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Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants

Greece is reportedly employing third-country nationals to help expel asylum seekers across the land border with Turkey.

Migrants gather between Pazarkule border gate, Edirne, Turkey, and Kastanies border gate, Evros region

Cuban asylum seekers in Greece ‘forcibly expelled’ to Turkey

Dozens of Cuban nationals in legal limbo in Turkey after reporting violent and illegal expulsions from Greece.

Joel, a Cuban national, says he was beaten up by Greek officers during detainment and expulsion into Turkey [Courtesy: Joel]

Water scarcity reaches crisis point in northern Syria

Lack of water in northern Syria is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities caused by economic instability and conflict.

A Syrian girl fetches water from a tank in the al-Hol displacement camp in northeast Syria [Courtesy: Save the Children]

Fears of ‘water conflicts’ as climate change grips Iraq

Iraqis struggle to cope with depleted water resources, exacerbated by climate change and disputes with neighbours.

Sheep graze next to a dried out gulley usually flowing with natural spring water in the Palestinian village of al-Auja, near the West Bank city of Jericho March 7, 2014. The Middle East's driest winter in several decades could pose a threat to global food prices, with local crops depleted along with farmers' livelihoods, U.N. experts and climatologists say. Varying degrees of drought are hitting almost two thirds of the limited arable land across Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. To match analysis CLIMATE-DROUGHT/MIDDLEAST REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS AGRICULTURE)

‘A killing factor’: Jordanians fear water deal with Israel

Decreased rainfall and depleted groundwater sources mean water has become an increasingly scarce resource in Jordan.

Some Jordanians, such as Majidah Naser, build wells to help supply their additional water needs [Melissa Pawson/Al Jazeera]