Yemen facing worst food crisis in four years

The number of people who suffer from severe food insecurity in Yemen is expected to rise to 19 million by the end of the year

Thousands of Palestinians pushed below poverty line by regional food crisis

The siege on Gaza, as well as Israel’s destruction of Palestinian farmlands, has contributed to the food crisis looming over Palestine

Rights group sounds alarm over unprecedented food crisis in West Asia

The conflict in Ukraine and western sanctions on Russia have exacerbated a global supply crisis that was set off by the COVID-19 pandemic

Lebanese mills running out of wheat as Lebanon, Syria head towards food crisis

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is raising fears of major shortages in the global wheat supply

Lebanon faces food crisis as Central Bank reserves dwindle

The rise of wheat prices due to the Ukraine crisis coincides with a judicial investigation against the head of the Central Bank for mismanagement and corruption

Severe food crisis hits in Idlib in Syria

Footage of bread lines surfaced on the evening of 14 December in a city in Idlib governorate

Ukraine war triggers food security crisis in Arab world and beyond

Russia and Ukraine supply most of West Asia and North Africa’s wheat, which is the integral ingredient in the region’s most critical food staple

Israel set to export food to Egypt as part of new trade agreement

This agreement was established as Egypt faces a decline in its national currency and food shortages

Iraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor in midst of economic crisis

While the weakening of Iraq's dinar falls in the spectrum of a rising US dollar, sanctions targeting Iraqi banks and restrictions on transfers have exacerbated the problem

Afghanistan living world’s most severe hunger crisis: UN

Over half of Afghanistan's population are facing starvation after western powers blocked Afghanistan from receiving that funded 70 percent of the government budget

Arab League chief calls for more efforts to resolve Syrian crisis

Ahmed Aboul Gheit spoke of a "dangerous triad" that includes food, energy, and climate

Violence and an economic crisis threatens Syria, UN warns

The water scarcity has also impacted crops with the lowest wheat harvest since the war began as well as the livelihoods of farmers under threat

Discontent grows on the streets of Lebanon as crisis deteriorates

Lebanon has been weathering what the World Bank describes as the worst economic crisis in 150 years, a situation fueled by rampant corruption among the political and financial elite

Syrian refugees face growing xenophobia in Lebanon as economic crisis worsens

Politicians and the media blame Lebanon's economic woes on refugees, despite international organizations pointing at the financial elite as the cause of the manufactured crisis

Humanitarian crisis in Yemen ‘unimaginable horror’: Red Cross

The ICRC has stated that two thirds of Yemen’s 30.6 million population lack access to standard healthcare

WFP announces further reduction of food rations in Yemen

WFP reduced rations for eight million people, warning last May that further cuts would be needed after raising only a quarter of the $2 billion necessary for Yemen this year

Russia FM visits Turkey, puts forward plan to ease wheat crisis

Russia claims Soviet-era mines placed in the Black Sea by Ukraine are preventing safe passage of grain exports to the world

Yemen’s Ansarallah launches ‘food missiles’ to help starving people in Hodeidah: Report

Between eight to ten rockets containing food are launched into the city of Al-Durayhimi on a daily basis, amounting to 2,500 rockets since 2018

Backlash against Pakistan’s military, as political crisis worsens

Pakistan plummets into political chaos a month after Imran Khan's ouster. But this time the military cannot step in to arbitrate, as they are now a focus of public anger.

UN leader warns of looming global food shortages

West Asia has been hardest hit by the fallout of western sanctions imposed on Russia, with Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan all facing severe food shortages

Protests ongoing in Iran over rising food prices

At least one person has died after the protests turned violent in the province of Khuzestan

Nearly 20 million facing severe food insecurity in Afghanistan: UN report

At the same time last year, the number of food insecure Afghans was 9.5 million

Lebanese diaspora vote in general elections amid economic crisis

This marks the first election since a series of tragic domestic events, beginning with the 2019 economic collapse

Lebanese government ignores Russian wheat, oil offer despite crisis: Report

Russia also offers to sell fuel to power Lebanon's power plants, pricing the sales in Lebanese liras instead of foreign currencies

Hasakah faces dual crisis from SDF siege and Turkish occupation

The residents of this Syrian governorate are undergoing extreme hardship as two separate military forces cause shortages of essential goods

Lebanon extends credit line for wheat at last minute to avert crisis

The release of funds comes days after the bread-making industry announced there was no wheat left in storage and their factories had stopped producing bread

Oxfam: Palestinian wheat stocks could soon run out due to the Ukraine crisis

The Palestinian Authority imports 95 percent of the wheat sold in the occupied territories, but has no storage facilities

Lebanon’s wheat reserves empty due to manufactured crisis

A multitude of avoidable circumstances have led to the lack of wheat supplies in Lebanon, forcing bakers to shut down operations

UN halts emergency aid for Lebanon, urges officials to find solution for fuel crisis

The UN aid plan was launched with the intention of providing fuel support for hospitals and water facilities across Lebanon

Afghanistan crisis could push 97 percent of population below the poverty line

According to the World Food Programme, the price of food in Afghanistan has risen by nearly 40 percent over the past eight months