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Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
ByJonathan Watts and Fiona Harvey in Santa Marta, Colombia April 28, 2026

Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global e…

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Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ‘ecocide’ in country since 2023
ByDamien Gayle April 28, 2026

Claim by environment minister opens new report into profound ecological damage allegedly done by IDF forces Lebanon’s minister for the environment has accused Israel’s military of committing “an act of ecocide” in the foreword to a report detailing th…

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In Iran, Cheetah Sightings Offer Rare Spots of Hope Amid War
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Conservationists say they have recorded several new adult and cub Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered subspecies found only in Iran.

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Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms
ByGuardian staff April 18, 2026

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading…

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Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
ByDamien Gayle April 7, 2026

Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtlesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of west Asia’s most important wetlands, sate…

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Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia
ByJames Michelin for MetDesk March 30, 2026

Abnormally strong jet stream triggers deluge in Middle East, while north Africa braces for 60-80mph gustsAn unusual weather pattern unleashed severe thunderstorms across parts of the Middle East last week, battering countries including the United Arab …

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Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones
ByDavid Hambling March 27, 2026

Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel, producing a pall of toxic smokeBlack rain fell in Iran earlier this month, a grim phenomenon seen previously in other war zones.Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of sto…

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Cuts to overseas aid will ultimately hurt Britain | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 25, 2026

Readers respond to the news that some of the world’s poorest countries are going to lose aid from the UKThe recent announcement that the UK government is set to make significant cuts to direct aid to Africa and the Middle East is deeply disappointing (…

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Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days
ByOliver Holmes, Damien Gayle and Tural Ahmedzade March 23, 2026

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutantsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesSatellite images of Tehran show toxic fires caused by Israeli bombings on oil d…

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US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows
ByDamien Gayle March 21, 2026

Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combinedThe US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is dr…

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