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Pollution in the Tigris could endanger millions of Iraqis
Iraq
Environment
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Iraq watchdog warns of severe Tigris River pollution

An Iraqi environmental watchdog warns that dangerous organic pollutants in the Tigris may cause a severe health crisis which could affect millions of people

The New Arab Staff
07 February, 2026
People seek medical care at a hospital in Wad Madani, which was retaken by the Sudanese army a month earlier, in Sudan's al-Jazira state on February 11, 2025
Sudan
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Sudan waterborne disease outbreak kills 24, hospitalises 800

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2025
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Gaza
MENA
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Children in Gaza are dying of hypothermia. Here's why

The New Arab Staff
01 January, 2025
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United States
World
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Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. to head health department

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 November, 2024
Egypt
Society
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Egypt abortion ban pushes women to unsafe black market practices

The New Arab Staff

Mariam Zaki

14 August, 2024
Turkey-Syria earthquake
Health
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Healthcare sites in quake-hit parts of Syria 'out of action'

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2023
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Palestine
MENA
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Palestinian with cancer languishes in Israeli detention

The New Arab Staff
22 November, 2022
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MENA
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Jordanian families spend 'more on cigarettes than food': WHO

The New Arab Staff
06 November, 2022
Indonesia
Health
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Indonesia: 99 child deaths from acute kidney injury in 2022

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 October, 2022
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran
MENA
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Iran: Supreme leader gives 2nd TV speech amid health rumours

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 September, 2022
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh
Covid 19
Health
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Jordan PM tests positive for Covid-19 for a second time

The New Arab Staff
15 September, 2022
Argentina
Health
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Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2022
Gaza
MENA
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Health ministry warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza

The New Arab Staff
07 August, 2022
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Egypt
MENA
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Imprisoned former Egypt presidential candidate 'in danger'

The New Arab Staff
05 July, 2022
Iran
MENA
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Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2022
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Covid vaccine
Health
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Covid-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2022
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MENA
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WHO: Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 June, 2022
Saudi Arabia
Health
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Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion into anti-ageing

The New Arab Staff
08 June, 2022
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MENA
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Meningitis infections rise in Syria's Raqqa

The New Arab Staff
29 May, 2022
A red triangle sign with a monkey in the middle on a yellow background. Below reads the text: "Monkeypox."
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Health
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Monkeypox: 'Too early to call epidemic,' says health expert

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2022
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Health
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Monkeypox spreads in West, baffling African scientists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 May, 2022