Water Scarcity

Jordan water crisis
Water Scarcity
Environment and Climate
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Habak: Jordan's first women-led hydroponics cooperative

Aisha Al-Hawatmeh's hydroponics initiative is not only tackling the water scarcity issue in Jordan, but also turning it into an economic opportunity for women

Huda Alhanayfah
22 July, 2025
Khuzestan [Getty]
Iran
MENA
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Iranians told to use less water as heatwave worsens shortages

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 July, 2025
Erbil_water
Iraq water scarcity
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Erbil struggles with water shortages ahead of scorching summer

Winthrop Rodgers

Winthrop Rodgers

29 April, 2025
Farmers work a sapling at the Sarchinar tree nursery in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah
Iraq
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Pine to pomegranate: Saving Iraq Kurdistan's vanishing forests

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 October, 2024
Are Arab leaders doing enough to combat climate change in MENA?
climate crisis
Perspectives

Are Arab leaders doing enough to combat climate change in MENA?

Moez Abeidi

Moez Abeidi

11 June, 2024
Water scarcity and drought impact agriculture in central Iraq
Iraq
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Could hydroponics reshape Iraq's agriculture future?

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 April, 2024
Why Egypt's water scarcity problem goes deeper than the Nile
Egypt
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Why Egypt's water scarcity problem runs deeper than the Nile

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

23 January, 2024
Water Scarcity
MENA
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Gaza's children not consuming 90% of recommended water use

The New Arab Staff
21 December, 2023
Water scarcity
Climate Change
Environment and Climate
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One in three children are exposed to severe water scarcity

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

28 November, 2023
With no food, Gaza stares down an empty barrel of starvation
Gaza War
Society
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With no food, Gaza stares down an empty barrel of starvation

Mahmoud Mushtaha

Mahmoud Mushtaha

21 November, 2023
Suweida
MENA
Live Story

Syria: Suweida locals reeling under worsening water shortage

The New Arab Staff
07 November, 2023
Climate Change
Environment
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MENA 'is world's most water-stressed region'

The New Arab Staff
10 September, 2023
Morocco
Morocco
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Tackling water scarcity in Morocco by harvesting fog

Lauren Lewis

Lauren Lewis

15 August, 2023
Jordan refugees
Environmental crisis
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Refugee displacement aggravates MENA water and food security

Mohammed El Said

Mohammed El-Said

11 July, 2023
Yemen
MENA
Live Story

Children in war-torn Yemen line up for water, not school

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 June, 2023
Tunisia
MENA
Live Story

Tunisia drought threatens 'catastrophic' grain harvest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 April, 2023
Tunisia
MENA
Live Story

Tunisia raises price of drinking water to cut subsidies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 December, 2022
Egypt
Energy
Live Story

Egypt to build 21 desalination plants: sovereign fund

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 December, 2022
Water Scarcity
Environment and Climate
Live Story

Water mismanagement adds to Jordan's water scarcity woes

Tala Ayoub

Tala Ayoub

14 November, 2022
Climate Change
Environment
Live Story

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2022
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

Morocco to implement new measures tackling water scarcity

The New Arab Staff
23 July, 2022