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Alexandria on the Tigris: Alexander’s Lost Capital of Ancient Global Trade

Greek Reporter 12 Feb 2026
A new study suggests that Alexandria on the Tigris was more than a regional city; it functioned as a capital of ancient global trade, linking India, Mesopotamia, and the Mediterranean for more than five centuries.
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Alexandria on the Tigris: Exploring the forgotten and rediscovered metropolis

Phys Dot Org 11 Feb 2026
What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And what ...
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Iraq watchdog warns of severe Tigris River pollution

The New Arab 07 Feb 2026
After the report was completed and submitted, it was withheld, when its findings revealed what the observatory called "disasters that cannot be disclosed" in the waters of the Tigris, which is used as a main source for daily human consumption.
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Archaeologists Rediscover Alexandria on the Tigris

Greek Reporter 02 Feb 2026
A team of international researchers has confirmed the rediscovery of Alexandria on the Tigris, a major port city founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC to support maritime commerce between Mesopotamia and India.
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The forgotten Alexandria: Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris

Heritage Daily 01 Feb 2026
Founded by Alexander the Great during his conquests, Alexandria on the Tigris once stood at the centre of global trade networks linking Mesopotamia, the Persian Gulf, and India ... Alexandria on the Tigris was probably the hub of long-distance trade (c.
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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing

AOL 16 Dec 2025
He says he has never got ill from drinking water from the Tigris River and believes that as long as the water is flowing, it is clean ... Iraq’s famed Tigris is heavily polluted and at risk of drying up.
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Benin coup attempt: Ringleader Lt Col Pascal Tigri hiding in Togo, official tells BBC

BBC News 10 Dec 2025
The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV. .
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Euphrates-Tigris water dispute: New chapter in T�rkiye-Iraq relations

Daily Sabah 01 Dec 2025
As water scarcity intensifies in the Middle East, the longstanding dispute over the Euphrates-Tigris rivers between upstream T�rkiye and downstream Iraq has gained renewed urgency ....
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Two unidentified victims of Tigri fire close to being identified, say police

Hindustan Times 01 Dec 2025
Two days after a major fire tore through a four-storey residential building in south Delhi’s Tigri Extension, killing four people, Delhi Police said they were close to identifying the two charred bodies recovered at the scene.
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S Delhi: Short circuit suspected in Tigri Extension fire which killed 4

Hindustan Times 30 Nov 2025
A day after a massive fire in a four-storey residential building in South Delhi’s Tigri Extension killed four persons and injured two ... Short circuit suspected in Tigri Extension fire which killed 4.
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