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CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
Haider Jalil, 10, fills a water tank from a truck outside his family home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Haider Jalil, 10, fills a water tank from a truck outside his family home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
Haider Jalil, 10, grazes animals outside the family home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Haider Jalil, 10, grazes animals outside the family home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
The skull of a donkey who died due to lack of food and water lies on the ground in the village of Al-Bu... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
The skull of a donkey who died due to lack of food and water lies on the ground in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 20, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
Hussein Ali, 31, (L) and Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (R) fill a water tank from a truck, outside their family... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Hussein Ali, 31, (L) and Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (R) fill a water tank from a truck, outside their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Hussein and Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
Abdul Amir Ali, 23, shows a photograph of his late uncle Abbas Elwan, on his phone in the village of... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Abdul Amir Ali, 23, shows a photograph of his late uncle Abbas Elwan, on his phone in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 20, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 20, 2022 
Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (C) and Hussein Ali, 31, (R) repair electrical items in their workshop in the village... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (C) and Hussein Ali, 31, (R) repair electrical items in their workshop in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul and Hussein's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHC 
October 20, 2022 
Abdul Abbas Ali, 24, works in his barber shop next to his family home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Abdul Abbas Ali, 24, works in his barber shop next to his family home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHN 
October 16, 2022 
A boat lies on the dried out shore of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led... 
QERE QOZAQ, Syria 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A boat lies on the dried out shore of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, October 16, 2022. In Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHK 
October 16, 2022 
Low water levels are seen in the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic... 
QERE QOZAQ, Syria 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Low water levels are seen in the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, October 16, 2022. In Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHG 
October 16, 2022 
Children play football on the dried up bank of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led... 
QERE QOZAQ, Syria 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Children play football on the dried up bank of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, October 16, 2022. In Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHB 
October 16, 2022 
Cattle graze along the dried out bank of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led... 
QERE QOZAQ, Syria 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Cattle graze along the dried out bank of the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, October 16, 2022. In Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 16, 2022 
Ahmed Hammoud, 33, works on his land close to the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led... 
QERE QOZAQ, Syria 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Ahmed Hammoud, 33, works on his land close to the Euphrates river, near Qere Qozaq controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, October 16, 2022. In Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. "I stopped farming because it was impossible to irrigate the agricultural land," said Ahmed. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OHH 
October 14, 2022 
A donkey stands in the scorching heat outside the family home of of Abbas Elwan, in the village of Al-Bu... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A donkey stands in the scorching heat outside the family home of of Abbas Elwan, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OH8 
October 14, 2022 
Ali Elwan, 56, and his son Abdul Amir Ali, 23, walk in the courtyard of Abbas Elwan's home, in the village... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Ali Elwan, 56, and his son Abdul Amir Ali, 23, walk in the courtyard of Abbas Elwan's home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Ali's brother, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 14, 2022 
Brothers, Khudair Abbas Elwan, 15, Haider Abbas Elwan, 7, and Hamza Abbas Elwan, 12, (L to R) eat a meal... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Brothers, Khudair Abbas Elwan, 15, Haider Abbas Elwan, 7, and Hamza Abbas Elwan, 12, (L to R) eat a meal together in their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. The brothers' father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 14, 2022 
Ali Elwan, 56, Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al Bu Hussain village, and Khudair Abbas Elwan ,15, (L to... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Ali Elwan, 56, Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al Bu Hussain village, and Khudair Abbas Elwan ,15, (L to R) discuss the problem of providing water to the village as they sit inside the guest hall of Abbas Elwan's home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 14, 2022. Ali's brother and Khudair's father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGS 
October 14, 2022 
The village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, is seen from... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
The village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, is seen from above in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
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October 12, 2022 
A new canal is seen, which replaces one which has been in use since the nineteen fifties after the water... 
AL-MUTHANNA, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A new canal is seen, which replaces one which has been in use since the nineteen fifties after the water level decreased, in the village of Al-Massa, al-Muthanna, Iraq, October 12, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGR 
October 11, 2022 
A herd of buffalo wade in the Euphrates River in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate... 
