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How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel?
Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It wa
‘Progress’ in Gaza truce talks but Israel still set on…
A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and captive-release negotiations, with sources saying that some progress has
World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality
Inas Abu Maamar wears a plain blue garment and a mustard brown headscarf decorated with a pattern of raised knots. Her arms cradle the shroud covering a small,
Northern Gaza in ‘full-blown famine’, UN food agency chief says
‘It’s horror’: World Food Programme head calls for immediate ceasefire and ‘unfettered access’ into besieged territory.Northern Gaza is experiencing a
Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza
Marc Lamont Hill talks to Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary on World Press Freedom Day about reporting from Gaza.As the world marks Press Freedom Day, we turn
How students around the world are taking a stand for…
Students around the world are raising their voices to protest against Israel’s continuing war on Gaza.More than 50 universities across the United States have
Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail
Berlin, Germany – A Palestinian employee of Germany’s state-funded development agency has been imprisoned in Israel for more than a month, where she has bee
Photos: Iran’s unravelling carpet sales
The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their ru
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize
UN agency’s chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions in Gaza.All Palestinian journalists covering
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked today at a particularly perilous time for journalists globally, with Isra
Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia: Report
An international investigation has found that at least four Israeli-linked firms have been selling invasive spyware and cyber surveillance technology to Indones
Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN…
UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn.The level of destruction in Gaza has not been since World War II,
