Middle East Near You

War is a scary time for children who continue to suffer in conflict zones despite the protection provided by international law. In his first short film Paper Boat, Palestinian mathematics graduate turned filmmaker Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa asks whether human beings should have children in such a dangerous environment as the besieged Gaza Strip

Jewish Power, Jewish Home and the National Union support overtly religious-Zionist ideas and believe in the creation of a greater Israel, meaning no Palestinian state.

Arab-Israeli politicians are striving to serve the interests of Israel’s Palestinian population by lobbying for equality and by calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories

Could Benny Gantz be the new face of Israeli politics?

Is Netanyahu's anti-Palestinian rhetoric enough to keep him in power despite corruption allegations?

Throughout much of her life, Palestinian Sundus Azza and her family have faced regular harassment by Israeli settlers and soldiers in Hebron

British comedian and champion of Palestinian rights Jeremy Hardy has died of cancer aged 57. Born in England in 1961, the BBC radio star made his name on the...

Palestinian anthropologist Suhad Jarrar-Browne at 'BAYT | The Art of Arab Hospitality'

MEMO speaks to Palestinian Film Director Dima Abu Ghoush about her award-winning film ‘Emwas: Restoring Memories’

MEMO interviewed former Palestinian prisoner Taysir Suleiman, who now lives in Istanbul, after being released from Israeli prisons in 2011

'Jamal is and will always be my idol'

“The Palestinian Table” is a fitting title for a cookbook which captures the essence of Palestinian culinary heritage, culture and reality. It is what ties all Palestinians together in...

Arab designers take to the catwalk at London Fashion Week

With her unique social enterprise Ballare, entrepreneur Amira Nimerawi has managed to solve a problem for busy working women while helping to provide an education for young girls living...

The mission of Palestine to the UK hosted a press conference yesterday with two international activists who were on board the Gaza-bound 2018 Freedom Flotilla. The two boats making...

The festival is an attempt to connect with the Arab World

Born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family, Kassis grew up surrounded by the distinct flavours of Palestinian food and a vast culinary heritage.

A Dutch parody of Israeli Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai has caused a diplomatic stir after Israel's Embassy in the Netherlands lodged a formal complaint to the Dutch TV channel that broadcast the video.

As Israelis celebrate 70 years since the Jewish state was established, Palestinians all over the world mark 70 years since the mass expulsion of nearly a million Palestinians.

Middle East Monitor interviewed fallen Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja before he was killed. His colleagues at Ain Media worked with MEMO’s Jehan Alfarra to complete the feature in tribute to him and all Palestinian journalists.

Since Israel began its military occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip in 1967, it has imprisoned more than 800,000 Palestinians. It is, thus,...

Arab designers take to the catwalk at London Fashion Week

To the joyous cheers of Omani locals, British cyclist Jonathan Shubert rode into the southern city of Salalah shortly after 4:00am (00:00GMT) following two days during which he cycled...

Prominent Saudi cleric Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, who was arrested on 7 September 2017, has been hospitalised in the Saudi city of Jeddah after more than four months in solitary...

On this day in 2011, Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after the Jasmine Revolution broke out in the country, giving birth to what became known...

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump threatened to withhold future aid payments to Palestinians, accusing them of being “no longer willing to talk peace”...

Samah Jabr is one of the first female psychiatrists in Palestine, and one of only 22 psychiatrists serving the occupied West Bank’s 2.5 million strong population. Born in Jerusalem,...

Syria has become overshadowed by the clutches of conflict and war, leaving millions scattered across the world. Yet amidst the destruction, Syrian culinary culture has endured, because wherever they...

The news took us all by surprise yesterday when Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal order that will allow women to get behind the wheel, ending the long-standing...

London Fashion Week kicked off in the British capital last week and for the first time included a debut of Moroccan fashion as Stories from Morocco was launched.

School children sing at the Singing for Syrians in the House of Commons

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it will begin testing a two-passenger autonomous aerial taxi (AAT) later this year. You might think the photos are out of...