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Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
Middle East

Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers allowed mosques to reopen for Friday prayers for the first time…
Gaza girl, 13, teaches neighborhood children during school closure
Middle East

Gaza girl, 13, teaches neighborhood children during school closure

GAZA (Reuters) — In a wooden shack in the Gaza Strip, a 13-year-old girl holds classes for neighborhood children who…
Palestinians say they will defy Israeli order in prisoner payments dispute
Middle East

Palestinians say they will defy Israeli order in prisoner payments dispute

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders on Friday vowed to defy a new Israeli military order which they fear…
Set for new term, Netanyahu eyes risky West Bank annexation
Middle East

Set for new term, Netanyahu eyes risky West Bank annexation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a new term in office, there seems to…
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
Middle East

Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Georgian-Israeli billionaire believes he has found a solution to the Gaza Strip’s chronic…
Palestinians extend coronavirus state of emergency to June 5
Middle East

Palestinians extend coronavirus state of emergency to June 5

RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has extended to June 5 a state of emergency declared in areas under…
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear
Middle East

Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back…
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
Middle East

Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The electric lanterns and ornate decorations of Ramadan would normally be hanging in the streets of Gaza,…
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
Middle East

US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — The United States is giving five million dollars to the Palestinians to help them fight…
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross
Middle East

Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross

GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people…
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