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The Grand Iftars are currently underway in Gaza and Syria and have been carried out across Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ad Feature Human Appeal hosts Grand Iftars providing meals for the vulnerable

An Emirates plane parked at the Dubai International Airport after its closure

BA and Virgin Atlantic among airlines affected in Middle East

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , killed in US air strikes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Who was Supreme Leader of Iran?

Actress Huda Shaarawi has been found dead in her apartment at the age of 88. Photo: hudashaarawiofficial/Instagram

Actress Huda Shaarawi has been found dead in her apartment

A Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft, preparing to take off

UK and France bomb underground site ‘used by Islamic State'

Israeli military said in a statement on Wednesday (16 July) that it had attacked the entrance gate of the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Israel begins airstrikes on Syria - targeting military headquarters

Emergency services at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017 (photo: SWNS).

Minute's silence for Manchester Arena bombing anniversary

People shop at a market in Tehran as they prepare for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Today marks Nowruz - the Persian New Year

The role of digital health in expanding access to medical care in the Arab world

A controversial Channel 4 show, which followed six Brits mimicking the perilous journey of asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa to the UK, will not return for a second series.

Controversial Channel 4 show 'axed' after just one series

Syed Muhammad Faisal Sami honoured at the Community Inspiration Awards, Birmingham 2024

Syed Muhammad Faisal Sami Honoured for Lifetime Achievement at the Community Ins...

A new Channel 4 TV show will see six Brits taken to Somalia (pictured) and Syria and then try to make the journey back to the UK, just like refugees. Photo by MATAAN YUUSUF/AFP via Getty Images)

Brits sent to Syria and Somalia in new TV show about immigration

A man walks past a banner depicting missiles along a street in Tehran (Photo: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Iran retaliate? De-escalation calls after alleged Israeli strike

An artist paints along a street in Mumbai depicting the unrest between Palestine, Israel and Iran (Photo: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)

Why did Iran attack Israel? Middle East conflict explained

Shamima Begum has lost her appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. Picture: PA

Shamima Begum citizenship appeal dismissed

Declassified Corona spy satellite images showing Roman forts at three sites in the eastern Mediterranean (Image: Figure by Antiquity/Jesse Casana, David D. Goodman & Carolin Ferwerda. Imagery courtesy U.S. Geological Survey)

Declassified spy satellite reveals 400 forts found in the Middle East

The US military launched airstrikes on two sites in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s revolutionary guard corps amid the Israel-Hamas war. (AFP via Getty Images)

Why the US has bombed two sites in Syria amid Israel-Hamas war
The US military launched airstrikes on two sites in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s revolutionary guard corps amid the Israel-Hamas war
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A Palestinian woman covers sleeping children with a blanket as they take refuge in a United nations school, in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern of Gaza Strip.(Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Airport in Syria targeted as Israel warns of Gaza offensive

How did the Yom Kippur War unfold 50 years ago - what happened? (Photo: Getty Images)

How did the Yom Kippur War unfold 50 years ago - what happened?

The Foreign Office has issued updated guidance on safety and security risks in Turkey (Photo: Adobe)

Turkey travel warning for UK tourists as Foreign Office gives update

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been missing from the summit for more than a decade (Photo: JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Arab leaders joined by Syria’s controversial president Assad at summit

Rwanda is not a safe third country, the Court of Appeal has been told, as the UK Government faces legal challenges over its plans to deport refugees to the nation in east Africa. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rwanda not safe for asylum seekers with ‘risk of torture’, court told

There are “serious flaws” in the Home Office’s plans to cut the asylum backlog, refugee charities have warned. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Home Office plans to cut asylum backlog ‘unfair’ and ‘unreasonable’

Photograph of Shamima Begum held up by her eldest sister (Photo: Getty Images)

Yago Riedijk married Shamima Begum after meeting for ‘10 minutes max’

Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019

Breaking Shamima Begum loses legal challenge to return to the UK

Children in Turkey and Syria have been left homeless by the earthquakes that struck close to the countries’ shared border (image: AFP/Getty Images)

