Health

Though tiny, pathogens could become Israel's deadliest weapon in Gaza

After surviving nearly two years of genocide, Palestinians forced into a guarded zone on Rafah's rubble could face infectious disease likely to kill more people than the bombs

Middle East and North Africa experiencing 'escalating HIV epidemic'

Turkey rocked by private healthcare scam linked to infant deaths

Pakistan says its first mpox patient travelled from Gulf country

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Palestinian survivors of Israel's hospital attack describe 'horrifying surreal' scenes

Morocco increases border monitoring to stop spread of Paris bedbug

Drop in donations pushes Egypt's main children's cancer hospital to brink of closure

Cholera cases in Lebanon soar with country's north at centre of outbreak

Rumeysa Gelgi: The world’s tallest woman

Israel's stance on breast cancer awareness month hypocritical, say Palestinians

Lebanon economic crisis

Lebanese doctors and nurses leaving country at 'alarming' rate, WHO warns

Iraq: Dozens killed in second Covid-19 hospital fire in months

Lebanon economic crisis

Mental health drug shortages become new source of distress in crisis-hit Lebanon

UK police monitored thousands through Prevent-linked mental health hubs

Palestine state

Jerusalem's main Palestinian hospital shuts its doors as union strikes

Death cafes, doulas and dolma: Meet the woman bringing dignity to the end of life

Iran says US approved its funds transfer to buy Covid vaccines

Covid-19 vaccine: How the Middle East and North Africa is preparing

Turkey's Erdogan announces weekend lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to rise

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize