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Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
Middle East

Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops

GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat
Middle East

Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat

  The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its more than decade-long blockade of Gaza, the…
Aid to 1,000 Gaza families suspended after Israel cement ban
Middle East

Aid to 1,000 Gaza families suspended after Israel cement ban

Reconstruction aid to over 1,000 families in Gaza has been suspended due to a lack of materials, the United Nations…
Foreign activists enter Gaza on solidarity mission
World

Foreign activists enter Gaza on solidarity mission

A delegation of pro-Palestinian activists, mainly French and Egyptian, crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Thursday to deliver aid, AFP…
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
Opinion

Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza

The calorie is a crucial measurement in our self-imposed scrutiny of the body. As a recently released Israeli government document…
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
World

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza

JERUSALEM  –– The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday to prevent it…
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
Art news

From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause

A number of activists and their friends spent Monday evening at the Rooftop Studios in downtown Cairo finding out about…
New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty
World

New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty

Apple's new iPhone 5 is selling well in the Gaza Strip despite inflated prices, reaching the Palestinian enclave via smuggling…
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
Egypt

PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza

A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
Egypt

Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month

The Gaza Strip's sole power plant shut down on Saturday for the third time in a month due to a…
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