currency crisis

tacks of Iranian rials and U.S. dollars sit counted on a table in an unofficial currency exchange shop in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025.
Iran
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Iranian parliament approves currency redenomination

Iran's parliament on Sunday approved a plan to remove four zeros from the national currency, the rial, which has sharply depreciated.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 October, 2025
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Syria
Economy
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Cash woes leaves Syrians queueing for hours to collect salaries

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 April, 2025
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Libya
Economy
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Libya grapples with new dinar devaluation amid political crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 April, 2025
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Yemen
Yemen in Focus
Inside MENA
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How a new Houthi-minted currency is widening Yemen's divides

A Yemeni journalist
08 April, 2024
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MENA
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Egypt's central bank floats Egyptian pound against US dollar

Thaer Mansour
06 March, 2024
Nigeria
MENA
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Egypt currency crisis: Nigerian migrants fear detention

The New Arab Staff
15 February, 2024
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Black Sea Grain Initiative
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Ukraine grain deal collapse: What next for the Middle East?

Ylenia Gostoli
25 July, 2023
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MENA
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MENA states half of top 10 'most miserable countries': index

The New Arab Staff
24 May, 2023
Egypt
Economy
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How deep are Egypt's economic troubles?

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 March, 2023
Egypt
Economy
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Egypt resumes summer clock change to save energy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2023
Lebanon
Economy
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Lebanon to hike import tariffs for second time in three months

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2023
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Iran
Economy
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Iran's currency slides to record low as savers buy dollars

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 February, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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'Difficult to replace central bank head': Lebanon minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2023
An inflated sense of self: Sisi's Egyptian economy fiscally falters into future
Egypt
Society
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Sisi's Egyptian economy fiscally falters into future

Harry Clynch

Harry Clynch

14 February, 2023
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi PM walks diplomatic tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2023
Iran
MENA
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Iran rial falls to record low amid isolation and sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2023
Egypt economy [AFP]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian expats mock donation drive to help ailing economy

The New Arab Staff
15 January, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptians struggle as prices of basic commodities rise

Thaer Mansour
12 January, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Gold price soars in Egypt as local currency weakens

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 December, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq PM summons central banker as currency slides

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 December, 2022
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon pharmacist head warns of 'disaster' amid meds crisis

The New Arab Staff
22 December, 2022