Cherry Mohamed is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in Cairo. Contact this reporter at cherry@almostmag.co.
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The 88-year-old pontiff made his first public appearance, greeting hundreds of supporters from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment since Feb. 14.
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel will from now act with “increasing military strength” until Hamas releases all the remaining Israeli hostages.
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On Sunday, March 15, dozens of people gathered in Umayyad Square in the capital, Damascus, to celebrate the anniversary of the 2011 Revolution for the first time.
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Mahmoud Khalil is a green card holder and married to a US citizen.
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The agreement would see the SDF-controlled areas come under the Syrian government's control.
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“No one will be above the law, and everyone whose hands are stained with the blood of Syrians will face justice sooner rather than later,” Ahmed al-Sharaa said.
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Israeli energy minister Eli Cohen said he ordered the Israel Electric Corporation to cut off “immediately” the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip until there is “no longer Hamas in Gaza”.
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The three-stage plan will cost US$53 billion, with funding from the UN, international financial institutions, donor countries and development banks, foreign direct investment and private sector partnerships.
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Deliberately denying humanitarian access is a war crime under international humanitarian law, particularly when it involves starving civilians as a method of warfare.
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Al Jazeera reported that people said this year’s Ramadan was more joyful because it came during a ceasefire, instead of under the constant fear of bombing like the last Ramadan in March 2024.
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Trump shared a video on his Instagram showing his vision for “Trump Gaza”, with him, Elon Musk and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting on the beach, surrounded by yachts and skyscrapers instead of rubble.
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Feb. 23 that it is postponing the release until Hamas releases the next hostages without “the humiliating ceremonies”.