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Lebanon destruction
Lebanon-Israel conflict
Society
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What years of crisis have done to Lebanon's mental health

Years of overlapping crises in Lebanon have left a heavy mental health burden on society, an issue that often goes overlooked amid wider challenges

Louay Faour
30 June, 2026
Alexandria [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt to review family laws after mother dies by suicide

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2026
2025/11/30: An Israeli protestor holds a placard showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reads in Hebrew "No forgiveness to the sponsor of Hamas" during an anti-Netanyahu pardon protest
Israelis
MENA
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Israeli minister's daughter found dead after rape accusation

Beirut Hammoud
17 March, 2026
Ban Ziyad
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi court rules Basra psychiatrist's death a 'suicide'

Dana Taib Menmy
20 August, 2025
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South Sudan
MENA
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Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2025
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Egypt
MENA
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Man held in Egypt’s notorious Badr prison ‘commits suicide’

The New Arab Staff
16 April, 2025
Actress Bridget Moynahan (L) and activist Kianoosh Sanjari attend the Amnesty International Concert presented by the CBGB Festival at Barclays Center
Iran
MENA
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Iran activist kills himself after demanding release of prisoners

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 November, 2024
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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'Suicide' charges dropped against Irish flight attendant in UAE

The New Arab Staff
11 July, 2024
Syrian refugee
World
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Syrian asylum seeker in UK plans suicide if sent to Rwanda

The New Arab Staff
06 May, 2024
Lebanon
MENA
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More than 20% increase in suicides in Lebanon in 2023

William Christou
06 March, 2024
Gaza War
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US airman Aaron Bushnell self-immolates outside Israel's DC embassy

The New Arab Staff
27 February, 2024
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Israel
Unfiltered

Zionism is to blame for Israel’s mental health epidemic

Rami Rmeileh

Rami Rmeileh

07 September, 2023
Saudi Arabia
World
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Saudi sisters found dead in Australia 'made suicide pact'

The New Arab Staff
28 June, 2023
Pakistan
MENA
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Suicide bomber kills four at Pakistan checkpoint: police

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 May, 2023
Alaa Abdel Fattah
MENA
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Alaa Abdel Fattah sister to address HRC amid prison abuses

The New Arab Staff
15 March, 2023
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia sentences two to death over blast near US embassy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2023
Protests in Iran
MENA
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Iranian suicide in France shakes Europe's diaspora

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2022
“Iraqi society has become violent not only toward humans but also toward animals...heading toward a social catastrophe," an activist said.
Egypt
MENA
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Woman commits suicide in Egypt over years long sexual abuse

Thaer Mansour
29 November, 2022
Iran
Voices

Iran's economic crisis takes a heavy toll on mental health

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Kourosh Ziabari

13 September, 2022
Syria
MENA
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IS leader Abu Salem Al-Iraqi blows himself up in Syria

The New Arab Staff
10 August, 2022
Afrin in Syria.
Syria
MENA
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Syria: Woman takes own life amid spike in suicides

The New Arab Staff
10 August, 2022