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Tunisian beekeepers battle extreme heat to keep the buzz alive

How Lebanese people survive the ‘normalization of misery’

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Preventable flood? Experts in Libya warned of dam collapse for years.

‘Is there any bread left?’ The answer in Tunisia is often no.

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Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island, where parent offspring are bred for the New England Aquarium's aquaculture program. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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At oldest Palestinian camp in Lebanon, violence adds to struggles

Floods, fires, failure: North Africa’s climate and governance crises

Can Saudi-Israel peace talks learn lessons from the past?

Historic struggle over democracy lands in Israel’s Supreme Court

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Crackdowns rise as Iran braces for anniversary of headscarf protests

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Halted Gaza housing keeps displaced families in perpetual uncertainty

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Border closures threaten to sink Palestinian fishing industry

Lebanon: What are the intentions of a bolder, stronger Hezbollah?

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Too big to fail? The consequences of Egypt’s economic troubles.

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In Syria, new economic protests take an anti-government turn