Abstract The Precipitations conditions having special attention in the last decade due to their impact on human health, ecosystems and other aspects such as agriculture, hydrology. ECMWF ERA-Interim 15-hourly (00 15 UTC) total precipitations a 1° x grid covering Iraq, from 29° N 38° 39° W 48° E, with of 10 by cells, was used. At each point, extremes were defined those events which above 90 th p...

The United Nations has been proven to be, and w ill continue to be, only as pow erfu l as its member nations wish to make it, according to Joseph Garba, president of the U.N.’s General Assembly. The improved relations be­ tween the two superpowers is a key element to a more influen­ tia l U.N. than those of the past, especia lly in the wake o f the Iraq cris is , said Garba in his lecture at Wa...

In this historical analysis of US foreign policy toward Iran during the presidency of George W. Bush, the author aims to decipher the overarching policy approach guiding United States' Iran policy in the context of the main issues arising during this time period. George W. Bush started his presidency with the legacy of past presidents, viewing Iran as a threat to US interests and drawing from t...

BACKGROUND Military fatalities occur in clusters, and causes differ between theatres of operation or within-theatre over time. AIM Based on around 500 coalition deaths, identify major causes in Iraq and Afghanistan. For consecutive periods (1: May 1 to September 17, 2006, 2: September 18, 2006 to February 4, 2007), ascertain UK and others' numbers deployed to compare fatality rates per 1000-p...

Hydatid disease is an important zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. In the Middle East, as well as in some other parts of the world, it has always been a serious economic and public health problem. The disease is endemic and enzootic in Iraq. In Iraq, the disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus but a multilocular hydatid cyst of E. multilocularis has been recovered from the liv...

Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton, belonging to the family Apocynaceae, is C3 evergreen plant species in arid and semi-arid areas of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It grows a variety habitats like salt affected waterlogged area, desert/semi-desert, roadside, wasteland, graveyard, forest, crop field, coastline, river/canal bank. A total 12 populations growing different ecological regions were s...

In August 1990, Saddam Hussein's army invaded Kuwait and consequently the United Nations imposed economic sanctions on Iraq. In 1991, an international military alliance expelled the Iraqi army from Kuwait during a short war. Nevertheless, the economic sanctions remained in place-their removal required that Iraq should destroy its weapons of mass destruction. Subsequent years saw reports of acut...