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Gazans call on Saudi Arabia to free imprisoned relatives
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Gazans call on Saudi Arabia to free imprisoned relatives
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Several families of Palestinians detainees imprisoned by Saudi Arabia held a rare protest in…
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
Middle East
October 11, 2019
With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ahmed Abu Artima was one of the founders of the “Great March of Return,”…
Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a family of five, a two-story home and a pharmacy, Tamer al-Sultan had…
Gazans bury policemen killed in rare attacks within strip
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Gazans bury policemen killed in rare attacks within strip
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are taking part in funerals of three Hamas policemen killed in…
Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, three dead: officials
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, three dead: officials
GAZA (Reuters) – Explosions hit two police checkpoints in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing three officers and wounding several…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…
Gaza’s traditional crafts industries rapidly disappearing
Middle East
July 10, 2019
Gaza’s traditional crafts industries rapidly disappearing
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Gazans think of better economic times, images of clay pottery, colorful glassware, bamboo…
For Gaza grooms, crippling debt overshadows marital bliss
Middle East
May 23, 2019
For Gaza grooms, crippling debt overshadows marital bliss
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two years ago, Gaza resident Saleh Abu Serdanah took out a small loan in…
Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
Middle East
May 10, 2019
Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s reopening the permitted fishing zone off the Gaza coast following a cease-fire deal with…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Middle East
May 6, 2019
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…