by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 31, 2014 | Middle East
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Movement across Gaza’s main border crossings with Egypt and Israel remain slow despite indications of possible changes being enforced following the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal that ended almost fifty days of war in the enclave, officials...
by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 22, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s zoos have killed most of the resident animals, and the remaining creatures are starving, sick or injured, say zookeepers in the enclave. Bisan Amusement Park in northern Gaza, the largest zoo on the Strip, was among...
by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 14, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have fled their homes to seek shelter in UN-run schools since the start of the current Israeli onslaught of Gaza fear they may be expelled come the start of the new academic year, as the Palestinian...
by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 13, 2014 | Middle East
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian authorities are running an emergency service at the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt to help thousands of Palestinians who want to leave Gaza, a senior official told Asharq Al-Awsat. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, the...
by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 1, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fadil Al-Wadiyeh, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, thought it would be safer for himself and his family to return to the Gaza Strip rather than stay in the conflict-torn country. But following the Israeli attack on Gaza he and his family...
