With U.S. Backing, Iraq Pushes for Energy Rapprochement With Saudis

With U.S. Backing, Iraq Pushes for Energy Rapprochement With Saudis

The Trump administration is urging Iraq to proceed with a project to connect its power grid with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, among steps to reduce Baghdad’s longstanding dependency on Iranian energy, U.S. and Arab officials said. The grid-connection venture has been the subject of intensive consultations in recent months and was discussed during … Read more

Flooding Again Pounds China’s Three Gorges Dam

Flooding Again Pounds China’s Three Gorges Dam

Heavy rains that again swelled the Yangtze River are expected to hit the Three Gorges Dam with its largest-ever flood this week. The new rainfall at a time when summer rains usually have subsided threatens to prolong a crisis that has already caused billions of dollars in economic losses and displaced millions of people. In … Read more