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World / Middle East

'Handful of bakeries' making bread again in Gaza: UN 22 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Employees of a bakery in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, fill bags with freshly-baked bread, after Israel allowed limited humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian territory on May 22, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Egypt cuts interest rates for second time in two months 22 May 2025 - 07:24 pm
Egypt central bank. Reuters file photo.
China slams Israel for shots near diplomats in West Bank 22 May 2025 - 11:45 am
This frame grab from AFPTV footage shows members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union reacting after shots were fired as they gathered in the eastern entrance of Jenin camp during a visit to the city of Jenin, on May 21, 2025, amid an ongoing Israeli military offensive in the occupied West Bank. Photo by Mohammad Ateeq / AFPTV / AFP.
Starvation grips Gaza: Pope calls for sufficient humanitarian aid, end to hostilities 21 May 2025 - 08:34 pm
Palestinians gather to receive a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
'Recovered' Assange promotes Cannes documentary wearing Gaza T-shirt 21 May 2025 - 04:56 pm
Australian publisher, activist Julian Assange poses during a photocall for the film
Hunger in Gaza merely one facet of horrors endured by Palestinians, says UNRWA 21 May 2025 - 04:21 pm
Palestinians gather for a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 22 across Gaza 19 May 2025 - 01:04 pm
A Palestinian boy sits on a damaged couch as he watches people clearing the rubble from a house hit in Israeli strikes at the Nuseirat refugee camp. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister, UNRWA Commissioner General discuss ways to support the agency 18 May 2025 - 11:08 pm
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Egypt's president stresses necessity of Gaza ceasefire, commends mediation efforts with Qatar 18 May 2025 - 09:33 pm
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Hundreds of families wiped from civil registry due to Israeli aggression: Gaza Civil Defense 18 May 2025 - 09:16 pm
A Palestinian man sits by shrouded bodies killed in Israeli strikes, in the back of a van outside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Two individuals injured in Israeli drone attack in Southern Lebanon 18 May 2025 - 05:42 pm
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Egyptian President says intensive efforts with Qatar, US continued for Gaza ceasefire 17 May 2025 - 06:02 pm
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Baghdad ahead of the 34th Arab League summit on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Murtadha AL-SUDANI / POOL / AFP)
At Arab summit, Spain calls for pressure on Israel to end Gaza 'massacre' 17 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Murtada Al-Sudani / Pool / AFP)
Arab summit host Iraq pledges $40 mn for Gaza, Lebanon reconstruction 17 May 2025 - 01:10 pm
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Rescuers say 100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive 17 May 2025 - 10:06 am
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Latest Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 100, say civil defence rescuers 16 May 2025 - 11:17 pm
A Palestinian man looks at burnt out vehicles in the Barkan Industrial area, near Salfit in the occupied West Bank on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
UN rights chief warns of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza 16 May 2025 - 08:15 pm
Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee Gaza City on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Last hospital treating cancer patients in Gaza goes out of service 16 May 2025 - 09:08 am
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