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From Gaza to Michigan: A family’s escape to U.S. after airstrike kills daughter
AbdelAziz Abu Shaaban’s life changed forever when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Shaaban, a graduate of Western Michigan University, was living in Gaza City with his wife, son and two ...
Al-Monitor12d
'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry
State within a state - Western sanctions to squeeze the Assads and their cronies did little to impede Maher and his men. Theirs was an "independent state" within the state, said Omar Shaaban, a former ...
Digital Journal12d
‘Where’s the gold?’: How the Assads sucked Syria dry
“In dollars,” naturally, Shaaban added. Maher’s cronies lived in sprawling villas, shipping luxury cars abroad while beyond their gates the country was mired in poverty and despair. Weeks ...