“Tears were running down my face,” El-Fadel Arbab told CBS News of his joyous reunion with his wife and two young sons. “I just wanted to cry from all the happiness.” After 332 anxious days brought on by the war that has now raged in Sudan for a year, the Sudanese-American’s worry, work, and wait … Read more
Islamabad — Issues of gender and sexuality have long been taboo in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, and more so since the Taliban retook control of the country in 2021. For some members of the LGBTQ community, the Taliban’s comeback seemed too much of a risk, so they fled to neighboring Pakistan with countless other Afghan refugees. In late 2023, Pakistan started … Read more
A Calgary man who is grieving the deaths of 17 members of his family is now facing more challenges as he tries to get his remaining sister out of Gaza. Tamer Jarada says his pregnant sister, her husband and three children have been living in a tent made of plastic sheets and wood for three … Read more
Israel’s chief military spokesperson said on Friday that its forces had achieved almost complete operational control of northern Gaza and were preparing to expand the ground offensive to other areas in the Strip, with a focus on the south. Debris covers the ground at a damaged school following an Israeli raid, amid the ongoing conflict … Read more
