water security

Turkey drought [Getty]
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey: Ankara city hall says water cuts due to 'record drought'

Ankara officials rejected mismanagement accusations by Erdogan after cutting off water due to the country's worst drought in 50 years.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2026
JORDAN WATER SECURITY ISSUES
Jordan
Environment
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Climate fund backs $6 billion Jordan water project with its largest deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2025
A dried out river bed is seen near the site of a Roman era spring that is still used to supply Damascus with water on 28 May 2025 in Damascus, Syria. [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Damascus is running out of water. The causes now include Israel

Youssef Al Ibrahim
26 August, 2025
Egypt Ethiopia
Egypt
Analysis
Live Story

Egypt's anti-Ethiopia alliance takes shape in the Horn of Africa

Ahmed Dahaby
30 October, 2024
A view of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
MENA
Live Story

Egypt's stance towards Ethiopia over GERD remains uncertain

Nabila El-Gaafary
14 June, 2024
Gaza water
Gaza War
MENA
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Gazans surviving on 3% of minimum daily water needs: NGOs

The New Arab Staff
22 May, 2024
Tunisia
MENA
Live Story

Tunisia raises drinking water prices up to 16% over drought

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 March, 2024
A sinking feeling: World's vulnerable struggle to stay afloat
COP27
Society
Live Story

World's vulnerable tread carefully as water crisis worsens

Rabina Khan

Rabina Khan

15 November, 2022
Water Scarcity
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Water mismanagement adds to Jordan's water scarcity woes

Tala Ayoub

Tala Ayoub

14 November, 2022
Qatar world cup
Qatar 2022 World Cup
Society
Live Story

Qatar secures its food and drink markets ready for World Cup

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

09 November, 2022
Abdirahman Ahmed Adan/The New Humanitarian
Somalia
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Somalis on surviving the worst drought in decades

Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

03 November, 2022
These Bodies of Water by Sabrina Mahfouz [Tinder Press]
water security
Book Club
Live Story

How water drives British foreign policy in the Middle East

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Yousra Samir Imran

12 October, 2022
Yemen's water shortages has crippled an already broken society [Getty Images]
Yemen
Environment and Climate
Live Story

How Yemen's water crisis has reached new depths of despair

The New Arab Staff

Abdul Rahman Hussein

20 August, 2021
Iraqi men remove pieces of cracked earth from the marshes crossing the southern Iraqi town of al-Azeir, 02 April 2007.
Climate Change
Analysis
Live Story

Can the Middle East reach net zero emissions by 2050?

Dario Sabaghi
19 August, 2021
Nile Egypt
water security
Analysis
Live Story

Ethiopia dam plan would 'threaten Egypt's national security'

Al-Araby al-Jadeed
04 May, 2015
Iraq Tigris river baghdad GETTY
water security
Analysis
Live Story

Iraq facing crisis as water supplies dry up

Amir al-Obaidi
30 April, 2015