Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

A war-scarred school building is seen with laundry hanging from makeshift lines in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

A war-scarred school building is seen with laundry hanging from makeshift lines in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

A war-scarred school building is seen with laundry hanging from makeshift lines in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Sinkhole Opens Suddenly Beneath Man’s Feet in Sichuan

On October 13, 2025, in Bazhong, Sichuan, a video captured the alarming moment when a Chinese man fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened beneath him while he was hanging laundry in his courtyard. Startled by the sudden drop, the man quickly climbed out of the hole, escaping without major injuries.

Illustration Porto

Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. LAUNDRY HANGING ON THE WINDOWS OF THE COLORFUL FACADES OF THE HOUSES OF RIBEIRA, IN THE HISTORIC CENTER Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iran Ballistic Missiles Attack on Israel - Tel Aviv

Iran Ballistic Missiles Attack on Israel - Tel Aviv

A laundry shop-keeper swipes debris from the floor following an Iranian ballistic missile barrage towards Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16, 2025. Photo by Matan Golan/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

Clashes Escalate in Gaza

Clashes Escalate in Gaza

Laundry hangs between tents and damaged buildings in Gaza City on March 25, 2025. Thousands have been forced to relocate after evacuation orders for Residents of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

KHUST, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - A room with two sofas, toys, a drying rack and an ironing board is pictured in a hostel of the Khust Vocational Lyceum of the Service Sector that temporarily houses evacuated internally displaced persons, Khust, Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

KHUST, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - A woman puts a towel on a drying rack in a hostel of the Khust Vocational Lyceum of the Service Sector that temporarily houses evacuated internally displaced persons, Khust, Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

The Daily Life of Palestinian Displaced - Gaza

The Daily Life of Palestinian Displaced - Gaza

Laundry hangs from the balconies of a shelter housing displaced families in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2025. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Daily Life of Palestinian Displaced - Gaza

The Daily Life of Palestinian Displaced - Gaza

Laundry hangs outside a temporary shelter in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2025. The families uprooted by Israeli strikes, navigate daily life in these shelters. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life of Displaced Palestinians at a Makeshift Camp - Deir al-Balah

Daily Life of Displaced Palestinians at a Makeshift Camp - Deir al-Balah

Laundry hangs on improvised lines between shelters in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestine territory, on December 26, 2024. The shelter is home to hundreds displaced by the conflict, enduring cramped and harsh conditions. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life of Displaced Palestinians at a Makeshift Camp - Deir al-Balah

Daily Life of Displaced Palestinians at a Makeshift Camp - Deir al-Balah

Laundry hangs on improvised lines between shelters in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestine territory, on December 26, 2024. The shelter is home to hundreds displaced by the conflict, enduring cramped and harsh conditions. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Children stand and walk through a narrow corridor lined with hanging laundry in Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2024. Displaced families living in UNRWA schools face ongoing challenges while trying to retain aspects of their daily routines. More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Children peek from behind hanging laundry at an UNRWA school in Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2024. Displaced families living in UNRWA schools face ongoing challenges while trying to retain aspects of their daily routines. More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Children stand and walk through a narrow corridor lined with hanging laundry in Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2024. Displaced families living in UNRWA schools face ongoing challenges while trying to retain aspects of their daily routines. More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Laundry hangs on makeshift lines outside an UNRWA school in Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2024. Displaced families living in UNRWA schools face ongoing challenges while trying to retain aspects of their daily routines. More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

Death Toll Tops 45,000 Palestinians - Gaza

A man sits on a chair in front of a makeshift tent surrounded by hanging laundry in Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, on December 13, 2024. Displaced families living in UNRWA schools face ongoing challenges while trying to retain aspects of their daily routines. More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Displaced Daily Life - Syria

Displaced Daily Life - Syria

A girl holds onto a clothesline with drying laundry, set against a mountainous landscape in a displaced persons camp. Syria, November 3, 2024. This is part of daily life for many Syrians displaced by ongoing conflict, living in makeshift conditions. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

Israel Targets Historic Baalbek - Lebanon

The exterior of the school-turned-shelter shows signs of life, with laundry hanging from windows as families settle in. The facility in Ghazze provides one classroom per displaced family from Baalbek. Ghazze, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. Photo by Sami Boudra/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

A woman hangs laundry in a makeshift tent area surrounded by garbage in Gaza on October 15, 2024, where families continue with daily activities despite the conditions created by the ongoing conflict. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

Network Broadcast Loss

Network Broadcast Loss

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Blue Moon laundry supplies are seen on a supermarket shelf in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, August 23, 2024. Blue Moon lost HK $665 million by selling goods on the Internet.

CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH-RAILWAY-STAFF (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH-RAILWAY-STAFF (CN)

(240717) -- TIANJIN, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members prepare blankets at a laundry center in Tianjin, north China, July 17, 2024. The summer travel rush is usually a busy season for the country's railway system as college students return home for the summer vacation, while family visits and tourist trips also increase during the season. This year's summer travel rush lasts from July 1 to August 31. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

Odesa

Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 11, 2024 - An old man stays on the balcony of an old building in Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon celebrate Eid al-Adha with bitterness of displacement

STORY: Syrian refugees in Lebanon celebrate Eid al-Adha with bitterness of displacement SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian refugees gathering for Eid al-Adha 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABOU BADWI, Syrian refugee 3. various of Syrian refugee camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD IBRAHIM, Syrian refugee 5. various of children gathering to receive candies 6. various of Syrian refugees women washing their laundry 7. various of Syrian refugee camp STORYLINE: Muslims across the world have embraced the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Traditionally, the feast is an occasion for families to gather together. However, the Syrian refugees in Lebanon have to celebrate the festival with bitterness as they are far from their loved ones and homeland. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABOU BADWI, Syrian refugee "This Eid is not what we used to celebrate. We used to bid farewell to the pilgrims who visit Mecca and this year

Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - MAY 20, 2024 - Laundry dries on ropes in a courtyard in the historic city center, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

Courtyards in historic center of Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - MAY 20, 2024 - Laundry dries on ropes in a courtyard in the historic city center, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bathing and laundry complex at the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bathing and laundry complex at the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bathing and laundry complex at the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Camp for Russian POWs

Camp for Russian POWs

UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Bathing and laundry complex at the detention camp for Russian POWs, Ukraine.

Aftermath of central Japan quake

Aftermath of central Japan quake

People use a mobile laundry trailer free of charge in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 31, 2024, after the area was hit by a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of central Japan quake

Aftermath of central Japan quake

People use a mobile laundry trailer free of charge in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 31, 2024, after the area was hit by a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1.

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Laundry drying outdoors on a line. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Laundry, clothes drying under a shelter. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Consequences of Russian rocket attack on Dnipro district

Consequences of Russian rocket attack on Dnipro district

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 30, 2023 - Damage is seen after falling debris from downed Russian rockets landed in Dnipro district, Dnipropetrovsk Region, central Ukraine. On the night of October 30, 2023, Ukrainian defenders downed two Russian missiles over Dnipropetrovsk Region. The fragments landed in Dnipro district. A five-storey apartment block was damaged, as well as a detached house and a car.

Uygur woman forges friendship, sees growing business in jade town in China's Henan

STORY: Uygur woman forges friendship, prospers in business in jade town in China's Henan DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: NANYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shifosi 2. SOUNDIBTE 1 (Chinese): AZATIGULI, Jade shop owner 3. SOUNDIBTE 2 (Chinese) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU XIAOQIANG, Master of Arts and Crafts in Henan Province STORYLINE: Shifosi, a town in China's Henan Province traditionally known for its jade business, is gaining a new reputation in the region for ethnic unity. In recent years, more than 1,000 ethnic Uygurs have settled here and made a living with the jade business. Azatiguli from Xinjiang has lived in Shifosi for over a decade and regarded this town as their second home long ago. She has found her love here, and worked her way up from being a laundry worker to becoming the owner of a jade shop. SOUNDIBTE 1 (Chinese): AZATIGULI, Jade shop owner "Today is the first day of opening, and there are many discounts. We are old friends, and you are my VI

Hamas Surprise Attack Out Of Gaza Stuns Israel

Hamas Surprise Attack Out Of Gaza Stuns Israel

A resident of the south sits next to a sign explaining how to bring laundry to the laundry services at a hotel hosting families who came from southern Israel following the war, Herzliya, on October 12, 2023. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hamas Surprise Attack Out Of Gaza Stuns Israel

Hamas Surprise Attack Out Of Gaza Stuns Israel

A sign with instructions in Hebrew on how to bring laundry to a hotel that hosts families who arrived from southern Israel following , on October 12, 2023. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hundreds Of Migrants Stuck In Unsanitary Shelter - Chicago

Hundreds Of Migrants Stuck In Unsanitary Shelter - Chicago

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - People board a CTA bus before being taken to a Salvation Army site after arriving on another bus with approximately 60 other migrants from Texas at Union Station in Chicago on August 31, 2022. After a long trek to Chicago from Venezuela and other South and Central American countries, hundreds of migrants have landed at O'Hare Airport in recent weeks to find overcrowded, unsanitary and unpleasant conditions. Among the complaints in the airport shelter: poor quality food like instant ramen; lack of access to health care, showers and laundry; inadequate bedding; and no support for placing children in schools. The migrants arrive at O'Hare after being flown from Texas and other states. Photo by Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hundreds Of Migrants Stuck In Unsanitary Shelter - Chicago

Hundreds Of Migrants Stuck In Unsanitary Shelter - Chicago

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - A young child sleeps on the floor of a makeshift shelter operated by the city at O'Hare International Airport on August 31, 2023. After a long trek to Chicago from Venezuela and other South and Central American countries, hundreds of migrants have landed at O'Hare Airport in recent weeks to find overcrowded, unsanitary and unpleasant conditions. Among the complaints in the airport shelter: poor quality food like instant ramen; lack of access to health care, showers and laundry; inadequate bedding; and no support for placing children in schools. The migrants arrive at O'Hare after being flown from Texas and other states. Photo by Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM