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          Children

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          A child plays with a ball in the playground of a shelter for families of Lebanese refugees, in the Iraqi city of Hilla, on October 18. AFP

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          CommentOctober 24, 2024
          Syrian Red Crescent workers tend to displaced people arriving from Lebanon at the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing in south-west Syria. AFP

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          UKOctober 23, 2024
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          CommentOctober 18, 2024
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          LifestyleOctober 13, 2024
          Gaza's sandy ground is a major risk factor in the spread of disease. AFP

          Winter will be a catastrophe, Palestinian minister for Gaza aid says

          MENAOctober 11, 2024
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          HealthOctober 03, 2024
          Gazan sisters Misk, right, who is 18 months old, and Hanan, 3, lost their mother and limbs in an Israeli air attack, and now live with an aunt. Photo: Osama Al Kahlout

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          MENAOctober 03, 2024
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          Children urged to reduce screen time as global myopia rates surge

          HealthSeptember 28, 2024
          President Sheikh Mohamed greets Emirati families and patients receiving treatment at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, an institution that has a long-standing relationship with the UAE. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

          For the UAE, children's health is non-negotiable

          EditorialSeptember 26, 2024
          Priya Pinto's book draws on her experience of losing her 39-year-old husband and rebuilding a life for their children. Antonie Robertson/The National

          Dubai widow channels her grief into a book to help bereaved families

          UAESeptember 25, 2024