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Farah Mousa, left, and her sister Tala say the blocks can be used in pavements, garden beds and partitions. Photo: The Earth Prize

Gazan sisters build hope from rubble with method to turn war debris into bricks

Teenagers named on shortlist for Middle East section of global environmental award

MENA

'Everything is on hold': How Gaza peace plan has stalled with attention diverted

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The UAE has been at the forefront of aid delivery efforts to Gaza since war broke out in 2023. Wam

UAE sends Dh2.7 million worth of medical aid to Gaza

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Hamas: No disarmament discussion until Israel fulfils obligations of Trump plan

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Sundus Al Kurd embraces her daughter Bisan, who returned to Gaza more than two years after being evacuated. Reuters

'We believed we'd lost her': Tears as evacuated Gazan babies return two years on

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Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace chief presses Hamas to disarm ‘without delay’

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Thousands in Gaza risk going blind over lack of proper treatment

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian family in occupied West Bank

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Eight nations condemn Israel for Ramadan closure of Al Aqsa

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Displaced people make their way back to their homes after crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country. Reuters
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Return to south Lebanon: The ones who did and those who couldn't

Tens of thousands returned to their hometowns in the south, but many found their homes destroyed and their villages razed, or still under Israeli occupation

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CommentIraq's development agenda has been set back by the Iran war

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Weekend cartoonShadi's take on hopes for peace in Lebanon

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Beirut caught between hope and fear despite Israel–Hezbollah truce

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Women mourn at the funeral of Palestinians killed overnight in an Israeli strike on Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza city. AFP

Women and girls comprise more than half of Gaza war dead

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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will stop 'idiotic war', US envoy

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DispatchIsrael's war devastates Lebanon's historic city of Nabatieh – again

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israel's continuing strikes in Lebanon

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Trump announces 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire

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US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Pope Leo have strained relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP

CommentThe Iran war is disrupting relations all over the world. Everyone needs to cool it

Public feuds, like the one involving politicians in Singapore and Malaysia and between Trump and Meloni, are totally unnecessary

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Israel targets only operational hospital in south Lebanon as attacks on medics continue

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Israeli and Lebanese leaders to hold talks, Trump says

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the gradual advance of Israel's 'yellow line' in Gaza

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Q&A replayLebanon attacks, truce talks and the human toll

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AnalysisWashington leads on Iran in Lebanon but Israel may yet spoil the plan

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CommentTrump needs to swiftly end the US-Israel war with Iran or face the wrath of the Republicans

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Khadija Hamiyeh looks on as paramedics at Rafik Hariri University Hospital prepare to transport her father's body to be buried, on April 9. He was killed in a strike on the Hay El Sellom district of Beirut. Reuters

DNA testing the last resort for Lebanese seeking fate of missing relatives

Authorities working to find missing people after Israeli attacks killed hundreds within minutes

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Ortagus and Lebanese banker Sehnaoui attend Holocaust event amid Lebanon-Israel talks

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Gaza's dentists and patients suffer as Israel restricts flow of painkilling drugs

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Israel's 2,400 attacks on Gaza in six months since ceasefire

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Iran demands compensation, accusing Gulf states of role in US-Israel strikes

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'Two words: Cease. Fire' - Lebanon's sole demand in talks with Israel

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Talking to Israeli leaders is an unpopular choice for Lebanon’s government. EPA

EditorialLebanon needs leverage. Its friends should supply it

It won't be easy for Lebanese officials to negotiate with Israel but meaningful support will strengthen its hand

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Iran demands compensation, accusing Gulf states of role in US-Israel strikes

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