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Features  Palestinian Saber Dawas crafts wooden sandals due to a shortage of footwear in the enclave and the lack of financial means to afford those which are available in the market, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Purchase Licensing Rights

Gaza Carpenter Crafts Wooden Sandals for Daughters as War Rages

Twelve-year-old Heba Dawas lost her footwear in the chaos while fleeing Israel's military offensive in Gaza. So her carpenter father made wooden-soled sandals…

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Features Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump reacts in the spin room, on the day of his debate with Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Takeaways from the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate 

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump met on Tuesday for their first and perhaps only debate, a square-off that could have a significant impact on…

Features Saddam Hussein convenes with members of his regime in Iraq. (Getty Images)

Bin Laden Met Saddam’s Envoy, Linking 9/11 to Iraq Invasion

What’s the most dangerous mission someone could take on? A meeting between Saddam Hussein’s envoy and Osama bin Laden in Sudan. US intelligence under President…

Ghassan Charbel (London)
Features A Palestinian woman reacts at the site following Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Sickness Can Be ‘Death Sentence’ in Gaza as War Fuels Disease 

In Gaza, falling ill can be a death sentence. Cancer patients are waiting to die, polio has returned, and many of the doctors and nurses who might have offered…

Features A vegetable seller arranges boxes of tomatoes at a market in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Tomato Diplomacy Breaks Ankara-Tel Aviv Boycott with Palestinian Mediation

At the start of the war in Gaza, Israelis were angered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He not only compared Israel’s military action to Nazi crimes…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Features Layla Elabed, co-director of the Uncommitted National Movement, sits at a table, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Grief Over Gaza, Qualms over US Election Add up to Anguish for Many Palestinian Americans

Demoralized by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian American Samia Assed found in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascension —…

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Features Children write in notebooks by the rubble of destroyed buildings near a tent being used as a make-shift educational center for primary education students in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on September 8, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Fear of ‘Lost Generation’ as Gaza School Year Begins with All Classes Shut 

The new school year in the Palestinian territories officially began on Monday, with all schools in Gaza shut after 11 months of war and no sign of a ceasefire…

Features A medical service vehicle drives near the site where a truck driver opened fire on the Allenby Bridge, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, near Jericho in the West Bank. (EPA)

What We Know About the Three Border Crossings between Jordan and Israel

The killing of three Israelis on Sunday in an armed attack by a Jordanian near the King Hussein-Allenby Bridge, from the Jordanian side, has brought…

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Features Sudanese refugees gather to fill cans with water from a water point in the Farchana refugee camp, on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)

UN: Sudan's War Has Killed at Least 20,000 People

More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations official said Sunday, a grim figure amid a devastating conflict…

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Features The rhythms of normal life have somewhat resumed in some of the province’s larger towns - The AP

Rubble and Grief: Morocco’s High Atlas Marks One Year Since Record Earthquake

The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to the side of the jagged roads. A year after nearly 3,000…

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Features The ruins of a home in the West Bank village of Khirbet Zanuta, destroyed when residents were driven out by Israeli settlers, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP)

Chased Away by Israeli Settlers, These Palestinians Returned to a Village in Ruins

An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a…

Features Sisi and Erdogan stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (Egyptian Presidency)

What Impact Will Egyptian-Turkish Rapprochement Have on Resolving Regional Crises?

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to Türkiye and his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised questions about the potential impact of…

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Features Israeli soldiers during a military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, Thursday, September 5, 2024 (AP)

Israeli Raids Leave West Bank Palestinians Trapped 'in Prison'

Palestinian man Adnan Naghnaghia has been holed up at home for eight days as Israeli forces were carrying out raids, battling armed groups and making arrests…

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Features Palestinian teacher Israa Abu Mustafa, who set up a classroom tent on the rubble of her house to educate children, poses for a photo, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Gaza Teacher Offers Ray of Hope with Classroom in Rubble

Gaza's schools lie in ruins or have been turned into shelters for families displaced by a war that has killed tens of thousands. Yet teacher Israa Abu Mustafa…

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Features FILE PHOTO: Former US President Donald Trump in New York City, US May 30, 2024 and US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, US, July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, Nathan Howard/File Photo

What to Watch for at the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the…

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Features A handout photo made available by the Electoral Campaign of Candidate Tebboune Press Service shows Algerian incumbent-President Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivering a speech as part of his campaign for the upcoming presidential election in Algiers, Algeria, 03 September 2024. (EPA/ Tebboune Campaign Press Service Handout) 

Seeking Re-Election, Algeria’s Tebboune Touts Gains 

Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who assumed Algeria's presidency during mass protests, is touting his achievements as he seeks another term. Yet, five years after the…

Features An Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. (Reuters)

As Iran Threatens Israel, the Danger of Tehran's Long-Vaunted Missile Program Remains in Question

As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways…

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Features Plestia Alaqad, a Palestinian journalist, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP)

Young Palestinian Whose Coverage of Gaza’s Destruction Went Viral Arrives in Lebanon to Pursue Master’s Degree

A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar…

Features A displaced Palestinian student, Rama Abu Seif, speaks during an interview with Reuters, at a school where she shelters with her family, as war disrupts a new academic year, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri Purchase Licensing Rights

Gaza Schoolgirl Longs to Return to Class as War Disrupts New Academic Year

Gaza schoolgirl Rama Abu Seif longs to return to a classroom to study but it is now a dormitory for families displaced by war. Her books were burned to light…

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Features People ride a motorcycle past damaged buildings in the "Mellah", or Jewish quarter, in the aftermath of last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

One Year on, Morocco's Quake Victims Still Wait for Homes

A year after Morocco's devastating earthquake in the High Atlas mountains only some 1,000 homes out of 55,000 under reconstruction have been rebuilt, according…

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Features Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (Reuters)

Al-Sudani and Maliki: More than Just an Iraqi Cold War

A cold war is brewing between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and former PM Nouri al-Maliki. They are forging ahead rapidly towards next year’s…

Ali Saray (London)
Features Hossein Shamkhani. (Iranian media)

Hector: Kingpin of Iran’s Oil Empire

Interviews carried out by Bloomberg shed light on the “global kingpin for Iranian oil”, known as “Hector”. The kingpin is Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali…

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Features The United Nations flag flies at half-mast at the European headquarters, honouring the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began last month in Geneva, Switzerland, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Purchase Licensing Rights

Syrian Artist Destroys Statue Outside UN in Political Message

Syrian sculptor Khaled Dawwa on Friday destroyed his giant artwork outside the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce tens of thousands of enforced…

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Features FILE - Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, walk through a dark streak of sewage flowing into the streets of the southern town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on July 4, 2024. Health authorities and aid agencies are racing to avert an outbreak of polio in the Gaza Strip after the virus was detected in the territory's wastewater and three cases with a suspected polio symptom have been reported. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

3 days, 640,000 Children, 1.3M Doses...the Plan to Vaccinate Gaza's Young against Polio

The UN health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children in Gaza against polio, an ambitious effort…

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