Mervat Ouf Mervat Ouf is a Palestinian journalist and researcher from the Gaza Strip. On Twitter: @MervatMahammed Palestine | Aug 29, 2022 Palestinian female tractor driver turns heads in West Bank Ettihad Ayyad, a Palestinian woman who has farmland in Jericho, recently became the first Palestinian woman to obtain a tractor driver’s license. Palestine | Jul 25, 2022 West Bank hosts first digital tourism hackathon For the first time, Palestinians hold a digital tourism hackathon to develop innovative solutions to the problems facing the tourism industry. Palestine | Jul 8, 2022 Palestinian female engineer documents architectural history in Gaza Palestinian female engineer Haya Barzaq is documenting residential houses with special architectural styles in the Gaza Strip to track the evolution of architecture in the besieged enclave. Palestine | Jul 4, 2022 Gaza issues first-of-its-kind archaeological guide The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the Gaza Strip issued a first-of-its-kind archaeological guide providing a detailed explanation of all the 39 archaeological sites and buildings found across the coastal enclave. Palestine | Jul 3, 2022 Israeli actions threaten historic spring near Jericho Ain al-Auja spring in the Jordan Valley is threatened with settlement expansion after Israel announced a plan to take over lands surrounding the area. Palestine | Jun 23, 2022 Palestinians call out PayPal for discrimination PayPal's refusal to offer services in Palestine is impeding the region's economic growth and preventing many freelance knowledge workers from receiving digital payments. Protests in Egypt | Jun 23, 2022 Israeli Supreme Court rules against Greek Patriarch over Jaffa Gate property The Israeli Supreme Court rejected the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s appeal against the settler organization Ateret Cohanim’s takeover of the Greek Orthodox properties at Jaffa Gate, leaving the protected Palestinian long-term tenants at risk of eviction. Palestine | Jun 19, 2022 Global investment summit invites Gaza company for first time An international investment conference this month will host a Gaza tech company for the first time, coming as a great surprise to the Palestinian team. Palestine | Jun 16, 2022 Gazan inventors produce wood vinegar to help farmers Two Gazans have manufactured a device to extract wood vinegar from trees, a material that is promising for treating soil issues in the Gaza Strip. Palestine | Apr 18, 2022 Antiquities thieves raid Roman tomb in Nablus Thieves have looted a tomb dating back to Roman times in Nablus, where Palestinian police are struggling to protect antiquities. Pagination Show more Latest News Gunfire adds to violations near end of breached Sudan truce Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 28, 2023 Sultan of Oman makes 'historic' Iran visit Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 28, 2023 Iraq warned to end oil addiction to avoid 'intensive care' by Salam Faraj | AFP | May 28, 2023 See more Podcasts Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Assad's return to Arab League is welcome, but won't amount to much See more
Palestine | Aug 29, 2022 Palestinian female tractor driver turns heads in West Bank Ettihad Ayyad, a Palestinian woman who has farmland in Jericho, recently became the first Palestinian woman to obtain a tractor driver’s license.
Palestine | Jul 25, 2022 West Bank hosts first digital tourism hackathon For the first time, Palestinians hold a digital tourism hackathon to develop innovative solutions to the problems facing the tourism industry.
Palestine | Jul 8, 2022 Palestinian female engineer documents architectural history in Gaza Palestinian female engineer Haya Barzaq is documenting residential houses with special architectural styles in the Gaza Strip to track the evolution of architecture in the besieged enclave.
Palestine | Jul 4, 2022 Gaza issues first-of-its-kind archaeological guide The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the Gaza Strip issued a first-of-its-kind archaeological guide providing a detailed explanation of all the 39 archaeological sites and buildings found across the coastal enclave.
Palestine | Jul 3, 2022 Israeli actions threaten historic spring near Jericho Ain al-Auja spring in the Jordan Valley is threatened with settlement expansion after Israel announced a plan to take over lands surrounding the area.
Palestine | Jun 23, 2022 Palestinians call out PayPal for discrimination PayPal's refusal to offer services in Palestine is impeding the region's economic growth and preventing many freelance knowledge workers from receiving digital payments.
Protests in Egypt | Jun 23, 2022 Israeli Supreme Court rules against Greek Patriarch over Jaffa Gate property The Israeli Supreme Court rejected the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s appeal against the settler organization Ateret Cohanim’s takeover of the Greek Orthodox properties at Jaffa Gate, leaving the protected Palestinian long-term tenants at risk of eviction.
Palestine | Jun 19, 2022 Global investment summit invites Gaza company for first time An international investment conference this month will host a Gaza tech company for the first time, coming as a great surprise to the Palestinian team.
Palestine | Jun 16, 2022 Gazan inventors produce wood vinegar to help farmers Two Gazans have manufactured a device to extract wood vinegar from trees, a material that is promising for treating soil issues in the Gaza Strip.
Palestine | Apr 18, 2022 Antiquities thieves raid Roman tomb in Nablus Thieves have looted a tomb dating back to Roman times in Nablus, where Palestinian police are struggling to protect antiquities.
Gunfire adds to violations near end of breached Sudan truce Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 28, 2023
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Assad's return to Arab League is welcome, but won't amount to much