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Egypt
Investigations
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TNA report prompts Egypt to ban New Valley tourist bird hunting

Egypt bans tourists from shooting wildlife in the country’s largest governorate after a TNA investigation revealed widespread bird poaching by Maltese

Jonathan Cole
05 September, 2025
Visitors enjoy their time at the Giza Zoo, founded in 1891 by Khedive Ismail, in Giza, Egypt on 15 January 2023. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Outrage as Africa's oldest zoo in Egypt culls scores of big cats

Saleh Salem
27 August, 2025
Beauty parlour for pets in Turkey's Izmir (Getty)
Gaza famine
MENA
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Israeli-made famine starving animal companions alongside humans

Sally Ibrahim
18 August, 2025
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Morocco
MENA
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Morocco's new feeding ban for stray animals triggers outage

Basma El Atti
13 August, 2025
A worker leads a dog into the veterinary center in El-Arjat, 20 kms west of the Moroccan capital Rabat, on July 23, 2025 (Photo by ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco
MENA
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World Cup host Morocco under pressure to save stray dogs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2025
Khan Yunis
Gaza War
World
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Gaza donkeys flown to France while civilians left to starve

The New Arab Staff
07 August, 2025
Palestinians, who fled from the Israeli army's attacks and took refuge in Deir Al Balah, look for food in the garbage dumps due to Israeli embargo imposed on the region in Deir Al Balah, Gaza
animal rights
MENA
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Stray animals seen eating Palestinian corpses in northern Gaza 

Sally Ibrahim
24 December, 2024
Aid group Life for Relief and Development distributed furs from Peta UK in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Society
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Force fur good: Turning regret into warmth in Afghanistan

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Nick McAlpin

10 August, 2023
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco protesters demand end to 'massacre' of strays

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2023
Libya
MENA
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Libyan sisters freed after 'witchcraft' hate campaign

Austin Cooper
04 April, 2023
Afghan
World
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Briton can evacuate 200 dogs and cats from Kabul, UK rules

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 August, 2021
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Afghanistan
Society
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Crucial animal welfare projects under threat in Afghanistan

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Charlie Faulkner

23 July, 2021
Vegan food
suhoor
Society
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Celebrating Ramadan vegan style

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Nick McAlpin

27 April, 2021
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Turkish
MENA
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Fowl behaviour: Turkish TV personality jailed for torturing parrot

The New Arab
18 December, 2018
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Egypt
MENA
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Egypt denies exporting stray cats and dogs following backlash

The New Arab
26 November, 2018
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dogs
Society
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Video of dogs butchered at Indonesian market sparks outrage

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

24 January, 2018
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Stray dog poisoning video sparks outcry in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

31 December, 2017
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Palestine
Narrated

Middle East turmoil? Veganism can solve it, says PETA

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

10 September, 2017
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Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon gets first animal protection law

The New Arab & agencies
30 August, 2017
Jeddah 'cat killer' [Twitter screenshot]
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi 'serial cat killer' captured after online outrage

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

03 August, 2017
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Syria war
Society
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Lebanon rescues Siberian tiger cubs en route to Syria

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

18 March, 2017