KAFR NASEH: In a squalid camp in northern Syria, children displaced by the country’s 13-year war played and splashed in mobile swimming pools run by volunteers, giving them much-needed relief from the scorching summer heat.Volunteers from the charity Smile Younited barely had time to set up the three pools in a busy square surrounded by […]

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators for a ceasefire and hostage situation in the Gaza Strip discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, trying to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas, while the UN reported a deteriorating humanitarian situation, rising malnutrition and confirmed polio.Fifty people were killed in Israeli military strikes in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian health authorities […]