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Yemen’s Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province
Middle East
November 4, 2021
Yemen’s Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province
Furniture and belongings are seen on a truck heading to a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Marib, Yemen…
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
Middle East
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
GAZA (Reuters) – A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state’s humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday…
Israel-Gaza border falls quiet after botched Israeli operation
Middle East
November 12, 2018
Israel-Gaza border falls quiet after botched Israeli operation
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Monday after a botched Israeli undercover operation in the Gaza…
Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border
GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip frontier on…
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters
On one of the world’s most polluted coastlines, 30 young Palestinians dive head first into the sea off the…
Plight of stranded Syrians worsens as food blocked
Middle East
October 11, 2018
Plight of stranded Syrians worsens as food blocked
AMMAN (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians stranded on Jordan’s border with Syria are running out of food as routes…
Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
Middle East
October 4, 2018
Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said it was reinforcing troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday as a precaution against…
Palestinians bury 7 protesters killed by Israel in Gaza Strip
Middle East
September 30, 2018
Palestinians bury 7 protesters killed by Israel in Gaza Strip
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who…
World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in ‘free fall’
Middle East
September 25, 2018
World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in ‘free fall’
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Gaza Strip’s economy is in “free fall,” a report from the World Bank warned Tuesday,…