands of years and where even amid the chaos…

Iran: Living Fossil Resurfaces in Hamoun Wetland after Recent Floods

Apr 15, 2019 | Iran Front Page

After nearly two decades of drought in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, with the beginning of rainy season in neighbouring Afghanistan, flood waters…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeks Foreign Investments in Minerals to Develop $3 Trillion Industry

Apr 15, 2019 | Deena Kamel, National

Afghanistan offered 43 commodities projects for bidding on Monday as the country pushes to attract international investment, crack down on corruption and address security risks…

Afghanistan: Conservation May Offer Common Ground in Afghan Conflict

Apr 15, 2019 | Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay

War, drugs, corruption, and terrorism are terms Westerners are more likely to associate with Afghanistan than biodiversity conservation. But Alex Dehgan, a conservation technologist who…

Iraq/Kurdistan: What Did Russia Get from Its KRG Gamble?

Apr 15, 2019 | Mariya Petkova, Al Jazeera

While the KRG has been reaping the benefit of these deals, Russia and Rosneft's gains from this high-risk investment are yet to materialise in full.…

Timor-Leste: Australia Accused of 'Siphoning' Millions in Timor-Leste Oil Revenue

Apr 15, 2019 | Helen Davidson, Guardian

Australia has been accused of “siphoning” millions of dollars a month in oil revenue that should belong to Timor-Leste, because the government is yet to…

Afghanistan: Women to Join Taliban Delegation for First Time in Afghan Peace Talks

Apr 15, 2019 | Reuters

Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation for talks this month with US officials and Afghan representatives in Qatar on…

Afghanistan: 9 Hydropower Dams to Be Completed over Next 3 Years

Apr 13, 2019 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

The Ministry of Water and Energy said more than 250 water management projects were executed last solar year and nine hydropower dams would be constructed…

Myanmar: Putting Elephants before Tourists

Apr 13, 2019 | Thomas Kean, Frontier

There are no rides or performances for visitors at an award-winning elephant care camp in the Shan hills where the animals’ health is the top…

Colombia: In Colombia's Coca Heartland, Photos and Drawings Show Life between War and Peace [Photos]

Apr 13, 2019 | Laura Beltrán Villamizar, NPR

When Venezuelan photographer Fabiola Ferrero first traveled to the city of Florencia in Colombia, she took two instant cameras with her. Her goal: to portray…

Colombia: Police Attacked in Northern Colombia Trying to Enforce Land Restitution – Four Injured

Apr 12, 2019 | Jake Kincaid

Four police were injured in an attack while trying to enforce the restitution of land in Mutata, Uraba Antioquia Thursday, the latest chapter in onogoing…

Israel/Palestine: Israel’s Never-Ending Search for Oil in Occupied Golan Heights

Apr 12, 2019 | Mamoun Kiwan, Asharq Al-Awsat

Backed by Washington, Israel is spending an arm and a leg on oil drilling in the contested Golan Heights, Syria. Israeli daily, Haaretz, has reported…

Iraq: Heavy Rainfall Increases Fear of Mosul Dam Collapse

Apr 11, 2019 | Mina Aldroubi, National

Iraqi authorities warned on Thursday of the likelihood of a catastrophic collapse of the country’s largest hydro-electric dam due to torrential rainfall. The dam, near…

Somalia: 137,000 People Forced to Flee Their Homes This Year in Somalia

Apr 11, 2019 | Norwegian Refugee Council

Over 137,000 people fled their homes in the first quarter of 2019, according to the UNHCR led Protection Returns Monitoring Network. The number of people…

Myanmar: Myanmar Pipe in Land Row

Apr 11, 2019 | Upstream

Burmese farmers banned for five years from planting crops along the gas and oil export pipelines from Myanmar to China are up in arms over…

Liberia: USAID Makes Land Authority Visible on World Wide Web

Apr 10, 2019 | Alaskai Moore Johnson, FrontPage Africa

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-sponsored project has helped the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) to become visible on the world wide web at…

India: Bengaluru: Water Scarcity Spurs Tanker Wars

Apr 10, 2019 | Deccan Chronicle

The water scarcity in the city has become so acute that people are resorting to strong arm tactics to divert supply to their areas.

Colombia: In the Land of El Dorado, Clean Water Has Become ‘Blue Gold’

Apr 10, 2019 | Damian Carrington, Guardian

In the land where the legend of El Dorado began, the race is on to solve the mystery of a vital 21st-century treasure – the…

Afghanistan: Ministry Begins Survey on Afghanistan's Lithium Deposits

Apr 10, 2019 | Mir Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has started its assessments in certain parts of the country to identify lithium deposits, an official said on Tuesday.…

Food Security: Vulnerability Deepens East African Food Crisis Risks

Apr 9, 2019 | Oxford Analytica

After recurrent droughts from 2015-17, improved rains in mid-2018 looked to be easing regional food insecurity. However, new warnings of poor rains are renewing concern…

Afghanistan: Rehabilitated Seeds Farm Enables Farmers in Northern Afghanistan Grow Healthy Crops

Apr 9, 2019 | World Bank

Khan Mohammad oversees Khasa-Paz, a 973-jerib (194 hectares) inter-ministerial farm managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), which produces foundation seeds, primarily…

Morocco/Western Sahara: Sales of Western Sahara "Conflict Minerals" Rise but Trade Is Getting Harder for Morocco to Maintain

Apr 8, 2019 | Dominic Dudley, Forbes

Some 1.93 million tonnes of phosphates were exported from the disputed territory of Western Sahara in 2018, with an estimated value of $164m, according to…