Middle East
After Years of War, Iraq and Syria Struggle to Bury All Dead
Finding every corpse and actually creating space to bury them has proven to be a challenge in recent battlefields in Iraq and Syria.
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UN: More Than 32,000 Yemenis Forced to Flee Homes in 2 Months
Intensified hostilities in Yemen have forced more than 32,000 people to flee their homes in the past two months, the...
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Rising Yemen Currency Could Fight Off Famine
A large cash injection by Saudi Arabia into Yemen's central bank has caused Yemen's currency to rise sharply, a move...
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Lebanese Journalist Hanin Ghaddar Jailed for Six Months
Lebanese journalist Hanin Ghaddar has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for comments that she made against the Lebanese...
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UN Palestinian Agency Sees Severe Funding Crisis
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees faces its worst funding crisis ever after the United States froze tens of millions...
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Israel Judge Orders Ahed Tamimi to be Arrested
An Israeli military judge on Wednesday ordered Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi to be arrested following a viral video of her...
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US Withholds $65 Million in Palestinian Aid
The United States is threatening to withhold millions in aid to Palestine in calls for other nations to share the...
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5,000 Children Killed or Injured in Yemen War
A report published by UNICEF today shows that a staggering amount of children have been killed, injured, traumatized, and/or displaced...
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Yemen Rebels Free Journalist Held Since August
Yemeni rebels have freed journalist Hisham Omeisy who they had been holding in the capital Sanaa since August but others...
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Abbas to Trump: May God Demolish Your House. When Did We Refuse Peace Talks?
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with other key leaders to discuss Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Bahrain High Court Upholds Jail Term for Prominent Activist
Nabeel Rajab has been critical of the Bahrain government and will face two years for jail time, possibly more from...
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From Caves to Stone Houses: Is Bedouin Culture Still Thriving in Jordan’s Petra?
More than 400 children work in tourism in Petra, the historical red rose city in southern Jordan. But would they...
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Palestinians Rally in Support of Jailed ‘Slap Video’ Teen
Clashes broke out after dozens of Palestinian and Arab Israeli supporters of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi protested near her home...
Read moreTwo Palestinian Minors Detained by Israeli Police
Ahed Tamimi and Fawzi Muhammad al-Juneidi have been detained by Israeli police forces and will face a military court on...
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Old Wounds Take Tunisians Back to Streets Again
While Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution aimed to bring about greater economic improvement, life has actually deteriorated for Tunisians.
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Saudi Blogger’s Wife Told he Could be Pardoned
Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and to 1,000 lashes, but his wife has been told he...
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Israel Approves More Than 1,100 New West Bank Settlement Homes
Peace Now, an NGO that monitors Israeli settlement expansion, has reported that Israel has approved more than 1,100 new settlement...
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Syrian Refugee Sets Himself Ablaze at UN Office in Lebanon
Syrian refugee Ryad Khalaf Zibou set himself on fire in protest of U.N. that was cut off to his family....
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Israel Seeks to Further Expand Settlements
Israel's Defense Minister has announced plans for 1,285 new housing units despite warnings that settlements impede peace in the region.
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Senior Hamas Figure In Critical Condition After Shooting Accident
A senior figure in Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was hospitalised in critical condition on Tuesday after suffering a gunshot wound...
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