How you can donate to the DEC Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal

A Syrian girl stands among the rubble caused by two earthquakes (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey-Syria earthquake appeals: how to donate to charities

Shamima Begum travelled to Syria with her friends to join IS in 2015 (image: PA)

What happened to Shamima Begum’s friends as legal challenge fails
The three schoolgirls travelled to Syria in 2015 to join Islamic State. Ms Begum has now lost her appeal against a Home Office decision to strip her of UK citizenship
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Former schoolgirl Shamima Begum is appealing the decision to revoke her British citizenship after she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. (Credit: PA)

Shamima Begum in profile as citizenship appeal dismissed by tribunal

People sit in front of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Turkey and Syria hit by quakes amidst 7.8 magnitude disaster recovery

A second earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria two weeks after 45,000 people were killed in the first quake. (Credit: Getty Images)

Another 6.4 earthquake hits areas of Turkey and Syria

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The reason Bafta red carpet stars were seen sporting blue ribbons

Former Newcastle footballer Christian Atsu in 2019

Christian Atsu: GoFundMe page set up for Ghanian charity projects

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.

Breaking Christian Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake

Episodes of Doctors were pulled this week due to containing upsetting themes in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Episodes of Doctors have been pulled by the BBC and rescheduled

Rescue teams are continuing to find survivors from the Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. (Credit: Getty Images)

What is the death toll in Turkey and Syria?

Scammers have been trying to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis (Photo: Getty Images)

Turkey-Syria earthquake scams: how to spot a fake appeal

The five deadliest earthquakes on record since 1900

A United Nations aid convoy enters rebel-held northwestern Syria from Turkey through the Bab el-Hawa crossing on February 9, the first since a devastating earthquake that killed thousands (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images).

Hardest-hit parts of Syria struggling to get the help they need

Abigail Rawlings has launched a fundraiser to support the victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquake (National World)

Love Island star Abi Rawlings launches Turkey and Syria fundraiser

Six-year-old Musa Hmeidi, a Syrian child who was pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building four days after the earthquake (AFP via Getty Images)

An urgent message on behalf of the DEC’s Turkey-Syria appeal Huw Owen

Baby Aya was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother when she was pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following the deadly earthquakes (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Miracle baby born in quake-destroyed home reunited with wider family

Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Government to match £5m in donations for Turkey earthquake appeal

Below-freezing temperatures, rain and snow has hindered rescue efforts in Turkey. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Fears freezing weather will cause secondary disaster for quake victims

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Syrian war explained: did Russia invade - why has there been a war?

Rescue workers carry a survivor at the site of a collapsed building after 60 hours on from the earthquake on on February 08, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey. Credit: Burak Kara/Getty Images

Still hope for survivors of Turkey earthquakes, rescue expert says

The earthquake has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people (Photo: Getty Images)

Earthquake death toll tops 16,000 as UK rescue crew joins search

A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, works at the rubble of a collapsed building on February 7 in the town of Jandairis, as search and rescue operations continue following a deadly earthquake. (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are Syria’s White Helmets, and how to help them save lives

Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died in the earthquake

Turkish and Yeni Malatyaspor goalkeeper dies following earthquake

Frida the rescue dog captured the hearts of people in Mexico when she helped the country during its 2017 earthquake (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Famous Mexico search dogs to help Turkey earthquake rescue effort

How tectonic plates cause earthquakes - and locations of fault lines

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Erzincan earthquake: what happened in 1939 Turkey disaster?

Shamima Begum lost her British citizenship in 2019

The Shamima Begum Story: BBC Two release date of documentary

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Turkey earthquake: map of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Residents stand in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jandaris (Photo: Getty Images)

Two earthquakes hit Turkey hours apart killing more than 2,800 people

Governor Kathy Hochul said there were no immediate reports of damage for the earthquake in Buffalo

Explainer Buffalo earthquake: ‘biggest quake in 40 years’ hits New York

The Swimmers is the true story of two refugee sisters

Is Netflix’s The Swimmers a true story? Real events movie is based on

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