Aya Batrawy
Stories
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Freeing hostages, hosting Hamas: Qatar's influence in Israel-Gaza war, explained
Qatar, a U.S. ally, is the regional power best positioned to both influence Hamas and play a mediating role with Israel. Here's what to know.
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Israel-Hamas war: Water is scarce in Gaza, and Blinken is back in Israel
"Gaza is running dry," and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.
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Israel warns more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza
The order from Israel faced immediate international objections, including from the U.N., which warned such an evacuation would have "devastating humanitarian consequences."
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9 U.S. citizens have died in the Israel-Gaza conflict, U.S. officials say
There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.
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Rival governments in Libya impact the recovery from devastating floods
People in eastern Libya are still reckoning with the aftermath of last month's floodwaters that washed out to sea the heart of a city and killed thousands.
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An Arab astronaut made history in space. Now his country has its sights on Mars
The United Arab Emirates celebrated after Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi splashed down to Earth following six months in space, a milestone for its growing space program.
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Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics
A retired teacher in Saudi Arabia a death sentence for his tweets criticizing the country's leadership to just a handful of followers, according to rights advocates and his family.
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Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe
Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a big fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved one on the shipwrecked Adriana.
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Hajj pilgrimage is exected to be the biggest since COVID pandemic
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage has begun — drawing around 2 million people to Mecca. Crowd control poses a challenge as pilgrims perform the physically and spiritually demanding journey.
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Port Sudan is a refuge for foreigners and families trying to escape the fighting
A look at a trip for Sudan evacuees from Port Sudan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.