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  • Elias Rahbani: A Lebanese musical icon | Music

    Elias Rahbani: A Lebanese musical icon | Music

    The genius of Elias Rahbani who composed songs for some of the biggest stars in Lebanese music.

    The genius of Elias Rahbani, one of Lebanon’s most prolific composers, is evident in his creation of new sounds by fusing traditional Arab music with Western popular genres. His two elder brothers were famous for working with Fairuz, but Elias launched his own career and became a leading figure in Lebanese pop music. He also composed movie soundtracks, themes for popular Lebanese TV series, and…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Newborns in Gaza face death due to famine caused by Israeli blockade – Middle East Monitor

    Newborns in Gaza face death due to famine caused by Israeli blockade – Middle East Monitor

    Newborn babies in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food, medicine and medical supplies caused by the Israeli blockade.

    Palestinian doctors said the lives of newborn babies are in danger, especially due to the lack of baby food and medicine.

    Pediatricians working at the Nasser Medical Complex emphasised that newborn babies, if they are weak or born with a disease, need additional food, medicine and medical care.

    They said however, even these basic and…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

    How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

    The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections are trending downward, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called the winter of 2024-2025 a “high severity” season with the highest hospitalization rate in 15 years.

    Since early 2024, a different kind of flu called bird flu, formally known as avian influenza, has been spreading in birds as well as in cattle. The current bird flu outbreak has…

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    News Source: theconversation.com

  • Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA

    Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA

    Many Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision permitted widely supported policies to continue, such as ensuring health coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, allowing coverage for dependents up to age 26 on their parents’ plan, and removing annual and lifetime benefit limits.

    But millions are still at risk of losing access to lifesaving medicine and…

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    News Source: theconversation.com

  • Sandstorm sweeps Iraq, hospitalises over 3,700 people – Middle East Monitor

    Sandstorm sweeps Iraq, hospitalises over 3,700 people – Middle East Monitor

    A sandstorm has swept Iraq and hospitalised more than 3,700 people with respiratory problems, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

    “At least 3,747 people have so far been admitted to hospitals in Baghdad and other provinces since Monday,” Ministry spokesman, Saif Al-Badr, told the state news agency, INA.

    He said the highest number of cases was reported in Baghdad, with at least 1,014 people admitted to hospitals, and Al-Muthanna…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Harvard refuses to bow as Trump targets universities in Israel-first crackdown – Middle East Monitor

    Harvard refuses to bow as Trump targets universities in Israel-first crackdown – Middle East Monitor

    President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape higher education through weaponised allegations of anti-Semitism has been dealt a major blow after Harvard University refused to comply with sweeping federal demands, triggering a $2.3 billion freeze in funding.

    The clash marks a defining moment in an escalating campaign by the Trump administration to reshape the values and priorities of American universities, particularly those seen as strongholds of progressive…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Hamas considers latest Gaza ceasefire proposal | Gaza

    Hamas considers latest Gaza ceasefire proposal | Gaza

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    Hamas is reviewing Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal for Gaza, which includes a 45-day pause in attacks and a demand for the group to disarm, which one Hamas official has called ‘unacceptable request.’

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Elephant herd in zoo reacts to California earthquake to protect their young

    Elephant herd in zoo reacts to California earthquake to protect their young

    Video shows elephants huddling protectively around their young at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park during earthquake.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News

    Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News

    Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt.

    Gout Gout, a 17-year-old Australian sprinter, has taken the world by storm following his record-breaking runs in the country’s school and national-level athletics championships over the past six months.

    His electric speed, lithe form on the track, and cheerful demeanour have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest athletes of all time, including Jamaica’s…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Jewish settlers attack Palestinian cars, homes in Jericho – Middle East Monitor

    Jewish settlers attack Palestinian cars, homes in Jericho – Middle East Monitor

    Extremist Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian cars and homes in Jericho in the occupied West Bank yesterday evening, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

    According to local sources, settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars travelling on a road near the Wadi Auja area in northern Jericho. One car reportedly sustained damage in the settler attack.

    A group of settlers also attacked on the same day Bedouin citizens and shepherds and threw stones at their…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com