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LoveFM
April 12, 2018
The work started on an overgrown lot on Tibruce Street and concluded on Tigris Street. The Tibruce Street area has been the scene of several shootings and the police have been making their rounds in that community. Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett says that they noticed the overgrown lots and poorÃâà...
Xinhua
April 12, 2018
However, many IS remnants have resorted to hideouts in the rugged areas near the rivers of Tigris and Zab, as well as Himreen mountainous areas to continue their almost daily attacks against civilians and Iraqi forces. On Dec. 9, 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi officially declared full liberation ofÃâà...
Center for Research on Globalization
April 12, 2018
Pizza is popular, and a few upscale family restaurants moored on the banks of the Tigris are well patronized. You can linger at wifi-connected coffee shops, and find bars and discos open until early morning. Fresh baked fish and roasted chicken plates can be delivered to office or home. To all appearancesÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
April 12, 2018
This annual festival marks the anniversary of the days Baha'u'llah the prophet, Founder of the Bhaa'i Faith, spent along the River Tigris in Baghdad. In 1863, Baha'u'llah stayed in a garden on the banks of the Tigris River for 12 days, during which His many admirers in the city came to bid Him farewell.
Al-Monitor
April 12, 2018
SHIRQAT, Iraq — Along the Tigris River cutting through the town of Shirqat, where attacks from Islamic State fighters occupying the eastern section were frequent until late last year, taillights of vehicles heading to buy bootleg liquor now light up the western bank at dusk. The eastern side of the city wasÃâà...
The Sydney Morning Herald
April 3, 2018
Mr Cusack – who coordinates supply from Canberra - has had to cope with bombed out bridges, floods, and the Kurdish independence referendum. He said the Tigris River could only be crossed via pontoon bridges, which could be washed away with heavy rain or discharge from the Mosul dam. "You haveÃâà...
The Register-Guard
April 1, 2018
1/3 – Adilla Finchaan checks her land in Latifiyah, about 20 miles south of Baghdad. Below-average rainfall and insufficient water in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers — something the Iraqis have blamed on dams in neighboring Turkey and Syria — often leave Iraq bone dry. (Hadi Mizban/The AssociatedÃâà...
The Guardian
March 25, 2018
More bodies still lie under the rubble along the banks of the Tigris river, where the last bloody battles were fought. “We are working with our hands and it is so hard,” says Shaban. He is still waiting to be paid. Thoughts of rebuilding Mosul are far from the minds of the men tasked with recovering the dead.
AzerNews
March 22, 2018
The new military operation against the terrorists of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is planned to be carried out in Iraq's northern Sinjar town, will be called Operation Tigris Shield, the Turkish media reported citing military sources March 22. Presently, Turkey's Armed Forces are preparing for theÃâà...
Mongabay.com
March 15, 2018
The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Riau province has been on the trail of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) since the first reported incident, on Jan. 3, when the tiger attacked three workers at an oil palm plantation in Indragiri Hilir district. The tiger killed one of the workers,Ãâà...
Amandala
March 3, 2018
If this condemned building were to catch fire, the overgrown bush at the back of the building (West Street) and tall trees (Tigris Street) adjacent to BWSL Station, would pose a direct threat to several residential (wooden) homes, located behind this condemned building. This is the main concern that residentsÃâà...
Ohio County Monitor
March 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Comer announced the beginning of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition today. The United States House of Representatives sponsors this competition each year to honor talented young artists from across the district. High School students in the First DistrictÃâà...
The Arab Weekly
March 3, 2018
“The Tigris has resigned in its capacity as one of Iraq's twin rivers,” wrote Mustafa al-Awsi on Facebook, days before a downpour transformed Iraq into a temporary Venice of the Arab world. Dry conditions, water abstraction activities and man-made regulation schemes by riparian states — Turkey, Iran andÃâà...
PRESSTV
February 18, 2018
An Iraqi government delegation will visit Turkey to discuss the country's water share amid environmental concerns over Turkey's Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River. Iraqi Water Resources Minister Hassan al-Janabi told the al-Sabaah newspaper on Saturday that the planned visit will take place soon. “All regionsÃâà...
WLTZ 38 NBC
February 7, 2018
Want to start Mardi Gras early? Then come to the Plains for Krewe De Tigris 2nd annual Mardi Gras Parade! Last year, the parade drew nearly 6,000 people! This year, they are making it an all day event. As part of the “Krewe Krawl,” you can buy some beads and a wristband to get some discounts at 19Ãâà...
Opelika Auburn News
February 6, 2018
The second annual Krewe de Tigris Mardi Gras parade will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10. Photo Submitted. Mardi gras ... Krewe de Tigris president Barry Dorman said the parade started and finished within 30 minutes last year, so they plan to slow it down this year. He added that the first year of the eventÃâà...
The Guardian
February 6, 2018
Construction of the Ilisu dam, on the river Tigris in southeast Turkey, is now complete and the flooding of 300km2 of land behind it may begin as early as this spring. The dam will provide water security and electricity to the local region, as well as further restrict the diminishing flow of water downstream to IraqÃâà...
Ahram Online
February 2, 2018
Over centuries, the civilisation of ancient Mesopotamia grew up along the banks of two mighty rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris, whose flood deposits left the southern plains of what is now Iraq with the richest soil in the Middle East. Now, for the first time millions of Iraqis who rely upon these two greatÃâà...
Rudaw
December 31, 1999
Baghdad "was the first city to equip homes" along Abu Nawas Avenue which girds the Tigris River, "with solar energy" in the 1980s, when Saddam ruled over the country, she ... The Tigris is the city's green lung and on the other bank, behind barbed wire and cement fortifications, a small island can be seen.
gulfnews.com
December 31, 1999
At present, the country faces a growing shortage of water due to many factors, including several dam projects built by Iran and Turkey on the two main rivers — the Euphrates and Tigris. “In summary, there is no agreement among the countries on sharing the water resources of the two rivers,” said Fadel AlÃâà...
NEWS.com.au
December 31, 1999
Barclay White. The Courier-MailApril 3, 20184:01pm. 25 Tigris Street RiverhillsSource:Supplied. When Tracey Moller's parents came down from Mackay to live with her and her husband, this home was more than ideal. The five-bedroom house at 25 Tigris St was set up in a way ideal for dual living with two of the fiveÃâà...
TeamRock.com
December 31, 1999
It'll launch on April 20 via Lonely Voyage Records and Nice Weather For Airstrikes – and to celebrate the news, the band have made the single Ink Of Scholars / Blood Of Tigris free to download. Poly-Math say: “Ink Of Scholars is one of the more time-signature-focused tracks on the record. We wanted toÃâà...
