20 min

Wars over water in the Middle East Essential Middle East

    • News Commentary

We know water as a source of life. But dwindling resources could also be the reason for future wars in the Middle East. This precious commodity is slowly becoming scarce for several reasons. And there are worrying signs that our freshwater supplies in the region are running out fast.

In this episode: 


Duried Mahasneh, a specialist in hydrology and marine sciences

Episode Credits:

This episode was produced by Hayat Mongolian and Khaled Soltan. Our host is Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is the sound designer. Aya Elmileik is the lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is the assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is the executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera English’s head of audio.

Connect with us at:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

We know water as a source of life. But dwindling resources could also be the reason for future wars in the Middle East. This precious commodity is slowly becoming scarce for several reasons. And there are worrying signs that our freshwater supplies in the region are running out fast.

In this episode: 


Duried Mahasneh, a specialist in hydrology and marine sciences

Episode Credits:

This episode was produced by Hayat Mongolian and Khaled Soltan. Our host is Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is the sound designer. Aya Elmileik is the lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is the assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is the executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera English’s head of audio.

Connect with us at:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

20 min