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A man stands in flood waters to clear a drain as street floods near the Burj Khalifa (background) following heavy rains, in Dubai on December 19, 2025. Dubai police urged residents on December 18, 2025, to stay indoors unless it was "absolutely necessary" as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country which saw record downpours last year.
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Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

Heavy rain battered the UAE, flooding roads and disrupting air travel as dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled at Dubai and Sharjah airports.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
A relative of the a-month-old baby Said Esad Abidin, who lost his life due to cold weather conditions, carries his dead body to the cemetery before burying him in Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 18, 2025.
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Israeli restrictions blocking shelter aid in Gaza, agencies warn

The New Arab Staff
18 December, 2025
Municipal workers and residents stand in a flooded street as cleanup operations continue in the old medina of Safi, Morocco on 15 December 2025.
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Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 December, 2025
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Gaza: Storm Byron kills at least 16, including children

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
This picture shows a Baghdad airport terminal on February 20, 2025. Flights from Baghdad to Beirut are nearly at capacity as airlines increase services ahead of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral, officials said.
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Baghdad airport reopens after weather disruption

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2025
Palestinians struggle with flooding after heavy rain hits the Abu Marhil Camp in the Az-Zaytun neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza on December 11, 2025
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Gaza faces new crisis as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, flooding

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2025
Fire fighters ride trucks during a safety exercise in Petra, a famous archaeological site in Jordan on February 10, 2023. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Bodies of mother, son recovered after flash floods in Jordan

The New Arab Staff
05 May, 2025
A view of the damaged apartment building belonging to the Al-Ghandour family after Israeli attacks in Beit Lahia, Gaza on 29 August 2024
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Civil Defence warns displaced Gazans to prepare for heavy rains

Sally Ibrahim
15 September, 2024
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Flash floods in Yemen kill 45 people, displace thousands

The New Arab Staff
08 August, 2024
Lebanon
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4 Syrian kids die in Lebanon roof collapse amid heavy rain

The New Arab Staff
26 December, 2023
Afghanistan
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Flash floods in Afghanistan kill at least 30 people

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 July, 2023
Syria
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Rainstorms damage IDP camps in northwest Syria

The New Arab Staff
18 March, 2023
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Iraq
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Heavy rainfall and floods pound Iraq, at least three dead

Dana Taib Menmy
09 March, 2023
Saudi Arabia
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Two dead as Saudi storm closes schools, cuts road to Mecca

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 November, 2022
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Flash floods kill 31, leave 100 missing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 August, 2022
Afghanistan
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Heavy rain, floods kill 10 in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 July, 2022
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: Rain, floods kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 May, 2022
Morocco flooding -- getty
Morocco
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At least 24 dead in Morocco underground factory flood

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2021
Sudan flooding
Sudan
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Five killed in Sudan floods: interior minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2020
Iraq floods -- Anadolu
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Seven dead in floods north of Iraqi capital

The New Arab & agencies
24 November, 2018
Kuwait floods -- AFP
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One dead in flooding as heavy rains hit Kuwait

The New Arab & agencies
11 November, 2018