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A woman affected by drought offers her malnourished weak cow dry maize stalks, next to a camp for displaced people in the outskirts of Kismayo town, on April 21, 2026
Somalia
MENA
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Drought displaces tens of thousands in Somalia: UN

Drought has displaced nearly 62,000 people in just five Somali districts this year, with potentially hundreds of thousands affected across the country.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 April, 2026
A view of livestock as farms refrain offering animals for sale after the call of Moroccan King Mohammed VI ahead of Eid al-Adha in Rabat, Morocco on June 02, 2025
Morocco
Environment
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Morocco deploys army to help evacuate thousands after floods

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2026
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Morocco
Environment
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Morocco declares end of seven-year drought after winter rains

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2026
Iran has historically experienced chronic dry spells, and is now facing one of its worst droughts in decades despite some rainfall.
Tehran
MENA
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Reservoir supplying Iran capital largely empty despite rain: media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 December, 2025
A view of Lavasan River, once considered one of Tehran's most water-rich rivers, which has largely dried up as other lakes and rivers reach critical levels due to the water shortages across Tehran, Iran on November 11, 2025
Iran
Environment
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Reservoirs half as full as last year in drought-hit Tehran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 December, 2025
Displacement And Famine In Drought Hit Somalia
Somalia
Environment
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Extreme drought traps Somalis as government declares emergency

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
20 November, 2025
Iranians pray together for the rain at the Imamzadeh Saleh Tomb in Tehran, which is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years, Iran on 14 November 2025. [Getty]
Iran
MENA
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Iran struggles with harshest drought in over half a century

Ariya Farahmand
17 November, 2025
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Iran
Environment
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Hundreds in Tehran pray for rain as Iran battles drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 November, 2025
Iran's water shortages could lead to widespread unrest
Iran
MENA
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Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2025
The government is planning water cuts in Tehran -- and several local news outlets have already reported pipes running dry overnight [Getty]
Iran
MENA
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Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2025
Photos depict the low water level of Latyan Dam that provides water to Tehran, located near Tehran, Iran, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by BAHRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Tehran
MENA
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Iran president warns Tehran could be evacuated over water crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 November, 2025
Syria wheat [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Syria: Food crisis concerns amid low wheat production, drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 August, 2025
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Cloud Seeding
Environment and Climate
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The rainmakers of Morocco: Cloud seeding and conspiracies

Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

29 July, 2025
Syria agriculture
Climate Change
Environment and Climate
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Syria faces collapse of traditional agriculture as drought rages

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

24 July, 2025
The fires raged across Syria for seven days [Getty]
Syria
Environment
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Syrian authorities say Latakia wildfires 'nearly contained'

The New Arab Staff
10 July, 2025
Forest fires raged across Latakia province [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Syrian authorities evacuate citizens amid major forest fires

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2025
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraq secures Turkish water boost as drought crisis deepens

Dana Taib Menmy
03 July, 2025
Dukan Dam [Getty]
Iraq
Environment
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Water levels plummet at drought-hit Iraqi Dukan Dam reservoir

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2025
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Iraq water scarcity
Environment and Climate
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Erbil struggles with water shortages ahead of scorching summer

Winthrop Rodgers

Winthrop Rodgers

29 April, 2025
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Eid al-Adha
Society
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Moroccans welcome King’s Eid al-Adha sacrifice halt amid drought

The New Arab Staff

Imane Bellamine

07 April, 2025
A technician walks next to a dam at a station connecting the Sebou and Bou Regreg basins near the city of Kenitra on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco 'water highway' averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 March, 2025