Covid-19

Copies of a new report on government decision-making during the Covid pandemic are pictured next by the National Covid Memorial Wall in central London on November 20, 2025. (Photo by CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner, a UK public inquiry has found

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 November, 2025
MENA malnourished: Food insecurity leaves 60 million Arabs hungry
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Environment and Climate
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MENA malnourished: Food insecurity leaves Arab region hungry

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

12 December, 2023
Qatar Airways
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Qatar Airways chief slams Australia for blocking flights

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2023
MENA
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Has new Covid-19 variant 'Pirola' reached MENA?

The New Arab Staff
04 September, 2023
UAE
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Dubai airport traffic jumps 50%, tops pre-pandemic levels

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 August, 2023
UN chief António Guterres
United Nations
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UN chief: 20 leading economies must help developing nations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 October, 2022
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Long Covid at 12 months persists at 18 months, study shows

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2022
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MENA
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Egypt records second 'monkeypox' case: Health ministry

Thaer Mansour
27 September, 2022
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UAE
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UAE to ease Covid restrictions with relax of mask wearing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2022
David Beasley warned of famine across the world [Getty]
United Nations
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'Knocking on famine's door': UN food chief wants action now

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2022
Lebanon
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Lebanon hospitals 'could soon close all Covid wards'

The New Arab Staff
22 September, 2022
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Florida
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US: Florida man pleads guilty to $7.2m Covid-19 relief fraud

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 September, 2022
United Nations
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50 million stuck in 'modern slavery' in dramatic jump: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 September, 2022
China
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China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown in most districts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 September, 2022
Mahathir Mohamad
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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir discharged following Covid treatment

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 September, 2022
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'Completely new' Covid strains possible this winter: EU

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2022
monkeypox
Health
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British scientists launch monkeypox treatment study

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 August, 2022
Jordan Covid hospital [AFP/Getty]
Jordan
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Jordan suicides skyrocketed after Covid, says psychiatrist

The New Arab Staff
09 August, 2022
Muslims attending the Islamic Umrah pilgrimage in 2020.
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Umrah pilgrims flock to Kaaba as Saudi removes barriers

The New Arab Staff
03 August, 2022
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Detainees' families in Saudi demand news on inmates

The New Arab Staff
30 July, 2022
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Health
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Monkeypox: Fears of repeat of Covid-19 vaccine inequity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022