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SAMY MAGDY

SAMY MAGDY

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Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says

The United Nations humanitarian chief says famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, but he warns the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses

Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says
Africa|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-stricken North African country

2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya
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Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan to empty the territory of its population

Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it
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'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza

Stunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump's proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for others

'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza
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Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores

Sudan’s health authorities say a paramilitary group has attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman, killing 54 people and wounding scores

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores
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Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan

Powerful Arab nations have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan

Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
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Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday

Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, along with five Thai nationals in the next hostage release on Thursday

Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday
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Northern Gaza is shattered. The spirit of returning Palestinians is not

Crowds of Palestinians fill Gaza’s main coastal road as they stream north

Northern Gaza is shattered. The spirit of returning Palestinians is not
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Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas

Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war
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Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza
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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza have returned to Israel after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands and handed them over to the Red Cross

Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds
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How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious
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After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza

As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding

After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza
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Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war

Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
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As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have been freed by Israel after three hostages left Hamas captivity in an exchange that took place after 15 months of collective grief and anxiety

As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
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Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say

Preparations have been made for the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say
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Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks

Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city

Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya
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Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed

Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people

Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed
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Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says

The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says
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They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding

An Egyptian village is mourning dozens of its men killed in the horrific floodwaters that tore through the city of Derna in neighboring Libya

They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding
Africa|Crime|Environment|News|World

Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city

Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000
Africa|Health|News|World

More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says

The U.N.’s refugee agency says that more than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition

More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says
MidEast|News|World

Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability

Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east

Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability
Africa|News|World

Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts

A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea

Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts

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