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The crisis of expensive Eid sacrifices requires different public spending priorities to support agricultural and livestock production as a matter of national security. Lina Jaradat

How inflation and politics drove up Eid sacrifices costs in Egypt

Rising prices, dollar pressures, and Red Sea disruption are making Eid al-Adha increasingly unaffordable, exposing Egypt's dependence on imports and deepening concerns over food security

Marcelle Nasr 27 May 2026
Scarlett Yang

Food supplies reel as Iran war rattles fertiliser markets

Disruptions to Gulf energy and shipping routes are tightening supplies of chemical fertilisers, raising costs from Europe to South Asia and heightening fears of a widening global food crisis

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 04 April 2026
Farmers pick coffee in Jazan farms, southern Saudi Arabia, January 26, 2022.
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Nurturing success: Gulf states make inroads in agriculture

Other Arab countries suffering from climate change and war could learn a lot from how Gulf states are harnessing tech and securing investment to unlock their agricultural potential

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 18 September 2025
Mangos imported from Mexico are for sale at a grocery store in New York on April 8, 2025. ANGELA WEISS / AFP

Trump’s tariff threats: a hard swallow for global food industry

Having served up months of entrées, the US president 'paused' his most onerous levies on most countries after the markets choked on the main course. What now for consumers and food producers?

Nazareth Seferian 21 April 2025
Palestinians' suffering worsens amid continued food shortages in Gaza Strip. Reuters

Food insecurity: A chronic dilemma that worsens in Ramadan

Conflict, drought, tariffs, and inflation are making it harder to feed people in the Arab world. Yet if the wars in Ukraine and Sudan end with investment in agriculture, the clouds may brighten.

Marcelle Nasr 05 March 2025
3.	Coffee farms in Jizan, KSA. (Getty)

Food Security: Saudi Determination Tames Obstacles of Nature

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been able to overcome the natural obstacles that stand in the way of achieving food security for its people. It adopted integrated strategies and plans that bring…

Mohammed Al-Hadi 03 September 2021
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

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A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
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How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
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World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

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How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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