animals

A Palestinian man is training a dog to guard his home after a surge in attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinian homes, including arson, property destruction, and livestock theft on 16 May 2026
Occupied West Bank
MENA
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Palestinian-owned dog survives after Israeli settler beating

Lucy the dog is recovering following treatment for severe injuries sustained after she was beaten by an extremist Israeli settler north of Ramallah.

The New Arab Staff
17 May, 2026
Pets-in-Lebanon
pets
Video

Pets in Lebanon brutalised by war

The New Arab Staff
18 October, 2024
Lebanon
MENA
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Israeli strike kills man who fed stray animals in south Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
27 May, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
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Stray dogs 'attacking' Israeli solders in north Gaza

The New Arab Staff
14 February, 2024
siberian-tigers
Baghdad
Video

Baghdad Zoo animals suffer from extreme heatwave temperatures

The New Arab Staff
17 August, 2023
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
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan reserve warns of low food for animals amid fighting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2023
Qatar
MENA
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World Cup: Qatar gets Mideast's first Chinese giant pandas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 October, 2022
A photo showing three cats: Ruby (background), Sukkara (front left), Fahed (front right).
Palestine
Society
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Palestinian vegans rescue animals under Israeli occupation

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Nick McAlpin

30 September, 2022
Palestine.
MENA
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Three newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2022
Zoo
Offbeat
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Pakistan zoo cancels auction of 12 lions, plans expansion

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2022
Israel
MENA
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Israel to demolish three 'illegal' chicken sheds in Jenin

The New Arab Staff
17 May, 2022
Iran
Environment
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Iran villagers 'beat endangered brown bear to death': report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2022
Boris Johnson
World
Live Story

UK PM under fire for controversial animal evacuation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2022
A man swabbing a bird's throat for bird flu
Netherlands
Environment
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Bird flu found at Dutch farms, 216,000 chickens to be culled

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2022
Afghanistan
World
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Charity boss, animals flown out of Kabul, not Afghan staff

The New Arab Staff
28 August, 2021
During prolonged bouts of conflict, pets are often left behind [Getty Images]
Beirut port blast
Society
Live Story

Why are pets in Lebanon being deserted by their owners?

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Florence Massena

11 June, 2021
sniffer dog
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanese doctor's drive to curb Covid with sniffer dogs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2021
dolphin getty
KSA
MENA
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Saudi Arabia rescues dozens of beached dolphins

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 March, 2021
West Bank Donkey [Getty]
West Bank
MENA
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West Bank refuge welcomes unfancied donkeys

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 March, 2021
cat
Sudan
MENA
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Sudanese plane makes emergency landing after cat attacks pilot

The New Arab Staff
02 March, 2021