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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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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli tactics in Lebanon

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Hezbollah fires at Israeli forces for first time since truce

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A woman and her daughter pass a building that was damaged by an Israeli air strike in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, on April 20, 2026. Getty Images

'The war hasn’t stopped': Lebanese doubt truce as Israel tightens grip on southern Lebanon

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On The RecordLebanon forced into Israel talks, says Geagea, as Hezbollah 'calls the shots'

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Weekend cartoonShadi's take on hopes for peace in Lebanon

Our cartoonist'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 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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Medics in Nabatieh drive past rubble and buildings damaged by Israeli strikes. Getty Images

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

Residents return amid ceasefire, after forced displacement and relentless strikes reduced city's population from 60,000 to 450

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