Mohamed Solaimane finished writing his thesis in a tent for displaced people in the Strip, overcoming unimaginable obstacles. This is his first-person account of how his work became a symbol of resistance against adversity
Cairo, fearful of a mass expulsion of Palestinians to its territory, has deployed the military near the Strip and reinforced the barriers on the frontier
Palestinians trying to escape the desperate situation in the Strip are charged up to $11,000 by middlemen to secure permission to cross the border at Rafah
Israel wants to regain the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Sinai from the enclave, but a change in the status quo carries significant military and humanitarian implications
Egypt is responsible for more than 40% of the plastic waste dumped in the Mediterranean, and its iconic river is increasingly polluted. Collecting and selling waste plastic that is then reused is a way to compensate for the lost income due to the scarcity of fish