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HAZEL WARD

Shina Shabso and her husband Itzik prepare cheese pastries for a wedding in the Circassian village of Rehaniya in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, on April 30, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
May 6, 2026, 4:46 am
For tiny Circassian community, food and language sustain ancient heritage amid conflict
Living in two northern villages, Israel’s estimated 5,000 Circassians – Sunni Muslims who serve in the IDF – hope to preserve their community while contending with Hezbollah attacks
By HAZEL WARD
This photograph taken during a tour for foreign media shows a videographer taking images of the wreckage at the Al-Aqsa Mosque that was damaged during recent public protests, in Tehran on January 21, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
January 22, 2026, 9:49 am
‘They were shooting at their backs’: A glimpse into Iran’s brutal protest crackdown
Speaking from Istanbul, a protester says it was ‘too dangerous’ to go to a hospital after he was wounded, since police were waiting to detain and interrogate anyone with injuries
By HAZEL WARD
Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) line up to put their weapons into a pit during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on July 11, 2025. (Shwan MOHAMMED / AFP)
July 12, 2025, 12:52 pm
Kurdish PKK fighters burn their weapons at disarmament ceremony in Iraq
Erdogan hails symbolic destruction of arms as step toward ‘terror-free Turkey’; top PKK fighter says jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan must be set free for rapprochement to work
By Rouba El Husseini and HAZEL WARD
File: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures as he delivers a speech during the Basque Socialist Party (PSE) closing campaign meeting in Bilbao on April 19, 2024 ahead of regional elections in the Basque Country. (Ander Gillenea/AFP)
April 29, 2024, 3:16 pm
Spain’s PM won’t resign, slams ‘deliberate disinformation’ of allegations against wife
Sanchez denies opposition’s claim his talk of quitting was ploy to win support; accusations were leveled against Begona Gomez by pressure group whose leader is linked to far right
By HAZEL WARD
Illustrative: A passenger walks at Son Sant Joan airport on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain, Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)
November 7, 2021, 2:03 am
Mallorca police seek 12 people who fled plane after emergency landing
12 others arrested in incident that may be linked to illegal immigration, authorities say; one of those involved is believed to be Palestinian
By HAZEL WARD
Pigeons fly over a deserted Piazza del Duomo in central Milan on April 12, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection. (Piero CRUCIATTI/AFP)
April 13, 2020, 12:32 pm
Cautious global hope for pandemic peak as Italy, France, US see drops in deaths
With toll slowing in epicenters, some countries are starting to reopen their stalled economies, but signs loom that virus could be taking hold in vulnerable parts of the world
By HAZEL WARD and Dmitry Zaks
In this photo taken on May 07, 2005 the gold replica of the Nobel medal is on display during the function of the Replacement of the Nobel Medallion at Shantiniketan, about 200 kms north of Calcutta. (AFP PHOTO / Desha-Kalyan CHOWDHURY)
October 5, 2018, 6:49 am
Koreans, Trump or #MeToo activists? Nobel Peace Prize winner anyone’s guess
With a near-record number of nominees and no clear favorite, the field is wide open for who will take home the prestigious award Friday morning
By HAZEL WARD
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, in Vienna, Austria, on January 16, 2016. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
October 7, 2016, 9:12 am
From Iran deal brokers to Greek islanders, Nobel peace prize wide open
Announcement of the year’s honorees expected Friday morning from Norwegian prize committee
By HAZEL WARD
Holocaust survivor Ina Rennert (Rehavi), born on 1935 in Krakow, Poland, shows her Teddy Bear which was with her during the World War II, as she attends "Children in the Holocaust: Stars Without a Heaven", a new exhibition of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum on April 12, 2015, in Jerusalem. (Photo credit: AFP/MENAHEM KAHANA)
From the WebApril 13, 2015, 8:57 am
Exhibit showcases world of children during the Holocaust
At Yad Vashem, ‘Stars Without A Heaven’ highlights the lives of the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered during World War II
By HAZEL WARD
A Jordanian watchtower on the border between Jordan and Israel near the Dead Sea, July 20, 2012 (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)
October 25, 2014, 9:09 am
Twenty years on, Israeli-Jordanian peace is troubled, but perseveres
Though unpopular among Jordanians, strategic and security concerns keep the treaty between Amman and Jerusalem strong
By HAZEL WARD
IDF soldiers in Hebron on June 17, 2014. (photo credit: AFP Photo/Hazem Bader)
June 17, 2014, 2:35 pm
Israel aims to break Hamas as hunt for youths intensifies
Crisis a ‘one-time opportunity’ to uproot Islamist organization from the West Bank, analysts say
By HAZEL WARD
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Barack Obama at the White House in March 2013. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)
March 1, 2014, 4:33 am
Netanyahu’s US visit ‘crucial’ to future of peace talks
As 29 April deadline looms, PM heads to Washington, where Obama will likely press him on framework for negotiations
By HAZEL WARD
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