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Gazan surfers stage championship despite blockade
The Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation staged on Wednesday the first-ever surfing competition off Gaza's beach. Surfers in Gaza lack international-grade surfboards and often use antiquated gear. The surfers are calling on their…
Gazan Bedouins are keen on keeping alive traditional roasted watermelon dish
Despite the living poor conditions, people in Gaza are trying to keep their cooking traditions alive and eat their own distinctive seasonal dishes like roasted unripe watermelon Salad (or fatit ‘Ajir as it’s called in Arabic).
The dish,…
UNRWA launches ‘Summer Fun Weeks’ for refugee children in Gaza
UNRWA launched ‘Summer Fun Weeks’ programme for children in Gaza. The programme includes activities that aim to mitigate psychological stress that children in Gaza are susceptible to, and unload negative energy accumulated as a result of…
Launch of exhibition depicting the suffering of people in Gaza 15 years under siege
International and local institutions organized an exhibition that depicts the suffering of people in besieged Gaza. Different sectors participated in the exhibition, called “15 Stars of Gaza,” to shed light on the suffering of people in…
Corn harvest season begins in Gaza
As corn harvest season has begun in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian farmer Rafiq Al-Hafi and his sons stepped up work for harvesting corn, amid the poor living conditions there.
Rafiq, in his sixties, said he and his three sons, who began…
Palestinian and Italian circus performers showcase skills in Gaza
Italian and Palestinian circus performers showcased some of their circus skills and skating at the conclusion of a two-week training course in the Gaza Strip.
The circus course is part of a cultural exchange between the Italian and…
Demonstrations held in Gaza against UNRWA assigning its duties to other agencies
Popular Palestinian committees for Palestinian refugees took to the streets outside headquarters of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip to condemn and protest latest remarks…
Aden’s Poor fishermen use primitive techniques to collect seashells
Fishermen in the southern port city of Aden use primitive fishing techniques to collect seashells which requires a lot of time and effort.
They use their hands to collect them as they spend long hours in shallow waters before selling…
Two Gazan engineers make organic fertilizer from agricultural residues
Two Palestinians engineers were able to produce a safe bio-organic fertilizer, called wood vinegar, using agricultural residues in Beit Lahiya town in the northern Gaza Strip.
Mohsen Ahmed and his colleague Amna Al-Afifi said they invented…
Gazan young man fights hard living conditions with making Arghul
A Palestinian young man goes to the Gaza beach to play Arghul, an ancient and typically Palestinian musical instrument, as part of his efforts to revive the Palestinian heritage and earn a living.
Mohammed Hamida from the Gaza Strip told…