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Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown

US President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid authorized by Congress.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2025
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Lebanon plans returns, but Syrian refugees say they’re not ready

The New Arab Staff

Majd Abisi

11 July, 2025
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Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: study

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 July, 2025
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How a looming overhaul of the UN could impact the Middle East

Renée Boskaljon
02 June, 2025
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South Sudan HIV patients face deadly future after USAID cuts

The New Arab Staff

Ginaba Lino

06 May, 2025
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USAID
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Morocco led the way in local aid. Now, USAID is walking away

The New Arab Staff

Kirsten Mullin

28 April, 2025
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USAID
World
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Trump official, who oversaw USAID dismantling, leaves State Dept

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2025
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South Sudan
MENA
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S. Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after aid cuts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 April, 2025
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Trump administration
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Refugees and advocates speak out on Trump’s immigration policies

Olivia Hooper

Olivia Hooper

17 March, 2025
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Alhurra future uncertain as Trump freezes MENA media funding

The New Arab Staff
17 March, 2025
The IOM is responsible for millions of migrants
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UN migrant agency firing about 20% of HQ staff amid US aid cuts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2025
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World
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Trump administration scraps over 80 percent of USAID programs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 March, 2025
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US aid freeze threatens info flow out of Iran amid crackdown

The New Arab Staff
07 March, 2025
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Gaza War
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Gaza: Aid operations at risk as millions of USAID dollars frozen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2025
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Musk accuses 18 US Islamic charities of being 'terror orgs'

The New Arab Staff
24 February, 2025
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Lebanon
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Why the USAID freeze is shaking Lebanon’s development sector

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Laure Delacloche

19 February, 2025
Cutting USAID: Trumpism is a sign of America's imperial decline
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Voices

Trumpism isn't a new world order. It's a sign of US imperial rot

Alonso Gurmendi

Alonso Gurmendi

19 February, 2025
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al-Hol camp
MENA
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US aid cuts risk riots, breakouts at Islamic State-linked camps in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2025
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DR Congo's women suffer most after Trump's USAID halt

Basma El Atti
13 February, 2025
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Sudan
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Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2025
US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden attend Trump's inauguration in the US Capitol Rotunda on 20 January 2025 in Washington, DC
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Trump revokes Biden's security clearance, extends aid crackdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2025