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Locust swarms pose new threat to Middle East and Africa’s food security

  • UN expert warns millions face food insecurity as wet weather drives explosion in insect population
  • Climate change making drought and floods more common, contributing to growth of desert-locust swarms
By Caline Malek ·

Saudi, Yemeni ministers ramp up fight against locust threat

By SPA ·

Down, but not out: Pakistan reports progress in its anti-locust fight

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Pakistan plans to use locusts to nourish crops

By Reuters ·
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Locust invasion in Yemen stokes food insecurity fears

By Saeed Al-Batati ·

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation against crop-devouring locusts

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Nearly 8,000 Pakistani troops deployed to assist in anti-locust fight

By ARAB NEWS PAKISTAN  ·

Pakistan battles locusts by turning them into chicken feed

By AFP ·

Saudi specialist teams to fight locust invasion

By SPA ·

Dubai Municipality reassures residents after swarms of locust spotted, ‘situation under control’

By Arab News ·

First Chinese dispatch against locust emergency arrives in Pakistan

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Chinese experts arrive in Pakistan to help fight locust invasion

By Khurshid Ahmed ·
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Locust swarms under control in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahsa

By SPA ·

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