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By Wil Crisp for Yale Environment 360. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After Comeback, Southern Iraq's Marshes Are Now Drying Up After recovering from Saddam Hussein's campaign to drain them, Iraq's Mesopotamian Marshes are disappearing as a regional drought enters
Regional growth to reach 5.3 per cent; Abu Dhabi forms $10bn fund with Egypt and Jordan; US president to visit Saudi Arabia; Iraq yet to form a government; Damascus airport hit by Israeli missile attack; Algeria cuts ties with Spain
Regional refugee numbers hit 10-year low; Turkish president visits Saudi Arabia; Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president; Government offers new oil contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan; US reviews Tunisia support package
Economic outlook drags down oil prices; UAE visa system overhauled; IMF provisionally agrees to $3bn funding package for Lebanon; Uncertainty as Iran nuclear talks stall; Kuwait government resigns amid parliamentary stalemate
UK festivals are under threat of cancellation without Government insurance, The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has said. Following the announcement of the UK government's "roadmap" to reopening the hospitality and live entertainment industries in June, the AIF has warned that a number of festivals could be forced to cancel their 2021 events if they don’t receive Government-backed insurance and VAT intervention before the end of this month. Published two days before the 2021 budget (1st March), the AIF said: "This is the final countdown for many festival organisers, who will ne...