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Faranak Amidi presents global stories from the Fifth Floor, home to the BBC’s 40 Language Services.

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Palestinian Israel conflict camp

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Medicines and cinema: Gaza Lifeline

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BBC Arabic’s Gaza Lifeline features everything from life-saving tips to cinema camps

BBC Arabic’s Gaza Lifeline features everything from life-saving tips to cinema camps.

BBC Arabic's Gaza Lifeline launched 3 months ago to provide life-saving information for citizens forced from their homes by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and struggling to find the necessities of life.  Journalists Karim Moustafa, Amira Dakroury and Marwa Gamal tell us about the information they provide, and the stories they've covered.  

Kazakhstan’s school headscarf ban 
There's a dilemma for Muslim schoolgirls in Kazakhstan who want to wear the hijab. It violates the country's school uniform rules, and girls who refuse to take off the hijab have been expelled. BBC Russian's Aisymbat Tokoeva went to Kazakhstan to meet one of these students and her parents to find out more.

The death of Alexei Navalny	
Following reports of the death in prison of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, BBC Russian editor Famil Ismailov explains what’s known about his death, and reminds us about his eventful life and political career. 

Senegal's election crisis 
Senegal's reputation as a stable democracy has been called into question after President Macky Sall's decision to delay this month's presidential election until December. Protesters took to the streets, and now the country's top court has ruled that the decision is against the constitution.  Beverly Ochieng of BBC Monitoring in Nairobi has been following events.  


Photo: Palestinian Israel conflict camp. Credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images

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