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Cities, such as Aswan, Egypt, which is built along the Nile Delta, are threatened by sea-level rise caused by climate change. [Getty]
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Fears of cholera, water diseases in Egypt's Aswan after five die

Locals have blamed contaminated water for the deaths, despite government assurances that water is safe for consumption.

Amr Emam
24 September, 2024
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Floods hit war-torn Sudan spreading disease and disrupting aid

The New Arab Staff
22 August, 2024
Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam
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Could the Nile dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia escalate?

Amr Emam
22 July, 2024
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Israel using water as 'weapon' in Gaza, rights group says

The New Arab Staff
06 July, 2024
Gaza water
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Half of Gaza's water sites destroyed or damaged by Israel

The New Arab Staff
09 May, 2024
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How Pakistan could run out of water by 2025

20 December, 2018
Basra water - Getty
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Cholera outbreak feared in Basra as water crisis snowballs

Florence Dixon
20 October, 2018
Iraqi youth fill up a water tank in Basra
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Basra's dirty water strikes down EU's Iraq envoy

The New Arab & agencies
05 October, 2018
Haidar al-Abadi in Berlin
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Abadi says water projects in the works for Basra

The New Arab & agencies
13 September, 2018
Iraq protests
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Iraqi forces 'fire on and beat up' peaceful protesters

The New Arab
24 July, 2018
Libya water plant - Getty
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Suspected IS militants kill two workers in Libya

The New Arab
07 July, 2018
Iran protests - getty
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Online videos show Iranian police shooting protesters

The New Arab & agencies
01 July, 2018
Yemen cholera - Getty
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Fresh cholera epidemic puts 13.8 million Yemenis at risk

The New Arab & agencies
04 May, 2018
Ilısu Dam
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As drought grips Iraq, eyes turn to Turkey

Quentin Muller and Sebastian Castelier
08 February, 2018
Morocco water crisis -- AFP
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Wave of 'thirsty protests' hit Morocco after water shortages

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

15 October, 2017
Douma boy Damascus water AFP
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Damascus' water-filters are causing, not stopping, a dysentery outbreak

Ahmad Haj Hamdo
08 September, 2017
Drought Iraq
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Better use of water critical to Middle East's future

The New Arab & agencies
30 August, 2017
Abbas - Greenblatt meeting in Ramallah GETTY
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US Middle East envoy announces Palestine-Israel water deal

The New Arab & agencies
13 July, 2017
Raqqa -- anadolu
Society
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Parched civilians risk lives for water in IS-held Raqqa

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

08 July, 2017
Mina Guli [Mina Guli]
Society
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Australian activist completes Nile River run for water advocacy

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

25 April, 2017
Erez crossing AFP
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Hamas ‘pay-to-leave’ restrictions unlawful, says rights group

The New Arab
20 January, 2017