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Tunisia
Tunisia
MENA
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NGOs sound alarm over Tunisia prison deaths due to heatwave

Human rights advocates said at least 23 prisoners have died due to extreme heat in Tunisia, urging independent organisations to investigate the deaths.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 September, 2026
Algeria's wildfires seasons are getting longer and more severe according to experts
Algeria
MENA
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Deadly orphanage blaze comes as Algeria wildfire season worsens

Sam Hamad
17 July, 2026
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MENA region
Environment
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From Egypt to Kuwait: how a heatwave is scorching the Arab world

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2025
Tehran, Iran
Heatwave
Environment
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Iran orders a day of business and office closures

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 August, 2025
A taxi driver tries to cool off by pouring water on his head on a hot summer day in Tehran, Iran on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Iran
MENA
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Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2025
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Gaza War
MENA
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Israel's war and siege, with a scorching heatwave, 'boils' Gaza

Sally Ibrahim
18 July, 2025
Heatwaves across Morocco, Iraq and Turkey have caused wildfires and soaring temperatures [Getty]
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MENA
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MENA heatwave sparks powercuts, wildfires, as temperatures soar

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2025
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Iran
MENA
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Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2024
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2024
Environmental crisis
Environment and Climate
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Tree cutting in Egypt sparks fury as heatwave hits record highs

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

23 July, 2024
Climate Change
Environment
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June 2024 hotter than 2023 after heat in Saudi Arabia, India

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 July, 2024
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Israeli war cabinet dissolved, Hezbollah threats, Hajj heatwave

Hugo Goodridge
21 June, 2024
Officials estimate Egyptian investments across Africa at around $14 billion. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Dozens of Sudanese refugees die from heatwave en route to Aswan

Thaer Mansour
11 June, 2024
Heatwave
MENA
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Egypt urged to exempt south from power cuts after 40 deaths

Nabila El-Gaafary
10 June, 2024
Hajj
MENA
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Saudi warns of above-average heat during the hajj

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt adds an extra hour to rolling blackouts amid heatwave

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2024
India
World
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India court urges heatwave emergency declaration as deaths rise

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 May, 2024
Ammunition fired at Gaza has created untold damage to the Strip's infrastructure
Gaza War
MENA
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Gaza: two children die in heatwave amid threat to displaced

The New Arab Staff
27 April, 2024
What's behind Saudi Arabia's plan to air-condition Riyadh?
Saudi Arabia
Environment and Climate
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What's behind Saudi Arabia's plan to air-condition Riyadh?

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

20 February, 2024
A Syrian man inspects a scorched area in the aftermath of a forest fire which ravaged swathes of land in the countryside of the western city of Tartus
Wildfires
Environment and Climate
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How MENA's economic and climate crises add fuel to wildfires

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

05 September, 2023
Daily life continues as temparature reach 50 centigrade in Baghdad, Iraq on August 12, 2023
Heatwave
Environment and Climate
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Regular power cuts in MENA make heatwave season unbearable

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

29 August, 2023