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Joseph Aoun - Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi meeting in Beirut
Lebanaon
MENA
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Qatar to invest in Lebanon power sector and help return refugees

Qatar pledged hundreds of millions to help fix Lebanon’s energy sector, back the army and fund Syrian refugee returns, as Beirut seeks Gulf support.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
Society
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Rising electricity costs push Syrians into financial strain

The New Arab Staff

Abdullah Al-Saad

24 November, 2025
An Iraqi-Kurdish electrical engineer gives a briefing by solar panels installed atop the roof of the Electricity Directorate in Sulaimaniyah in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish
Iraq
Energy
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Iraq's first solar plant opens in Karbala desert

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 September, 2025
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Sudan war
Energy
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Sudan loses third of power as war plunges cities into darkness

The New Arab Staff
13 August, 2025
A scorching heatwave has exacerbated Syria's electricity crisis [Getty]
Syria
Energy
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Syrians suffer under power cuts despite new gas shipments

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2025
Algeria [Getty]
Algeria
MENA
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Can Algeria help Lebanon with its ongoing electricity crisis?

Basma El Atti
31 July, 2025
Electricity wires seen in Arwad Island, Syria (Photo by: Giovanni Mereghetti/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
Energy
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Syria to sign deal with four companies to double power supply

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2025
A view of the traffic lights as power cuts are occurring across the country, including in the capital, Tehran, Iran on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Iran
MENA
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Iran seeks to cap power outages despite rising summer load

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2025
Coastal Syrian city of Baniyas aerial view
Syria
Energy
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Syria to sign deal to import electricity from Turkey: minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2025
A view of building of Zouk Power Station as the facility responsible for distributing the state's daily allocation of 4 hours of electricity is currently non-operational due to a lack of sufficient fuel in Beirut, Lebanon on August 17, 2024.
Lebanon
Energy
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Lebanon secures $250m World Bank loan to tackle power crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 April, 2025
A general view shows the Jiyeh power plant near the coastal town of Jiyeh, south of the Lebanese capital, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon
Energy
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Iraq agrees to supply Lebanon with fuel for six months

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 March, 2025
Man stands in front of machinery at a power plant
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria's 'three-phase plan' to address electricity crisis

Mohammad Alwawi
21 January, 2025
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Egypt
Society
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In Egypt, electricity cost hikes now equal small apartment rent

The New Arab Staff

Mariam Zaki

10 September, 2024
Egypt
Economy
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Egypt to buy US shale gas in bid to tackle rolling blackouts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2024
Egypt
Energy
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Egypt needs $1.18 billion in fuel imports to end power cuts: PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 June, 2024
Power struggles: Lebanon's sweaty summer exposes rife energy corruption
Lebanon
Perspectives

Lebanon's electricity crisis: Generator cartels vs. solar energy

Charles Lawrie

Charles Lawrie

19 June, 2024
electricity crisis
MENA
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Gaza electricity shortage creates major mental health issues

Sally Ibrahim
01 October, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt announces planned power cuts, measures amid heatwave

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptians frustrated as blackouts persist during heat wave

Thaer Mansour
26 July, 2023
Gaza
MENA
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As heat wave hits Gaza, campaign launches on power cuts

Sally Ibrahim
18 July, 2023
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MENA
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State offices start at 6am to tackle Iran's electricity cuts

A correspondent in Iran
17 April, 2023