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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 poorÃÂ ...
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 ofÃÂ ...
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 appearancesÃÂ ...
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 wasÃÂ ...
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 haveÃÂ ...
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 AssociatedÃÂ ...
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 theÃÂ ...
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,ÃÂ ...
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 residentsÃÂ ...
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 DistrictÃÂ ...
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 andÃÂ ...
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 regionsÃÂ ...
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 19ÃÂ ...
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 eventÃÂ ...
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 IraqÃÂ ...
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 greatÃÂ ...
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 AlÃÂ ...
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 fiveÃÂ ...
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 toÃÂ ...
IRINnews.org
February 16, 2018
Happy cries of children on reopened fairground rides in east Mosul echo out across the placid expanse of the Tigris River while Muhunnad, 27, stands on top of ... His family fled a month before liberation – the men swimming across the Tigris at midnight pulling an airbed on which the women were sitting.
Al-Monitor
February 16, 2018
Abadi's instructions came days after tribal conflicts in Iraq's southern provinces broke out over agricultural land water quotas, prompting activists in the province to launch a campaign titled Save the Tigris in a bid to end the water crisis. There are already conflicts plaguing those provinces — especially BasraÃÂ ...
IRINnews.org
February 15, 2018
Happy cries of children on reopened fairground rides in east Mosul echo out across the placid expanse of the Tigris River while Muhunnad, 27, stands on top of ... His family fled a month before liberation – the men swimming across the Tigris at midnight pulling an airbed on which the women were sitting.
IRINnews.org
February 14, 2018
Happy cries of children on reopened fairground rides in east Mosul echo out across the placid expanse of the Tigris River while Muhunnad, 27, stands on top of ... His family fled a month before liberation – the men swimming across the Tigris at midnight pulling an airbed on which the women were sitting.
ScienceNordic
February 12, 2018
Before the Greeks excelled in science and philosophy, culture was blooming in Mesopotamia, located between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River in present day Iraq. This region, known as the cradle of civilisation, was the seat of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which lasted from around 900 to 612 BCE.
The Auburn Plainsman
February 11, 2018
As two police motorcyclists came down College Street the parade went into full swing, with Aubie throwing beads out of the back of a silver convertible to the crowd cheering his name, a golden oversized truck carrying the Krewe de Tigris in full tiger regalia in its packed-out bed and a myriad of other colorfulÃÂ ...
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 19ÃÂ ...
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 IraqÃÂ ...
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 eventÃÂ ...
Ahram Online
February 4, 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 greatÃÂ ...
Prospect
January 20, 2018
After marriage, they set up home in Mosul, which sits on the banks of the Tigris, 400km north of Baghdad. It was then a city of two million, the third largest in Saddam Hussein's Iraq and religiously diverse, even though the majority of its inhabitants were, like Fathaya and Salem, Sunni Muslim. Since the fall ofÃÂ ...
Quartz
January 19, 2018
NASA satellite images from August 2016 showed the plume of smoke from the fires travelling over Qayyarah, a small city nestled on the River Tigris, and nearby residential areas, depositing soot. Qayyarah is right beside the oil fields, but some people lived even closer to the fires. “There was an older manÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
January 18, 2018
The dam will raise water levels of the Tigris River by around 60 meters, submerging the ancient town and villages around it, including immovable historical artifacts. The issue was brought to the Constitutional Court by “Hasankeyf'i Yaşatma Girişimi” (the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive), a movementÃÂ ...
Iraqi News
January 17, 2018
He added that water pipelines coming from the Tigris River have also “sustained severe damage due to maintenance of optical fiber cables without our knowledge.” He called on the government and the other bodies concerned to swiftly intervene to save the recently-liberated city from a great disaster thatÃÂ ...
Al-Monitor
January 17, 2018
Be linked to the main highway to Mosul with a 120-kilometer (75-mile) road upgraded to international standards and a new bridge to be built over the Tigris River. But the Ovacik project has been shelved and an alternative pipeline plan — involving Iran — has emerged, marginalizing the proposed newÃÂ ...
