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The best of the long read in 2025
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 23, 2025

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sell…

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Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracleWater, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of northern Tehran the imams have been praying for rai…

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$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
ByDamian Carrington Environment editor November 15, 2025

Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on? Continue reading…

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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
By November 14, 2025

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, accordi…

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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
By November 14, 2025

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, accordi…

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions
ByNina Lakhani Climate justice reporter July 22, 2025

Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decadesMillions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long a…

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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions
ByNina Lakhani Climate justice reporter July 22, 2025

Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decadesMillions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long a…

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Iranians asked to limit water use as temperatures hit 50C and reservoirs are depleted
ByShah Meer Baloch July 22, 2025

Public holiday announced in Tehran as government tries to grapple with deepening water crisisIranian authorities have asked people to limit water consumption amid severe heatwaves and a water crisis across the country.Iran is experiencing its hottest w…

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