Psychiatrist Aida Seif El-Dawla says that despite their “remarkable resilience”, the children of Gaza will “certainly need someone to cling on to.”
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As Israeli forces move southwards in the Gaza Strip, the desperate need for a ceasefire and a semblance of Palestinian reconciliation is still on the agenda.
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Negotiations for a deal on the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and a preliminary ceasefire have been making slow progress, reports Dina Ezzat
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The story of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is loaded with history, pain, and promises.
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The long road towards de-escalation has started in the Gaza war, with intense negotiations ongoing in Cairo over a prisoner-swap deal.
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Israel is intensifying its destruction of Gaza while simultaneously blocking diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the war, reports Dina Ezzat
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“The Israeli war on Gaza will not end anytime soon,” said an informed Egyptian source. He added that the ground has been set for a long war given the green light Israel received from its allies following the operation Hamas conducted against the south of Israel on 7 October.
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A recent book by author Antony Lowenstein connects the war on Gaza and the Israeli military-industrial complex.
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Whatever form Israel’s ground operation against Gaza takes the coming days promise nothing but more devastation visited on the Palestinians.
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The plight of the Palestinians in exile from their homeland from the 1948 Nakba onwards can be read in many works of literature and memoirs.
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While waiting in Egypt for the green light to enter Gaza, Norwegian humanitarian medics Erik Fosse and Mads Gilbert spoke to Ahram Online about the Israeli assault has created an unprecedented medical and humanitarian catastrophe.
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Dina Ezzat reports on the latest diplomatic moves to contain the Gaza crisis
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Cairo is racing to prevent a protracted conflict between Hamas and Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to change the Middle East, but the Palestinian group Hamas has changed his plans and maybe also his political career, writes Dina Ezzat
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In October 1973, Egyptian soldiers crossed the Suez Canal, marking the beginning of the end of Israel’s occupation of Sinai and the start of Israel’s long road to normalisation with its nieghbours.
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Michelle Tusan, The Last Treaty, Cambridge University Press, pp345, 2023
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In a book that mixes an eyewitness account with history and political insight, Khaled Mansour offers a close-up view on Taliban as an organic part of the Afghanistan story
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The institutional teaching of Arabic calligraphy in Egypt is marking its centenary this year, writes Dina Ezzat
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A new business is aiming to put art back into every celebration, including seasonal festivities and holiday treats.
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Mohamed Nassef, head of the Egyptian Agency for the Education of Adults, speaks on the battle against illiteracy.
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