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Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. From Beirut to Dubai, Manama to…...
Palestinian leader urges removal of all Israeli 'obstacles' on Gaza ceasefire
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (583+ words) Russian opposition activist Khelga Pirogova defied the odds " As ever the Berlin Film Festival is offering viewers a windo" Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has called on Israel to lift 'obstacles' to implementing the next phase of a Gaza peace plan…...
Tearful Gazans finally reunite after limited Rafah reopening
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (656+ words) Palestinians arrive at a hospital in Khan Yunis after crossing from Egypt Gazans long-separated from their loved ones shed tears of joy after the limited reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt allowed a handful to finally return to the…...
Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (134+ words) Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began. - MIT professor's fatal shooting has police still searching for a suspect - Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace…...