extreme weather

Heavy rainfall has flooded tents in camps for internally displaced Syrians
Syria
MENA
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Four children killed as storms flood towns, camps across Syria

A severe storm killed four children in Raqqa as floods hit Damascus, Idlib camps and northeast Syria, causing damage, outages and displacement.

The New Arab Staff
15 March, 2026
A boy pushes another riding in an inflatable floater along an inundated street with others sitting atop a bulldozer in Morocco's northwestern city of Ksar el-Kebir on January 29, 2026 (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco to spend $330 million on regions ravaged by floods: govt

The New Arab Staff
12 February, 2026
A boy pushes another riding in an inflatable floater along an inundated street with others sitting atop a bulldozer in Morocco's northwestern city of Ksar el-Kebir on January 29, 2026 (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco urges residents to leave flood‑risk areas as evacuations exceed 108,000

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2026
Afghanistan snow [Getty]
Afghanistan
World
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Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61 over 3 days in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 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
Gaza floods [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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Thousands of Palestinians without homes as floods destroy tents

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
Gaza flooded shelters [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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UN warns of shelter needs in Gaza after hypothermia deaths

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 January, 2025
Gaza_displaced_children_tent
Gaza
Society
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Gaza's displaced face harshest winter yet in cold, flooded tents

The New Arab Staff

Asad Hammouda

03 December, 2024
yemen flooding [getty]
Yemen
MENA
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Yemen: Over 9,000 families displaced by severe flooding

The New Arab Staff
31 August, 2024
Africa
Environment
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Greece and Libya hit with orange sky Sahara desert sandstorm

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 April, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Libya: Storm Daniel wipes out 'quarter of eastern city'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 September, 2023
Cyclone
World
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Thousands evacuated as cyclone threatens India, Pakistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 June, 2023
Turkey
Offbeat
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'Not a UFO': Bizarre cloud stuns residents in Turkey's Bursa

The New Arab Staff
21 January, 2023
Pakistan floods
World
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Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2022
Climate Change
Narrated

How to handle heat waves in 2022

SM

Shabana Mir

03 August, 2022
Iran
MENA
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Death toll from week-long Iran flooding tops 80

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
Climate Change
Environment
Live Story

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2022
South Africa
Environment
Live Story

South Africa floods: 341 dead as helicopters widen search

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2022
Iraqi men remove pieces of cracked earth from the marshes crossing the southern Iraqi town of al-Azeir, 02 April 2007.
Climate Change
Analysis
Live Story

Can the Middle East reach net zero emissions by 2050?

Dario Sabaghi
19 August, 2021
Beirut [AFP]
port blast
MENA
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Winter rains in Beirut finish off blast-ravaged homes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2020