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SARAH EL DEEB

SARAH EL DEEB

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MidEast|Political|World

Palestinians protest Hamas in a rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Palestinians have chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians protest Hamas in a rare public show of dissent in Gaza
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not

This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 years of civil war — and it threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeance

Crime|MidEast|Political|World

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, including nearly 750 civilians, making it one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence since Syria’s conflict began 14 years ago

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead
MidEast|News|World

Hamas official says Iran and Hezbollah had no role in Israel incursion but they'll help if needed

A senior official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas says only a small number of top commanders in Gaza knew about the surprise attack against Israel in advance

Hamas official says Iran and Hezbollah had no role in Israel incursion but they'll help if needed
MidEast|News|World

What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has fought several rounds of war with Israel

Hamas has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007

What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has fought several rounds of war with Israel
MidEast|News|World

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
MidEast|Political|World

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Health|News|World

As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes

Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system

MidEast|News|Sports|World

A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights

Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children, many questions remain about the attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams

A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights
News|World

The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh's replacement. Here are the possible contenders

The militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes

The war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh's replacement. Here are the possible contenders
News|World

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria
Europe|MidEast

Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says

The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media

Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list

The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese militant group’s top military officials

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
News|World

Lebanon’s rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive while under fire and using old equipment

The civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon

Lebanon’s rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive while under fire and using old equipment
MidEast|World

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
MidEast|Political|US|World

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader

The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leader

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader
MidEast|World

Desperation amid search for survivors of an airstrike on a crowded area near major Beirut hospital

Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut's main public hospital

Desperation amid search for survivors of an airstrike on a crowded area near major Beirut hospital
Crime|MidEast|World

An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept

An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war

An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept
MidEast|Political|World

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further in Gaza and the West Bank

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
MidEast|World

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
MidEast|Political|World

In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria's largest city for the first time since 2016

Insurgents have breached Syria’s largest city and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016

In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria's largest city for the first time since 2016
MidEast|Political|World

After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he'll defeat them

Thousands of Syrian insurgents have taken over most of Aleppo, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province

After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he'll defeat them
MidEast|Political|World

Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre

Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
MidEast|Political|World

Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest allies

The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago

Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest allies
MidEast|Political|World

Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally

Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

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