AL-MUTHANNA, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A herd of buffalo wade in the Euphrates River in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGO 
October 11, 2022 
Salt residue is seen on arid farmland in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change... 
AL-MUTHANNA, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Salt residue is seen on arid farmland in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGN 
October 11, 2022 
A woman collects water from a water tank stored outside her home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat, which... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A woman collects water from a water tank stored outside her home in the village of Al-Bouzayyat, which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGM 
October 11, 2022 
Salt residue is seen on arid farmland in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change... 
AL-MUTHANNA, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Salt residue is seen on arid farmland in al-Muthanna Province, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGL 
October 11, 2022 
Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al-Bu Hussain village, inspects a well which no longer produces water,... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al-Bu Hussain village, inspects a well which no longer produces water, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGK 
October 11, 2022 
Hedyya Ouda poses for a photograph in the village of Al-Bouzayyat, which sits on the bank of a former... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Hedyya Ouda poses for a photograph in the village of Al-Bouzayyat, which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "The village is empty," said Hedyya Ouda, one of the few remaining residents when Reuters visited her in October. Hedyya and her husband stopped growing wheat and barley three years ago because of water shortages, sold their livestock and were forced to travel about 60 km (40 miles) twice a month to buy drinking water. When Reuters returned to their village in November, both had left for the city. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGJ 
October 11, 2022 
The remains of a house are seen in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank of a former canal... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
The remains of a house are seen in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. In the the village of Al-Bouzayyat many have left for cities or other provinces in search of jobs. "The village is empty," said Hedyya Ouda, one of the few remaining residents when Reuters visited her in October. Ouda and her husband stopped growing wheat and barley three years ago because of water shortages, sold their livestock and were forced to travel about 60 km (40 miles) twice a month to buy drinking water. When Reuters returned to their village in November, both had left for the city. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGI 
October 11, 2022 
Hikma Meteab, 48, carries her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, through the courtyard of their family home in... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Hikma Meteab, 48, carries her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, through the courtyard of their family home in Al-Bu Hussain village on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGG 
October 11, 2022 
A sandal lies on the floor of an abandoned house in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
A sandal lies on the floor of an abandoned house in the village of Al-Bouzayyat which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11 2022. In the the village of Al-Bouzayyat many have left for cities or other provinces in search of jobs. "The village is empty," said Hedyya Ouda, one of the few remaining residents when Reuters visited her in October. Ouda and her husband stopped growing wheat and barley three years ago because of water shortages, sold their livestock and were forced to travel about 60 km (40 miles) twice a month to buy drinking water. When Reuters returned to their village in November, both had left for the city. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OGF 
October 11, 2022 
Hikma Meteab, 48, and her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, pose for a photograph at their family home in the... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Hikma Meteab, 48, and her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, pose for a photograph at their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OEO 
October 11, 2022 
People collect water for their animals from the the al-Thirma river in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022.... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
People collect water for their animals from the the al-Thirma river in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
CLIMATE-UN/MIDEAST-WATER
RTSD6OEM 
October 11, 2022 
Hikma Meteab, 48, makes tea as her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, watches in their family home in the village... 
Diwaniya, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Hikma Meteab, 48, makes tea as her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, watches in their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
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October 10, 2022 
Children play ball games on the dried up riverbed of the Shatt al Mashkhab river, in Najaf city, Iraq,... 
Najaf, Iraq 
The Wider Image: Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 
Children play ball games on the dried up riverbed of the Shatt al Mashkhab river, in Najaf city, Iraq, October 10, 2022. "Climate change is a reality in Iraq," said the United Nations mission in Iraq, adding that the country was the world's fifth most vulnerable to the fallout from global warming due to rising temperatures, lower rainfall, salinity, and dust storms. "Desertification now threatens almost 40 percent of the area of our country - a country that was once one of the most fertile and productive in the region," Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid told the climate summit in Egypt last week. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
RTS8VF3S 
June 21, 2022 
Fire damage scales the building's exterior at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower,... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Fire damage scales the building's exterior at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
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June 21, 2022 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
RTS8VEPM 
June 21, 2022 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
RTS8VEJU 
June 21, 2022 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment fire at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
RTS8VEGM 
June 21, 2022 
Fire damage is seen at an apartment at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Fire damage is seen at an apartment at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
BRITAIN-FIRE/
RTS8VEC0 
June 21, 2022 
Fire damage is seen at an apartment at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's... 
