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Food Security · Middle East & North Africa

Yemen hunger crisis hits record high as war deepens

Staff Writer October 4, 2026 3 min read

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Agritech · Middle East & North Africa

UAE scales up vertical farming to cut food imports

Staff Writer September 27, 2026 3 min read

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Food Security · Middle East & North Africa

Strait of Hormuz tensions strain Gulf food supply chains

Staff Writer September 27, 2026 3 min read

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Adaptation & Resilience · Climate & Environment · Middle East & North Africa

Water scarcity is now an Arab food security problem

Staff Writer September 25, 2026 3 min read

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Editor's picks · Exports & Trade · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt’s food exports hit record pace despite wheat risk

Staff Writer September 17, 2026 3 min read

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Creative Voices · Culture & Society · Editor's picks · Middle East & North Africa

‘Stand By’ in a Ruthless Killing field: The Moral Compass Behind ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’

Staff Writer November 22, 2025 9 min read

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Food Security, Food Systems, M...

Yemen’s displaced families face a daily fight for food

Staff Writer

October 4, 2026

Climate & Environment, Con...

Probiotics help Red Sea corals survive a deadly heatwave

Staff Writer

October 4, 2026

Food Security, Middle East &am...

Yemen hunger crisis hits record high as war deepens

Staff Writer

October 3, 2026

Agritech, Middle East & No...

UAE scales up vertical farming to cut food imports

Staff Writer

September 26, 2026

Food Security, Middle East &am...

Strait of Hormuz tensions strain Gulf food supply chains

Staff Writer

September 26, 2026

children collecting water in refugee camp

Adaptation & Resilience, C...

Water scarcity is now an Arab food security problem

Staff Writer

September 26, 2026

Exports & Trade, Food Syst...

Russia’s wheat export duty increase piles pressure on Egypt

Staff Writer

September 19, 2026

Egypt’s food exports hit record pace despite wheat risk

Staff Writer

September 17, 2026

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) and the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership (GEP) newly unveiled Sustainable School Building Guidance Booklet paves the way for green schools.

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EmiratesGBC and UNESCO GEP Sustainable School Building Guidance Booklet champions call to build sustainable schools to further the greening of the education sector

Staff Writer

February 26, 2026

An innovative integrated urban energy system capable of simultaneously generating electricity, green hydrogen and freshwater, using concentrated solar energy and advanced waste-heat recovery, has been presented by Dr. Uday Kumar Nutakki, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), as part of joint research involving an international team of seven researchers from nine universities.

Innovators, Middle East & ...

AURAK Researcher Presents Breakthrough Integrated Solar-Driven Solution to Generate Electricity, Green Hydrogen and Freshwater

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February 16, 2026

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Proudly ‘Made in the UAE’: Dolphin Bakery celebrates 7th year of fresh, homegrown baking

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January 13, 2026

From left to right: Tobias Peggs, CEO of Square Roots; Kimbal Musk, Executive Chairman of Square Roots; Svet Varadzhakov, Executive Director of ADQ and H.E. Dhafer Rashed Al Qasimi, Group CEO of Silal

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Silal’s Innovation Oasis and Square Roots sign landmark agreement to accelerate climate-smart desert agriculture in the UAE

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December 26, 2025

Hashim Ghabashi, President Africa Region - ACWA Power and Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.

Africa, Middle East & Nort...

ACWA Power and African Development Bank Sign a Cooperation Framework to Accelerate in Sustainable Energy and Water Projects Across Africa

Staff Writer

December 26, 2025

Attended by H.E. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development - Abu Dhabi, and H.E. Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Miral, the agreement for the Fund’s establishment was signed by H.E. Abdullah Al Ameri, Director General of the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, and Dr. Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, Group CEO of Miral.

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Miral Impact Fund Launched in Partnership with the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an to Champion Environmental Stewardship and Social Impact

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December 26, 2025

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