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A round up of news happening around the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, including countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and more. 
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained and beaten by soldiers

Hamdan Ballal, the Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director of “No Other Land” is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an attack by Israeli settlers. Photo: AP

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained and beaten by soldiers

A protester holds a flag onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, February 9, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked recent protest?

The house one family in Gaza returned to, after 15 months of war

Palestinians contemplate mammoth task of rebuilding Gaza

Key events in 2024, from Trump’s triumph to Assad’s fall and more

104 journalists killed worldwide in 2024, more than half were in Gaza

Syrians rejoice as Assad flees, ending brutal rule

Gaza city says water treatment stops, 700,000 face health ‘crisis’

Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill

West Bank documentary screened at film festival gives voice to the Palestinian cause

UN rings alarm bells on the high number of journalist deaths in Israel-Gaza war

The Lens: Boycotts won’t lead to peace in Israel-Gaza conflict

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained and beaten by soldiers

What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked recent protest?

The house one family in Gaza returned to, after 15 months of war

Palestinians contemplate mammoth task of rebuilding Gaza

Key events in 2024, from Trump’s triumph to Assad’s fall and more

104 journalists killed worldwide in 2024, more than half were in Gaza

Syrians rejoice as Assad flees, ending brutal rule

Gaza city says water treatment stops, 700,000 face health ‘crisis’

Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill

West Bank documentary screened at film festival gives voice to the Palestinian cause

UN rings alarm bells on the high number of journalist deaths in Israel-Gaza war

The Lens: Boycotts won’t lead to peace in Israel-Gaza conflict

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