Environmental crisis

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Environmental crisis
Environment and Climate
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El Niño 2026-27: How extreme weather could hit the Middle East

As the world braces for a supercharged El Niño, Sudan, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen face floods, disease, food insecurity and humanitarian crises

Lyse Mauvais
09 September, 2026
Palestinian protesters lift the national flag during a demonstration near Qalandia village in the occupied West Bank, on January 20, 2023, to protest Israeli plans to expand the Atarot settlement industrial zone and to construct a new settlement in the area.
Qalandia
Environment
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Israel advances waste treatment project in West Bank

Assiah Hamed
07 June, 2026
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Tunisia
Environment and Climate
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Fishing traditions under threat in Tunisia’s Kerkennah Islands

The New Arab Staff

Nadia Addezio

26 May, 2026
Displaced Palestinians have iftar in the Al-Nafaq neighbourhood of northern Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Gaza on February 18, 2026
Gaza
MENA
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Rats spread across Gaza's camps, threatening children

Sally Ibrahim
09 April, 2026
Farmers in Egypt
Strait of Hormuz
Environment and Climate
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Egypt farmers face crisis as Hormuz disruption drives costs up

The New Arab Staff

Shaimaa Al Youssef

08 April, 2026
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Spain
Environment and Climate
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How communities mobilised after the devastating Valencia floods

The New Arab Staff

Javier Jennings Mozo & Okba Mohammad

19 November, 2024
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environment
Environment and Climate
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Recent MENA climate disasters reveal the region's research gaps

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

08 October, 2024
Yemen
Environment and Climate
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Israel's Hodeidah airstrike adds to Yemen's environmental crisis

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

27 August, 2024
Hammamet, Tunisia
Tunisia
Environment and Climate
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Coastal erosion batters Tunisia's sandy beaches

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

20 August, 2024
Sudan
Environment and Climate
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Sudan's flood crisis worsens amid ongoing war and aid shortages

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

12 August, 2024
West bank Pollution
Israeli occupation
Society
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Israeli settlers contaminate the West Bank with their waste

Philippe Pernot

Philippe Pernot

08 August, 2024
Environmental crisis
Environment and Climate
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Tree cutting in Egypt sparks fury as heatwave hits record highs

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

23 July, 2024
Sudan water
Sudan
Environment and Climate
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Water crisis batters war-torn Sudan as temperatures soar

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

23 June, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
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Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 June, 2024
Climate Change
Environment and Climate
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Climate change in the MENA sees intensification of dust storms

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

06 June, 2024
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Jordan
Environment and Climate
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Jordan’s tech entrepreneurs take on mounting waste challenge

The New Arab Staff

Shefa'a Qudah

15 May, 2024
Water scarcity and drought impact agriculture in central Iraq
Iraq
Environment and Climate
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Could hydroponics reshape Iraq's agriculture future?

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 April, 2024
The eco-friendly hotel helping save the Mesopotamian Marshes
Iraq
Travel
Lifestyle
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The eco-friendly hotel helping save the Mesopotamian Marshes

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Azhar Al-Rubaie

11 April, 2024
Why is Lebanon flooding, and what will it take to fix?
Lebanon
Environment and Climate
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Why is Lebanon flooding, and what will it take to fix?

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Laure Delacloche

19 March, 2024
Hotter and hungrier: The Middle East in a 1.5C warmer world
Climate Change
Environment and Climate
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Hotter and hungrier: The Middle East in a 1.5C warmer world

Lyse Mauvais

Lyse Mauvais

26 February, 2024
Climate Change
Energy
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World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2024