BBCTareq, 10, from Gaza, and Safaa, 14, from Sudan live about 2,000km apart. They have never met, but they share a harsh reality – war…
Category: 3. Middle East
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BBC launches Arabic programme for children in war zones
BBC“When I saw my school in ruins, a deep sadness overwhelmed me,” says Tareq, a 10-year-old Palestinian from Gaza -
Netanyahu calls Iran’s terror axis ‘broken,’ backs Trump’s Gaza plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Iran’s axis of terror in the Middle East “has been broken…we smashed it a lot” in an interview with Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren on Friday.
“So the Iran axis has been broken. Now we…
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Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial
Aswan, Egypt —The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.
The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development…
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49 migrant bodies found in 2 mass graves in southeastern Libya
Cairo —Libyan authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, officials said Sunday, in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-stricken North…
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Donald Trump says he is committed to US ownership of Gaza after war
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could give sections of the land to other states in the Middle East to help in the rebuilding effort.
Trump made his comments to reporters aboard Air…
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Trump official responds to critics of Gaza takeover plan, as ceasefire deal holds
U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz responded Sunday to critics of the Gaza takeover plan that U.S. President Donald Trump suggested last week. On the ground in the Middle East, the Israel-Hamas truce resulted in another successful hostage…
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IDF strikes Hezbollah smuggling tunnel, as clashes continue
IAF jets struck a Hezbollah smuggling tunnel that crossed from Lebanon into Syria, the IDF announced on Sunday.
The tunnel was used for smuggling weapons into the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon from Syria, the IDF said.
The tunnel had been struck…
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Syria’s has a Lebanon problem amid new clashes
Syria’s new government has only been in power for two months. Ahmed Shara’a was only proclaimed the president of the country in late January. Now, he and his new team face a challenge. Lebanon is becoming a headache for the new Syrian…
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Netzarim withdrawal is bookend to major part of war
Israel’s withdrawal from the Netzarim corridor in Gaza is a major step. It is being covered all over the world because it is seen as an important and symbolic event. The BBC says that Israel withdrew from the corridor that “split Gaza…
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New Syrian education guidelines eliminate secular material
A newly published report by IMPACT-se (Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education) examined the recent educational directives issued by Syria’s new Ministry of Education on January 1, 2025. These guidelines…
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