Palestinian teen Hussam al-Attar has literally brought light to a displacement shelter in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after he and his family fled from the ongoing Israeli offensive on the enclave.  The fifteen-year-old, nicknamed “Gaza's Newton,” uses old wind turbines to...

Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to resort to extreme measures amid growing starvation as a result of Israel's relentless bombardment and a full siege imposed since October.  Many families across the besieged enclave had to mix various ingredients into flour to make bread using...

After 15 years of failing to conceive, Wafaa and Fadi al-Baba, a married couple from the Gaza Strip, thought they would need a miracle to have children. Wafaa had long had a profile picture on her Facebook account featuring a woman in prayer with the caption: "God, give me what I wish to...

Al-Haddadiya (Syria) (AFP) – At his farm in Syria's northeast, Abdullah al-Mohammed adjusts a large solar panel, one of hundreds that have cropped up over the years as farmers seek to stave off electricity shortages in the war-ravaged region. Solar energy has offered a lifeline for the...