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Mexico
World
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Violence hits Mexico after most-wanted drug cartel leader killed

Violence has erupted in several parts of Mexico and international travel warnings have been issued after a prominent drug cartel leader was killed.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 February, 2026
Iraqi police officers stand at the doors of the forensic medicine department at the al-Zahraa Hospital
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi officials arrest man wanted by Australian police

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 January, 2026
Tahar Rahim
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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The reinvention of Tahar Rahim in Alpha

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

21 November, 2025
MOROCCO-CANNABIS-ECONOMY
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco is ready to teach Africa how to grow cannabis...legally

Basma El Atti
26 August, 2025
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Gaza War
MENA
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Israel accused of mixing drugs into Gaza aid - What we know

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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Captagon survivors find recovery in Syria’s first rehab clinic

The New Arab Staff

Sami Zaïbi

05 June, 2025
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's drug epidemic spreads from schools to government offices

Dana Taib Menmy
19 February, 2025
Jordan
MENA
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Jordan says foiled drug smuggling attempt from Syria

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Ecuador
World
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Ecuador declares 'internal conflict' after attack on live TV

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2024
Jordan
MENA
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Jordan army downs drone from Syria carrying meth

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 August, 2023
Suweida
MENA
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Syria: Masked men arrest drug dealers in city of Suweida

The New Arab Staff
04 June, 2023
Captagon pills
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon seizes 10m captagon pills being smuggled abroad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2023
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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UAE pardons Palestinian woman jailed on drug charges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 March, 2023
drugs
MENA
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Iran saw 'surge' in drug-related executions in 2022: report

The New Arab Staff
17 March, 2023
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drugs
World
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UK reality TV star in London after 'Dubai drug arrest'

The New Arab Staff
20 February, 2023
Ukrainian drugs smuggling
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt gives Ukrainian life sentence for smuggling cocaine

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt arrests actress Menna Shalaby over drug possession

Thaer Mansour
27 November, 2022
Italy
MENA
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Italy arrests drug trafficker captured in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 November, 2022
Captagon pills
Captagon
MENA
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Syrian regime seizes hummus bowls made out of captagon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 September, 2022
Drugs seized Saudi Arabia
Captagon
MENA
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Saudi Arabia: 47 million smuggled amphetamine pills seized

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 August, 2022
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Syria
Syria Insight
Inside MENA
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Syria Insight: Assad regime captagon trade goes unchallenged

Paul McLoughlin
04 August, 2022