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Beauty parlour for pets in Turkey's Izmir (Getty)
Gaza famine
MENA
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Israeli-made famine starving animal companions alongside humans

"Even my cats know that there is no food any more. I see their suffering in their eyes," one Palestinian pet owner in Gaza remarked to The New Arab.

Sally Ibrahim
18 August, 2025
Iranians walk their dogs in a park in Tehran on June 8, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran
MENA
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Iran tightens leash on dog-walking with expanding city bans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2025
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Pets in Lebanon brutalised by war

The New Arab Staff
18 October, 2024
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Ukraine
World
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Abandoned animals join Ukraine's war exodus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 March, 2022
Pet cat in Gaza
Gaza
MENA
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Gaza shelter turns toy cars, bikes into aids for paralysed animals

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2021
Iranian woman walks dog
Iran
MENA
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Iranian animal lovers decry plan to ban pets

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2021
Pets Kashmir
Kashmir
Society
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On Kashmir's Covid-19 frontline, animals are dear companions

The New Arab Staff

Zenaira Bakhsh

04 August, 2021
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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In Saudi Arabia, first dog cafe delights pet lovers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 September, 2020
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MENA
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Lebanon's pets are being killed over inaccurate coronavirus claims

The New Arab
02 April, 2020
Iran dog walking - Getty
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MENA
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Iran women attack cleric berating them for walking dog

The New Arab
11 November, 2019
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Photography
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Picture purr-fect: Rare glimpse into fluffy friendships in Erbil

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Vanessa Powell

08 October, 2018
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Zoo
Society
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Qatar authorities arrest man trying to sell baby chimp

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

19 March, 2016