The Taybeh community has survived crusaders and the Ottoman and British empires, but the latest attacks leave its future in question
Taybeh, a small hilltop town in the heart of the West Bank is one o…
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Country diary: A wildflower display of astonishing richness | Mark Cocker ⊕⊕
Drosopigi, the Mani, Greece: This rocky region’s abundance of flora takes the breath away – not least a long and winding trail of Chios chamomile
The Greek name for this southernmost tip of the Pelopo…
40 days ago
Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran? ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force
The Kurds are one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without th…
62 days ago
White House deletes JD Vance’s social media post referring to Armenian genocide ⊖
US vice-president’s post marks first time Trump administration used the word to describe the massacres
The White House has deleted a social media post in which the vice-president, JD Vance, referred t…
81 days ago
Nine bedrooms, seven untimely deaths: can ‘cursed’ Venice palace finally attract a buyer? ⊕⊕
Palazzo Ca’ Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxed
It ought to be an estate agent’s dream. Primely positioned on the banks of the Grand Cana…
3 months ago
‘A gift that cannot be sold’: the Palestinian family fighting to save their West Bank farm ⊕
For more than three decades, the Nassars have battled Israeli efforts to reclassify their property as ‘state land’
In 1916, Daher Nassar, a Christian Palestinian farmer living south of Bethlehem, made…
Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens ⊕
It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for some
It was a night at the museum like no other. As the staccato sound of firecrack…
4 months ago
Turkish clerk flees to UK after stealing millions in gold and silver from courthouse ⊖⊖
A court employee escaped to the UK with 25 kg of gold and 50 kg of silver stolen from an Istanbul courthouse, including Ottoman and Atatürk-era coins.
7 months ago
Ethel Caterham, world’s oldest person, marks 116th birthday ○
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Caterham was born in Hampshire in August 1909, when Edward VII reigned, and now lives in care home in Surrey
Ethel Caterham, the last surviving Edwardian and the world’s oldest living person, celebrat…
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