The Times
January 17, 2018
Baghdad The Iraqi army has launched an offensive to push Islamic State militants off an island in the Tigris, five weeks after declaring victory over the group. The hideout on the Bosifian islands, south of Mosul, includes a network of tunnels and was discovered last month. Isis is still active in at least tenÃÂ ...
PRI
January 17, 2018
Issa says Baghdadis resent the embassy's occupation of such prime real estate along the Tigris River. “People wish they could actually walk along the embankment of the Tigris and enjoy the nice evenings in the breeze there. “It hurts,” she adds. “It hurts me, as an Iraqi, and it hurts a lot of people. EveryoneÃÂ ...
Iraqi News
January 16, 2018
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi joint troops have started purging several regions overlooking Tigris River, south of Mosul, military sources said. Speaking to the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, the sources said the operations left Three Islamic State militants killed, as they were hiding in the islandsÃÂ ...
Jordan Times
January 15, 2018
Nesrine is employed at a gleaming new clothing shop that has opened up on the east bank of the river Tigris — liberated from Daesh months before the group's final defeat in western districts six months ago — selling skinny jeans and colourful tops from Turkey. As pop music blares from loud speakers, sheÃÂ ...
Times of India
January 15, 2018
1) Jewish and Aryan civilizations are amongst the oldest and share their roots in the region around Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 2) Both have shown their resilience by surviving against adverser... Read More1) Jewish and Aryan civilizations are amongst the oldest and share their roots in the region aroundÃÂ ...
The News
January 13, 2018
Among those found, HMS Talisman and HMS Tigris also had links with Portsmouth during the war. But HMS Utmost appears to have played the most influential role after destroying a number of German and Italian vessels in the Mediterranean between 1940 to 1942. She was sunk while returning to MaltaÃÂ ...
Arab News
January 12, 2018
Rasheed said that Iraq is facing similar problems with Iran, which has cut the water imports of the Tigris river from 40 percent to 15 percent due to the ... The almost-completed Daryan dam, which Iran is building on the Tigris river, 28 km away from the Iraqi-Iranian border, and the 47 km-long tunnel it has dugÃÂ ...
The Times
January 5, 2018
By studying the records of missing submarines, he believes that the wrecks could be those of HMS Talisman, Tigris, Turbulent, Utmost, Usurper or P48, and P222. The bows of the submarines appear to show damage consistent with mines, he said, but the fins that carried each vessel's name seem to beÃÂ ...
My New Orleans
January 2, 2018
Carnival has its historic moments, such as when Rex bows to Comus in the waning hours of Mardi Gras Night, or on the night before when Rex and Zulu push a plunger to ignite a fireworks show over the Lundi Gras sky; but there are more subtle moments that nevertheless ooze with the allusive real spirit of Carnival.
DAWN.com
January 2, 2018
MOSUL (Iraq): It used to take Ahmad Meyssar just a few minutes to reach his university across a bridge over the river Tigris in Mosul. But now — with whole districts still devastated some five months after the militant Islamic State group was forced out — the journey takes him over two hours as most of theÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 2, 2018
MOSUL • It used to take Mr Ahmad Meyssar just a few minutes to reach his university across a bridge over the river Tigris in Iraq's Mosul. But now - with whole districts still devastated some five months after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was forced out - the journey takes him over two hoursÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
January 1, 2018
A general view of the Tigris River as seen from the compound of the closed Nineveh International Hotel in Mosul on June 16, 2017. — AFP picMOSUL, Jan 1 — It used to take Ahmad Meyssar just a few minutes to reach his university across a bridge over the river Tigris in Iraq's Mosul. But now — with wholeÃÂ ...
douglascountysentinel
December 7, 2017
Tigris Fulfillment Partners LLC, will open an 111,000-square-foot kitchen and bath master distribution facility in Lithia Springs, bringing with it job opportunities for 10 general warehouse associates for the company's first year. However, as the fulfillment company grows, they expect to create 50 to 75 newÃÂ ...
