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Retired Lebanese soldiers protest 2027 draft budget in Beirut
Lebanon
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Could soaring inflation and fuel costs spark Lebanon protests?

Increasingly desperate socioeconomic conditions in Lebanon compounded by the energy crisis could trigger new street protests, amid ongoing conflict.

Louay Faour
24 September, 2026
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Libya
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Libyan regions declare 'civil disobedience' over power crisis

Osama Ali
27 July, 2026
Boats sail past the Kuwait Towers as pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026.
US-Israel war on Iran
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Kuwaitis to ration electricity as Iran hits power grid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 July, 2026
Power cuts have hit Iraq in the middle of a heatwave with temperatures reaching up to 48
Iraq
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Iraq arrests protesters as unrest spreads over power cuts

The New Arab Staff
27 June, 2026
Repeated price hikes have added strain on people struggling with long-running inflation, which hit 9.04 per cent in April. [Getty]
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh ups electricity prices in new Iran war-related hike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2026
Power struggles: Lebanon's sweaty summer exposes rife energy corruption
Lebanon
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Lebanon's electricity crisis: Generator cartels vs. solar energy

Charles Lawrie

Charles Lawrie

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

Sally Ibrahim
01 October, 2023
Egypt
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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
Lebanon
MENA
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US imposes sanctions on Lebanon brothers over corruption

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 April, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon caretaker cabinet convenes amid infighting

William Christou
19 January, 2023
Pakistan
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Pakistan raises power prices amid energy crisis despite rampant inflation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2022
Libya
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Libya's Dbeibah seeks calm after electricity protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2022
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food security
MENA
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Iraqi parliament passes food security bill into law

Dana Taib Menmy
09 June, 2022
Pakistan
World
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Facing 'severe' energy crisis, Pakistan reverts to five-day work week

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 June, 2022
Lebanon
MENA
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UN ends fuel aid to Lebanese hospitals

William Christou
06 April, 2022
Palestinians are in the queue to refill their gas cylinders at a gas station. The shortage of gas and the inability to fill the gas cylinders in their homes makes the winter difficult for Palestinians, as gas is one of their heating sources. The crisis is repeated almost every year at this time as a result of the increasing need for gas. The lack of a strategic reserve of gas of the stations, the Gaza strip obtains gas through the Rafah crossing from Egypt or the Israeli side. (Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Ima
Gaza
Society
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Gazans struggle to make ends meet as the gas crisis rages on

The New Arab Staff

Sally Ibrahim

01 February, 2022
Najib Mikati
MENA
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Egypt’s Sisi pledges to speed up supply of gas to Lebanon

Thaer Mansour
10 December, 2021
Lebanese of Armenian origin raise Armenian, national and Nagorno-Karabakh flags as they take part in a rally organised by the Tashnak party, in support of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the capital Beirut's eastern suburban neighbourhood of Bourj Hamoud [Getty Images]
Armenians
Society
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As Lebanon collapses, its Armenian community disappears

The New Arab Staff

Sami Erchoff

05 October, 2021