Iraq to export 30,000 barrels of oil for Turkish water projects: Minister

Iraq has historically struggled with water shortages, with authorities routinely blaming upstream countries for withholding water through dams on the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.

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Iraq to receive ‘guaranteed but not fixed’ water share from Turkey: Official

“Iraq will receive a guaranteed but not fixed water share under this formula, a first in the history of water relations between the two countries,” Torhan al-Mufti, an advisor to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, said Monday.

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Iraq says reached ‘understandings’ with Turkey, Syria to increase water releases

Water Resources Minister Muthanna al-Tamimi revealed that Iraq has reached understandings with both Turkey and Syria to increase water releases, with the country having faced increasing water shortages.

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PM Barzani inaugurates major water project in Barzan

The project, located on the Ava Sheen River, includes a 540-kilometer distribution network and a water treatment plant capable of producing 1,200 cubic meters of water per hour. It represents an investment of 138.5 billion dinars (more than $105 million), according to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

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Syria, Iraq sign MoU on shared water resources management

“The Ministry of Water Resources and the Syrian Ministry of Energy signed the minutes of the bilateral Iraqi-Syrian technical meeting regarding cooperation in the management of shared water resources and the exchange of technical data,” read the ministry statement.

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Iraq braces for flooding as Euphrates water levels rise

Relevant teams have been equipped with necessary tools for evacuation and rescue operations in cases of potential emergencies.

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KRG to launch major water project in Soran

Drinkable water levels are expected to nearly double with the project’s completion, with clean drinking water production projected to reach over 97,000 cubic meter per day, up from the 49,000 cubic meters the administration currently can produce.

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Iraqi new water minister seeks to secure upstream water releases

“The ministry will work to develop relations with the source countries, foremost among them Iran and Turkey,” Muthanna al-Tamimi said in a Baghdad presser alongside his predecessor Aoun Diab. 

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Iraq says intensifying talks with Turkey on ‘equitable’ water releases

An agreement signed between Ankara and Baghdad at the end of 2014 says the Turkish side “guarantees Iraq a fair and equitable share of water,” however, over the past 12 years, the amount has remained unclear, Hisham al-Alawi, the Iraqi foreign ministry undersecretary, told state media.

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