When it comes to water, most countries in the Middle East are

Many Middle Eastern countries have limited rainfall and few major rivers within their borders. They therefore rely on rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates, whose sources and upstream stretches lie in other countries. Desalination helps some countries, but it does not make most of the region self-sufficient, so the best answer is “dependent on rivers that flow from outside their borders.”

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