London, United Kingdom 
Apartment fire in Shepherd's Bush, London 
Fire damage is seen at an apartment at Queensdale Crescent tower block, near the Grenfell Tower, in Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs 
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RTS80FHT 
May 21, 2022 
Sahrawi volunteers work at a Red Crescent centre collecting food in the Rabuni Sahrawi refugee camp,... 
Tindouf, Algeria 
Overview of refugee camps in Algeria's Tindouf 
Sahrawi volunteers work at a Red Crescent centre collecting food in the Rabuni Sahrawi refugee camp, in Tindouf, Algeria, May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez 
ALGERIA-WESTERNSAHARA/
RTS80FHL 
May 21, 2022 
Sahrawi volunteers work at a Red Crescent centre collecting food in the Rabuni Sahrawi refugee camp,... 
Tindouf, Algeria 
Overview of refugee camps in Algeria's Tindouf 
Sahrawi volunteers work at a Red Crescent centre collecting food in the Rabuni Sahrawi refugee camp, in Tindouf, Algeria, May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez 
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May 16, 2022 
The moon is seen ahead of a total lunar eclipse over Abidjan May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire 
Lunar Eclipse 
The moon is seen ahead of a total lunar eclipse over Abidjan May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 
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May 16, 2022 
The moon is seen during lunar eclipse in Skopje, North Macedonia May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski... 
Skopje, North Macedonia 
The moon is seen during lunar eclipse in Skopje 
The moon is seen during lunar eclipse in Skopje, North Macedonia May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 
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May 16, 2022 
The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin... 
Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Total lunar eclipse, in Buenos Aires 
The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian REFILE-CORRECTING DATE 
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May 16, 2022 
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian... 
Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Total lunar eclipse, in Buenos Aires 
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian REFILE-CORRECTING DATE 
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May 16, 2022 
The moon is seen ahead of a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin... 
Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Total lunar eclipse, in Buenos Aires 
The moon is seen ahead of a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 
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March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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RTS6CSTT 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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RTS6CS12 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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RTS6CRZ0 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
UKRAINE-CRISIS/SPAIN-YACHT
RTS6CRYR 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
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RTS6CRVY 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
UKRAINE-CRISIS/SPAIN-YACHT
RTS6CRVX 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, eastern Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
UKRAINE-CRISIS/SPAIN-YACHT
RTS6CRVL 
March 16, 2022 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Tarragona, Spain 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco... 
Superyacht Crescent, which has been detained by Spanish authorities, is seen docked at Marina Port Tarraco in Tarragona, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, eastern Spain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Albert Gea 
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/VIOLENCE
RTS5DR72 
February 11, 2022 
Red Crescent medics carry an injured Palestinian demonstrator to an ambulance during a protest against... 
Nablus, Palestinian Territories 
Palestinians protest against Jewish settlements near Nablus 
Red Crescent medics carry an injured Palestinian demonstrator to an ambulance during a protest against Jewish settlements near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta 
CHRISTMAS-SEASON/MALTA
RTXLG9AL 
December 09, 2021 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta, Malta December 9,... 
Valletta, Malta 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta, Malta December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 
CHRISTMAS-SEASON/MALTA
RTXLG9AI 
December 09, 2021 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta, Malta December 9,... 
Valletta, Malta 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta 
The crescent moon is seen through Christmas street light decorations from Valletta, Malta December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MALTA
RTXLDORT 
December 08, 2021 
The waxing crescent moon rises as a man wearing a face mask stands on the bridge leading into Valletta... 
Valletta, Malta 
The waxing crescent moon rises as a man wearing a face mask stands on the bridge leading into Valletta... 
The waxing crescent moon rises as a man wearing a face mask stands on the bridge leading into Valletta during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Malta December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 
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