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Iraq's First Industrial-scale Solar Plant Opens in Karbala Desert to Tackle Electricity Crisis

Iraq is set to open the country’s first industrial-scale solar plant Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, ...
KHQ

Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield

Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned ...
Reuters

Desert wells help Iraq harvest bumper wheat crop as rivers dry

Iraq shifts to using desert well for agriculture Analysts warn move is not sustainable, will dry aquifers Climate change, upstream dams dry out rivers - officials Officials say 2023 wheat harvest ...
The Desert Sun

Alps Village is one the best restaurants in Palm Desert. What to order on its Balkan menu

Alps Village is a family-owned-and-operated restaurant in Palm Desert, and this week, it has made national news: Along with 46 other restaurants, Alps Village was included in the 2024 USA TODAY ...
Stars and Stripes

Iraq may be desert, but U.S. troops won't overheat

ARLINGTON, Va. — Popular speculation that a quick start to war in Iraq is critical in order to prevent U.S. troops from succumbing to broiling summer temperatures is wrong, a prominent military ...
Time

Iraq: Reality Check in The Desert

Every day in Washington, President Bush gets multiple briefings on Iraq: a military update at 7 a.m., an intelligence report after that, political briefings through the day and finally a memo from his ...