EDITORIAL: Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria: Destructive Impacts and the Role of the Commission for Controlling Desert Locust (CRC) in Preventive Control Across the Arab Peninsula and Central Region

• CROP PROTECTION NEWS FROM ARAB AND NEAR EAST COUNTRIES
• INVASIVE, NEW PESTS, DISEASES, AND NATURAL ENEMIES
• RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
• GRADUATE STUDENTS, MSc and PhD THESIS ABSTRACTS    

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION , ACTIVITIES OF THE NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE

• Senior Officers’ Meeting Kicks Off Thirty-Eighth Regional Conference for The Near East
• FAO Highlights Near East and North Africa Priorities at the Global Plant Health Meeting

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION FOR CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST IN THE CENTRAL REGION (CRC)

• Desert Locust Situation
• Activities of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region
• Master’s Degree In Locust (Crc) And Hassan II Institute Of Agronomy And Veterinary, Agadir Horticultural Complex. Agadir- Morocco
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ARAB SOCIETY FOR PLANT PROTECTION NEWS

• The 38th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC38)
• One-week Staff Teaching Mobility to the Agricultural University at Athens (AUA)
• Ph.D. Defense of Dr. Eid Muhammad Khan at the Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Outside Daedong Hospital: A New Book by Dr. Mohamed Mannaa
• CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari MSc Thesis Abstracts 2025

ASPP MEMBER NEWS, Scientific Article Abstracts, and Activities  

• DISTINGUISHED EXPERT, Abdeslam Benazoun
• RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT, Ammar Abdalrahem, Rachid Bouharroud, Alaa Saleh

GENERAL NEWS

• Condolences, Plant Protection Scientist – Dr. Mohamed Jerbi
• Highlights on the Department of Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Mutah University, Jordan
• Plant Protection and Phytosanitary Directorate News – Q1-2026,Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan
• Announcement of Winners of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, 18th Session 2026,

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