- Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced him to abandon his land,...
Experts have warned that record low rainfall, compounded by climate change, are threatening social and economic disaster in war-scarred Iraq
This year, Nineveh province has been Iraq's "most affected" by drought and exceptionally high temperatures
- Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is building a new capital, whose construction costs are already under a microscope.
The city, on the outskirts of Cairo, is forecast to cost around $45 billion, and is roughly the size of Singapore
The construction costs have raised questions about spending priorities in a country where one in three people live in poverty
- Rich countries stand accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at...
Rich countries accused of failing to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising seas, fire and storms
The European Commission said the deal has "kept the Paris targets alive".
- World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley has warned that more people in Syria are in the grips of hunger...
Some 12.4 million people — almost 60 percent of the population — apparently do not know where their next meal will come from
This is said to be a 57 percent increase since 2019 and the highest number ever recorded in the history of Syria
- UAE officials "recognise reality", delegation member and House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said after talks with Dubai ruler...
Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the number one oil exporter, have announced net zero carbon goals
Hoyer said the UAE's hosting of COP28 in 2023 shows it is committed to clean energy
- Lebanon's government, formed in September, has yet to take serious action to stop its downward spiral.
The price of essential foodstuffs has almost quadrupled in just one year, according to latest data from the Lebanese government
Inflation rate averaged 131.9 percent over the first six months of 2021, the World Bank has said
- Airlines are still deep in the red, with losses expected to extend by another $51.8 billion this year.
Air traffic has bounced back since the easing of restrictions, though it was still 53 percent lower in September than its pre-pandemic levels.
Airbus will show off its A321neo -- the latest model in Airbus's A320 narrow-body series -- and its twin-aisle A350.
- A respite in the crisis surrounding troubled Chinese developer Evergrande also provided some much-needed support to the region.
A respite in the crisis surrounding troubled Chinese developer Evergrande also provided some much-needed support to the region
Analysts said dealers remained hopeful that the inflation spurt would not be long-lasting and flatten out as supply chains normalise





















