food insecurity

Egypt
food insecurity
Perspectives

How long will Arabs beg for their bread?

Despite bread’s central place in Arab societies, the region lags in wheat production, and its heavy reliance on imports has impoverished local farmers.

Abdel Tawab Barakat
11 February, 2026
Syria wheat [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria: Food crisis concerns amid low wheat production, drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 August, 2025
Afghanistan malnutrition [Getty]
Afghanistan
World
Live Story

Afghanistan sees its 'sharpest surge' ever of child malnutrition

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 August, 2025
Palestinians, struggling with hunger due to Israeli embargo, wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organizations as Israeli attacks continue, in Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza on May 17, 2025.
Gaza
World
Live Story

UK chefs call on government to suspend arms to Israel

The New Arab Staff
23 May, 2025
umayyad mosque syria stampede
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Three killed, five injured in stampede at Syria’s Umayyad Mosque

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2025
Women mourn Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza [Getty]
Gaza
MENA
Live Story

Israel kills 13 in Gaza, attacks Kamal Adwan hospital

The New Arab Staff
25 December, 2024
Palestinians, including children, living in the Nuseirat refugee camp wait with empty pots to receive food distributed by an aid organization as they are unable to meet many vital needs, including basic food supplies, in Gaza City, Gaza on November 08, 2024.
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Gaza's Palestinians 'turning into ghosts' as hunger intensifies

Rasha Abou Jalal
12 November, 2024
Israeli troops order Palestinian farmers and volunteers helping them to leave the field during the olive harvest season in the village of Qusra
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

600,000 Palestinians at risk of hunger in West Bank, UN warns

The New Arab Staff
18 October, 2024
Sudan
Society
Live Story

Sudan’s soup kitchens offer a lifeline to thousands of civilians

The New Arab Staff

Mohamed Mostafa

26 June, 2024
South Sudan
World
Live Story

7 million face 'acute' food insecurity in South Sudan: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Gaza: Over 1 million Palestinians 'food-insecure', OCHA says

The New Arab Staff
29 March, 2024
MENA malnourished: Food insecurity leaves 60 million Arabs hungry
food insecurity
Environment and Climate
Live Story

MENA malnourished: Food insecurity leaves Arab region hungry

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

12 December, 2023
Water stress worsens food insecurity crisis in Arab states
Water Crisis
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Water stress worsens food insecurity crisis in Arab states

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

26 September, 2023
Has Maghreb cuisine been left out of the Mediterranean diet?
food
Lifestyle
Live Story

Has Maghreb cuisine been left out of the Mediterranean diet?

madeline turner

Madeline Turner

06 September, 2023
food
Palestine
Voices

The solution to UN food aid cuts to Palestinians is justice

Yara

Yara M. Asi

22 August, 2023
Illustration - Ukraine/grain deal - In-depth
Black Sea Grain Initiative
In-depth
Live Story

Ukraine grain deal collapse: What next for the Middle East?

Ylenia Gostoli
25 July, 2023
Sudan
MENA
Live Story

A third of Sudan's population needs assistance in 2023: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2023
Egypt
Voices

To save Egypt's economy, the kleptocratic regime must end

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

17 January, 2023
GettyImages-1357408180-2.jpg
Arab Gulf states
Analysis
Live Story

The key trends shaping Gulf geopolitics in 2023

Giorgio Cafiero
28 December, 2022
IRC
World
Live Story

Yemen, Syria, Lebanon at risk of humanitarian crises: IRC

The New Arab Staff
16 December, 2022
food insecurity
Perspectives

Women are absorbing the costs of food inflation worldwide

AW

Adele Walton

05 October, 2022