Azhar Al-Rubaie is an Iraqi journalist with ten years' experience specialising in politics, social issues and human rights in Iraq.

He addresses pressing regional challenges in his work, including water scarcity, climate change, and environmental degradation. His reporting has been featured in The Telegraph, Al Jazeera English, Al-Monitor, VICE, The National, Middle East Eye, and The New Arab among others.

Azhar has also co-authored research papers for the London School of Economics [LSE]and contributed to various think tanks across the region, including Fikra Forum.

Azhar Al-Rubaie

Basic information

Name
Azhar Al-Rubaie
Title
Freelance journalist
Country
Iraq
City
Basra
Links

Supported projects

Oil Extraction and Ecological Disaster in Iraq’s Protected Marshes

  • Climate
  • Environment
  • Industry

AL NASIRIYAH - The ecological disaster unfolding in Iraq is largely driven by EU oil companies. This investigation seeks to hold these companies accountable for their role in Iraq’s environmental collapse and underscore the human cost of the country's growing oil dependency.

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