Gaza’s Bee Doctor sees old art revitalized amid ailing health system
Gaza – Ma’an – Rateb Smour has been running a bee venom clinic in Gaza city since 2003, his was the first and remains the only clinic to use bee venom as a medical treatment, but interest is expanding as basic pain medication remains scarce in the Strip. Smour started raising bees in 1985 with his father, who also practiced the art of bee venom treatments. The practice was for the family, then extended family and used primarily for treatment of back and muscle pain. As word of the success
La burbuja inmobiliaria llega a Gaza. La fiebre de los túneles ha dejado a muchos de sus propietarios arruinados
Mucha gente se endeudó para construir un túnel y ahora está en la ruina ( Tunnel Fraud Leaves Gazans on Verge of Financial Ruin ): It has not only been Tawfiq and his neighbour who have lost out. The same stories are being repeated from Gaza City down to Khan Younis and up to Beit Hanoun: of people who sold their houses and cars, borrowed against dowries and from relatives to invest in tunnel schemes and got burnt. And while some victims insist they know those who made large sums – mainly









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