agriculture

[Insecurity Insight/The New Arab]
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanon's farmers fight to survive amid Israel's lingering war

Nearly a year after the ceasefire, Israel's continued attacks and occupation have left Lebanon's farmers displaced and their fields destroyed.

Sarah Khalil
10 November, 2025
The RSF siege of El-Fasher destroyed the city's economy [Getty]
El-Fasher
MENA
Live Story

How the RSF destroyed El-Fasher’s economy and starved its people

The New Arab Staff
30 October, 2025
The scale of destruction marks an unprecedented reversal for an industry that has sustained southern Lebanese communities since the Ottoman era. [Getty]
Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
Live Story

Israel's war devastates Lebanon's historic tobacco heartland

Ali Awadah
10 October, 2025
Syria agriculture
Climate Change
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Syria faces collapse of traditional agriculture as drought rages

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

24 July, 2025
A farmer in Qamishli in northern Syria watches as wheat is unloaded at a silo
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Rural south Syria faces disaster amid worst drought in 40 year

Diaa al-Sahnawi
04 July, 2025
Turkey-Syria earthquake
MENA
Live Story

Quake damage to Turkish dams sees water flow to NE Syria

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
17 February, 2023
Lebanese farmers unearth fresh stream of agricultural income
Lebanon
Society
Live Story

Lebanese farmers unearth fresh stream of agricultural income

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

31 October, 2022
A teenage boy carrying zucchini in a basket at a farm. Syrian refugees fleeing from war, work on agricultural farms in the Bekaa Valley for 15 hours a day during summer, earning a maximum of $8USD per day
Lebanon
Society
Live Story

In Lebanon, small-scale farmers are struggling to survive

The New Arab Staff

Ali Ibrahim

22 September, 2022
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

'Unequal, inefficient and unsafe': UN on Lebanon food sector

William Christou
13 September, 2022
An elderly Kashmiri farmer harvests potatoes on June 22, 2012 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir, India
India
Society
Live Story

India-Pakistan border ceasefire revives agricultural produce

Majid Maqbool

Majid Maqbool

12 September, 2022
Syria food
Syria
Perspectives

The Russian and Syrian regimes are fuelling food insecurity

The New Arab Staff

Shihab Halep

22 July, 2022
Iraq
Environment
Live Story

Over half of Iraq land at risk of desertification: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2022
European Union
In-depth
Live Story

Revealed: How Syrian phosphates are exported to Europe

OCCRP
30 June, 2022
Sudan
Economy
Live Story

Sudan signed MoU with UAE for farm project, port: minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2022
Palestinian farmers harvest wheat using traditional methods at a field in Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 14, 2022
Palestine
Society
Live Story

Female farmers in Palestine help harvest a healthy homeland

Shannon Power

Shannon Power

10 June, 2022
Morocco
Economy
Live Story

Morocco economic recovery threatened by drought, Ukraine war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 June, 2022
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Severe water shortages strain wheat harvest in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 May, 2022
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrian regime criticises US foreign investment decision

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2022
A person holding wheat grain in their hand
Ukraine
Economy
Live Story

Ukraine sets export quotas on wheat, agricultural products

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2022
Israeli bulldozers in Gaza
Palestine
MENA
Live Story

Israel bulldozers destroy farmland in Gaza Strip

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 January, 2022
Trees in Lebanon
Lebanon
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Lebanon's woodlands at risk as citizens struggle for warmth

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

13 January, 2022