Citizenship

People hold a banner in a protest outside the US Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship
US affairs
World
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Trump birthright citizenship order halted in class-action suit

Trump's executive order decrees that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become citizens.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 July, 2025
A voter holds his proof of Kuwaiti citizenship upon arriving at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on June 6, 2023. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Kuwait
MENA
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Kuwait strips citizenship from 153 tribal descendants

The New Arab Staff
04 June, 2025
Malta-Investments
Malta
Economy
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Why Malta’s citizenship by investment is gaining Arab interest

The New Arab
30 January, 2025
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Syria
Society
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Syrians in Europe face uncertainty following asylum suspensions

Mouneb Taim

Mouneb Taim

17 December, 2024
Egypt
In-depth
Live Story

How Egypt's Sisi silences dissent through denaturalisation

Ahmed Abdeen
09 September, 2024
Shamima Begum
World
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Shamima Begum refused UK Court appeal of citizenship removal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2024
Turkey
MENA
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Thousands of Syrians in Turkey fear citizenship withdrawal

The New Arab Staff
14 June, 2024
Germany
World
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Increase in Israelis applying for German passports amid Gaza war

The New Arab Staff
28 May, 2024
Germany
World
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Germany to quiz would-be citizens on Israel in new test

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2024
Israel
World
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Germany, Hungary 'grant citizenship to Israeli hostages'

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2024
Russian invasion of Ukraine
World
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Ukrainians forced to become Russian citizens: US university

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2023
Spain
MENA
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Iran chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2023
Lebanon
Sports
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American basketball player Spellman gets Lebanon citizenship

The New Arab Staff
21 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt allows citizenship for foreigners in return for USD

Thaer Mansour
08 March, 2023
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia to allow mothers to pass on citizenship

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2023
Hassan al-Kontar - Twitter
Syrian refugees
MENA
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Syrian stranded in Malaysia airport becomes Canadian citizen

The New Arab Staff
13 January, 2023
American flags - Getty
Citizenship
World
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2022 saw spike in US naturalised citizenship

Brooke Anderson
04 January, 2023
Fans cheer during a training session for the Qatar National Team at the Jassim bin Hamad stadium in the capital Doha
2022 Qatar World Cup
Society
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Qatar's World Cup is uniting citizenship with homeland pride

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

18 November, 2022
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Shamima Begum
Voices

Shamima Begum's case should force us to rethink citizenship

Tasnima Uddin

Tasnima Uddin

27 October, 2022
Bidoon
MENA
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Bidoon activists in Kuwait enter third week of hunger strike

The New Arab Staff
12 April, 2022
British citizenship
Britain
World
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Priti shocking: Britain among top citizenship rights abusers

Rosie McCabe
08 April, 2022