healthcare

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Society
Live Story

Mawadda: The platform empowering Arab women on sexual health

In a culture where sex is often shrouded in shame, Mawadda is a platform that opens doors for Arab women to embrace their sexual health with confidence

Shefa'a Qudah
07 January, 2026
Blind_man
AI in MENA
Society
Live Story

Visually impaired Arabs turn to AI for empowerment and equality

The New Arab Staff

Shimaa Elyoussef

03 November, 2025
The protests have taken Morocco by surprise [Getty]
Morocco Gen Z protests
MENA
Live Story

What do we know about Morocco's GenZ 212 protests?

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 October, 2025
Moroccan security forces detain a protester during a youth-led demonstration for social justice and better public services, outside the parliament building in Rabat on September 27, 2025.(Photo by ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

World Cup vs. health: What does Gen Z want in Morocco protests?

Basma El Atti
30 September, 2025
Sandstorm in Yemen
Yemen
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Sandstorms in Yemen worsen health risks for pregnant women

The New Arab Staff

Salman Alrubaie

17 February, 2025
Boris covid test - Getty
UK
Perspectives

The UK government's pandemic shame

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Sanjeev Krishna and Yolanda Augustin

18 March, 2021
Lebanon coronavirus [Getty]
lockdown
MENA
Live Story

Lebanon extends virus lockdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2021
pregnant woman
Turkey
MENA
Live Story

Turkish women charged in US over 'birth tourism' scheme

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 December, 2020
lebanon
medicine
MENA
Live Story

Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 November, 2020
sheba medical center - Getty
tech
MENA
Live Story

Israeli healthcare giant agrees technology deal with UAE

The New Arab Staff
10 September, 2020
Assad poster - Getty
Syria
Perspectives

Regime coronavirus numbers expose Assad's contempt for Syrian life

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James Snell

27 August, 2020
Getty Iraq mothers
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

For Iraqi mothers-to-be, hospitals are pandemic no-go zones

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 August, 2020
Erez crossing Gaza - Getty
Security Coordination
MENA
Live Story

Gaza baby denied life-saving heart surgery dies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 June, 2020
Afghanistan coronavirus --AFP
UNAMA
MENA
Live Story

Afghan healthcare deliberately targeted, says UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2020
afghanistan maternity ward attack
maternity
MENA
Live Story

Afghan woman voluntarily nurses babies of slain mothers

The New Arab
19 May, 2020
sudan coronavirus
healthcare
MENA
Live Story

Sudan extends Khartoum curfew to slow Covid-19

The New Arab & agencies
09 May, 2020
Illustration - Lebanese COVID-19 refugee policy
refugees
Perspectives

Lebanon excludes refugees from coronavirus response at its peril

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Tamirace Fakhoury

08 May, 2020
In-depth - US flag - Getty
US
Society
Live Story

Immigrant doctors in America battle Covid-19 on the frontlines

The New Arab Staff

Brooke Anderson

06 May, 2020
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Palestinian refugees
Analysis
Live Story

Coronavirus heightens mental health crisis in Lebanon's Palestinian camps

Finbar Anderson
28 April, 2020
Soolking
Musician
MENA
Live Story

Algerian rapper Soolking launches fundraising campaign for healthcare workers

The New Arab
24 April, 2020
pakistan doctors arrested - afp
Quetta
MENA
Live Story

Pakistan doctors jailed after demanding coronavirus protective equipment

The New Arab & agencies
07 April, 2020