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Syria
MENA
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Over 13 million acutely food insecure in Syria: UN

Over half of the population in Syria is now facing food insecurity, the UN said, renewing its calls for the crisis to be resolved.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 June, 2026
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Yemen
MENA
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Food supplies dwindle in Yemen after Hormuz closure

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2026
Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan
Sudan
MENA
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Iran war poses new threat to harvests in hunger-stricken Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2026
Trucks carrying aid packages from the World Food Program (WFP) drive through the town of Saraqib in the northwestern Idlib province
Syria
MENA
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UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 May, 2026
Residents of the Maacani Camp are struggling to survive in tents
Somalia
MENA
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Somalia faces malnutrition crisis as WFP warns of aid halt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2026
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Palestine
Voices

The solution to UN food aid cuts to Palestinians is justice

Yara

Yara M. Asi

22 August, 2023
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Black Sea Grain Initiative
In-depth
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Ukraine grain deal collapse: What next for the Middle East?

Ylenia Gostoli
25 July, 2023
Sudan
MENA
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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
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Arab Gulf states
Analysis
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The key trends shaping Gulf geopolitics in 2023

Giorgio Cafiero
28 December, 2022
IRC
World
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Yemen, Syria, Lebanon at risk of humanitarian crises: IRC

The New Arab Staff
16 December, 2022
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Perspectives

Women are absorbing the costs of food inflation worldwide

AW

Adele Walton

05 October, 2022
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IMF
World
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Food crisis: IMF warns 20 countries may require assistance

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2022
Somalia famine
Somalia
MENA
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Somalia: More than 700 children died in nutrition centres

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 September, 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
World
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Russia to blame for global food insecurity, says G7 leaders

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2022
Iran
MENA
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Iran labour minister resigns amid living costs protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 June, 2022
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraq’s top court shelves bill on urgent food security

Dana Taib Menmy
17 May, 2022
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Ramadan
Society
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Post-Ramadan reflections: Muslims in the West seek change

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Aisha Aldris

03 May, 2022
Ukraine grain harvest
Ukraine
World
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Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers' woes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 April, 2022
Food price hikes rock Egypt during Ramadan
Egypt
MENA
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Poor Egyptians face 'unbearable' Ramadan amid price hikes

Thaer Mansour
04 April, 2022
Russia-Ukraine conflict
MENA
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Lebanon protects bread as Ukraine crisis threatens supplies

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2022