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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

Emotional reunion for 11 children taken to Egypt after premature births in 2023

MENA

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

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Adam Abu Halib, five, lost vision in his right eye after being crushed under rubble when an Israeli strike destroyed his family's home. Photo: Abu Halib family

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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The Dome of the Rock at Al Aqsa complex, also known as Haram Al Sharif. Reuters

Eight nations condemn Israel for Ramadan closure of Al Aqsa

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Aid workers shut out of Gaza despite Israeli reprieve

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'You don't forget famine': Panic buying in Gaza as Israel shuts key crossing

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UAE’s Mother of the Nation ship arrives in Egypt with 7,300 tonnes of Gaza aid

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Muslim states urge Trump to fulfil pledge to prevent West Bank annexation

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  • Catholic devotees transport a casket containing a statue of Jesus by boat during a Good Friday sea procession from Tuan Menino Chapel, a ritual inherited from Portuguese influence for over five centuries, in Larantuka, East Nusa Tenggara, on April 3, 2026. (Photo by ARNOLD WELIANTO / AFP)
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Relatives of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails stage a rally in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. EPA

Israel's death penalty law entrenches 'system of apartheid' against Palestinians

Rare reference by Arab and Islamic foreign ministers to term synonymous with brutal segregation

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US embassy in Baghdad issues urgent warning of attacks by Tehran-backed groups

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A Lebanese man inspects a damaged car on Wednesday after Israeli strikes on Beirut. AFP

At least seven killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

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Roadside explosion in Lebanon killed UN peacekeepers, initial probe finds

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Lebanon's Aoun urges talks as Israel plans to turn border villages 'into Gaza'

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'Lebanon deserves the truth': Glimmer of hope as inquiry into Beirut port blast closes

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A Palestinian Christian, carrying a cross and a palm frond, found the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre locked on Palm Sunday. Reuters

Arab and Muslim countries condemn Israeli restrictions on access to Jerusalem holy sites

Israel has been at the centre of global criticism after barring Christian and Muslim worshippers

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Q&A replayIran war, one month on

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli forces pushing into Lebanon

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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike laid to rest

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Three UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon

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Israeli parliament approves record 2026 defence budget as Iran war rages

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday at the Church of All Nations in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. AFP

Israel criticised after police block cardinal from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem

Latin Patriarch kept from Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Mass for first time in centuries

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ExclusiveCivilians paying price from 'double devastation' of Iran war

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Air strikes hit Iraqi PMF and police, killing at least five personnel

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Three journalists killed in Israeli strike on car in southern Lebanon

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Lebanese energy minister warns of price increases amid Strait of Hormuz blockage

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Pakistan to host Egyptian, Turkish and Saudi ministers for talks on Iran war

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Yemen's Houthis enter the Iran war with missile attacks on at Israel

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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28. Reuters

Lebanese energy minister warns of price increases amid Strait of Hormuz blockage

Joe Saddi says fuel for electricity has almost doubled in price

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Pakistan to host Egyptian, Turkish and Saudi ministers for talks on Iran war

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Yemen's Houthis enter the Iran war with missile attacks on at Israel

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