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Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation
Middle East

Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian poll workers fanned out across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, where they found…
Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza until further notice – sources
Egypt

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza until further notice – sources

CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt on Tuesday opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza strip until further notice, Egyptian and…
Palestinian elections on track after factions meet in Cairo
Middle East

Palestinian elections on track after factions meet in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — The main Palestinian factions on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to holding their first elections in 15 years…
Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
Middle East

Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil…
Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state
Middle East

Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state

JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian…
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza’s old houses
Middle East

Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza’s old houses

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grand, 500-year-old brick walls of the al-Kamalaia School slowly emerged from years of…
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
Middle East

A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts

BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country…
Christmas opens new market for small Gaza sewing business
Middle East

Christmas opens new market for small Gaza sewing business

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a…
Israeli army official met with mockery on social media over October War comments
Egypt

Israeli army official met with mockery on social media over October War comments

Egyptian social media users took to mocking claims made by the spokesperson of Israel’s army Avichay Adraee on the sixth…
Egyptian envoys leave Gaza after bid to ease Israel tensions
Egypt

Egyptian envoys leave Gaza after bid to ease Israel tensions

Egyptian mediators were in the Gaza Strip on Monday in an effort to reduce tensions and prevent a new cross-border…
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