Although Middle East countries scored well in the GHI index this year, Al-Bazzaz noted that three other Muslim countries -- Somalia, Sudan and Iraq -- suffer from chronic hunger.

Hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply in Syria and more than half its population is short of food after 12 years of war, economic pressures and last month's earthquake, the World Food Program ...

Dubai: The Middle East and North Africa region accounts for four per cent of the world's hungry, which is approximately 37 million people. The figure for the total number of hungry people in the ...

More than ten months into Sudan’s war, local sources across the country have told Middle East Eye that people are dying of starvation every day.. The humanitarian situation is dire, with the ...

After 132 days on hunger strike, Abu Hawwash was finally transferred to an Israeli civilian hospital last month, where he has continued to refuse vitamins and is surviving only on saltwater.

Q1: How have Middle Eastern states responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? A1: Iran and Syria took predictably anti-Western stances. Bashar al-Assad declared that Syria would recognize the ...

Middle East Where heat worsens hunger By . Kareem Fahim, Ali Al-Mujahed and Lorenzo Tugnoli . Kareem Fahim, Ali Al-Mujahed and Lorenzo Tugnoli . The Washington Post ...

The Middle East See your latest updates Palestinians wait to collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in Rafah, southern Gaza, on December 23, 2023. Saher Alghorra/AFP/Middle East Images ...

Hunger, injuries, and despair rise as supplies quickly disappear Gazans plead for food, dignity, and an end to suffering Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen run by the United Nation ...

A Palestinian hunger striker dies in an Israeli prison, fighting in Sudan continues, and looking back at George W. Bush’s “mission accomplished” moment in Iraq. Here’s your round up of our ...

A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had agreed ...