In Iran, families of the detained and missing search for their loved ones - The World from PRX

After a brutal crackdown on protesters earlier this month, the Iranian government has now launched a campaign of arrests across the country. Families say their loved ones are being held incommunicado....

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Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas - The World from PRX

US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after two years of a deadly conflict. Israeli hostages are expected to be released by early next week, and Israel’s army is...

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Peaceful sleep is a dream in war zones - The World from PRX

“I hope that one day, even for just one day, I could sleep peacefully, without fear.” That’s a statement from a 19-year-old who has been living through Israel’s war in Gaza for the past 22 months. For...

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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

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Covering Gaza

A New Lines editor records her conversations with Palestinians about the challenges of living and writing in the territory

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To Ziad Rahbani, From Laila Mokhiber - Rolling Stone MENA

The senior communications director at UNRWA pens her love letter to the late Ziad Rahbani.

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US begins organ-transplant reform as 'signs of life' found before some retrievals

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a reform of the organ-transplant system and threatened to close a major procurement body, after a probe found premature attempts to start organ retrieval while patients showed signs of life.

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'I have forgotten what fruit tastes like': Mass starvation grips the Gaza Strip - The World from PRX

After four months of near-total siege by Israel, people in Gaza are starving. According to the United Nations, at least 1 in 3 people are going multiple days without eating. Death from hunger is risin...

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Falling Fruit

A massive, collaborative map of the urban harvest uniting the efforts of foragers, freegans, and foresters around the world. Explore and share information about the sources of free food in your neighb...

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U.S. shrinks presence in Middle East amid fears of Israeli strike on Iran

U.S. embassies and military bases across the Middle East are on high alert, as fears grow about an Israeli strike on Iran.

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Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid

Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.

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Survivors of Assad regime’s chemical attacks are demanding justice — and support - The World from PRX

During the 13-year civil war in Syria, the forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad carried out some of the most horrific chemical attacks in recent history. One of them was in April 2018, in ...

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GBH cuts more than 40 staffers in new layoffs

The layoffs come as public media faces increased scrutiny and funding threats from the federal government.

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The Sound of Her Voice

Despite her success, Mary Margaret McBride did not like the thought that she sounded like other women on the radio. Because everyone thought women on the radio sounded annoying. Today a story of the v...

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US sends ’largest’ trade mission to Iraq to boost economic ties

The visit is the largest US trade mission to Iraq in the more than 100-year history of the United States Chamber of Commerce.

newarab.com

Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and More

Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

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Motorcycle taxis are increasingly being driven by women in Uganda - The World from PRX

In Uganda, motorcycles are one of the most popular forms of public transport. In the capital city, Kampala, there are hundreds of thousands of them. Until recently, all of them were driven by men. But...

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46.1 million people were counted in Iraq's first census in nearly 40 years

The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years show the population has reached 46.1 million.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Afghanistan's Taliban leaders – DW – 01/23/2025

An International Criminal Court prosecutor has called for arrest warrants for Afghanistan's Taliban leaders over the persecution of women.

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They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down. - The World from PRX

In 2021, six women — two pilots and four cabin crew — participated in Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. It was a historic moment. Their photos and videos were shared all over the world. Then...

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Why the fashionable and the famous still look to Nefertiti, 3,300 years after she reigned | CNN

In 1924 when the world came face-to-face with the likeness of the Ancient Egyptian queen for the first time, it sparked a fascination that endures to this day.

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Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

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