The petrostates of the Gulf are famed for their vast oil and gas resources, but their populations and prosperity have also been built on another commodity: water.

The contrast is striking. Tehran, a city of nearly nine million people and located in a region facing military strikes and ...

Some 12,000 years ago, groups of pioneering hunter-gatherers ventured into the harsh Arabian desert. They survived thanks to fleeting watering holes — ephemeral oases that they shared with animals.

Expanding women’s political participation and grassroots cooperation can strengthen social justice and long-term stability across Israeli society Bedouin feminist human rights lawyer Hanan Alsanah ...

Firefighters have plenty of ways to battle the spread of flames, but some first responders have a different approach to wildfire response. A smokejumper is a unique type of wildland firefighter that’s ...