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University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.

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BEIRUT: The EU has announced an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) to help boost border control and halt the flow of asylum-seekers and migrants from the country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus and Italy. It comes against a backdrop of increasing hostility toward Syrian refugees in Lebanon and a major surge in irregular migration of Syrians from Lebanon to Cyprus. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, meanwhile, has decided to reduce healthcare coverage for registered Syrian refugees by 50 percent.

British filmmaker Gillian Mosely says it is time to question Israel's 'propaganda' as the war in Gaza rages.

Al-ARISH: A UAE aid convoy entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via Egypt’s Rafah Crossing Point as a part of the country’s “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3” project to support the Palestinian people, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. The 12-truck convoy is transporting over 264 tonnes of humanitarian aid including food, water and dates. The latest convoy now brings to 440 the number of trucks that have been used for support efforts.

US experiencing the biggest strike wave in 50 years.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says investment will help Southeast Asia's biggest economy thrive in 'new era'.