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MEMO's Jehan Alfarra speaks to Mohammed AlQadi, the Palestinian chef who ran the London Marathon holding the Palestinian flag and carrying a 3kg pot, shortly after he crossed the finish line

Earlier this morning, US President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike on the Syrian regime’s Shayrat airbase in Syria’s Homs governorate. According to a press release issued by Trump,...

Pepsi yesterday pulled a commercial after generating fury and ridicule online. From being called “tone-deaf” to “racially exploitative”, the ad was said to have trivialised social justice and rights...

British fashion retailer Topshop came under fire yesterday for selling a “festival-ready” romper that mimics the Palestinian kuffiyeh, forcing the multinational chain to remove the item from sale. Calling...

Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish is suing the Israeli government after his three daughters and niece were killed at close-range by an Israeli tank during Operation Cast Lead in 2009.

“They’re trying to conflate [BDS] with terrorism and antisemitism,” he concluded, “because they realise that it is a real threat.”

Dubbed Morocco’s “Blue Pearl”, Chaouen is steeped in history and charm...

A British doctor headed to the occupied West Bank to find the story behind a picture she once bought.

Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American performance poet and writer speaking out against injustice both in Palestine and in the US. MEMO’s Jehan Alfarra spoke to him about his background, activism and his latest books.

Based in Jerusalem, the business aims to celebrate and highlight Palestinian heritage and identity through traditional embroidery

The Palestinian History Tapestry aims to tell the stories of the indigenous people of Palestine through traditional Palestinian embroidery.

TunSix years ago today, Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after the 2011 Jasmine Revolution broke out in the country, giving birth to what became known...

A resident of the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank, 10-year-old Janna Jihad Ayyad is Palestine's youngest amateur reporter.

Many of the historic city’s ancient structures and world-famous landmarks have been devastated.

The Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem to Britain on 9 December 1917

Omar spent much of his childhood and teenage years listening to classical and world music, before he started singing.

To the Zionists, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 laid the foundation for the formation of the state of Israel. To the Palestinians, however, it was an act of dishonesty and betrayal by Britain. So who is Balfour? What was the declaration? And why does it remain contentious?

"I like the ability to create characters, and put them in difficult situations then see what they do"

Brexit result has ushered in an unprecedented era of great uncertainty for how the UK and the EU will interact with the MENA region

Undergoing Sumerian, Assyrian, Sassanid, Mongol, Christian as well as Ottoman rule, the Citadel has been inhabited by numerous religions and ethnicities making it home to various religious, residential and other educational and civil structures

MEMO's Jehan Alfarra speaks to Palestinian-British chef Joudie Kalla about her new cookbook "Palestine on a Plate".

If you are into history, this place is dripping with it

If you are familiar with Gaza’s fast-growing entrepreneurial sector, you will know that Gaza’s tech community holds at least one Startup Weekend event every year. Tonight, however, a special...

Between January and August 2016, 684 Palestinian-owned structures have been levelled, displacing 990 residents

Step into Lebanon’s most captivating natural treasure

Haneen Zoabi is the first female Arab citizen of Israel who is of Palestinian descent to serve in the Israeli Knesset. Serving since 2009, Zoabi represents the National Democratic...

The Rose City of Petra is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Tucked away in the red-sandstone mountains of southern Jordan, this designated world heritage site with its indisputable beauty makes a trip to Jordan a must.

"In addition to providing direct legal aid to Palestinian children detained and prosecuted in the Israeli legal system, DCIP works diligently to monitor and document Israeli abuses and violations of the children's rights..."

The UK Parliament can have a positive impact on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Scottish National Party MP Paul Monaghan told a cross-party reception and seminar in London on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, the Iraq Inquiry Report, better known as the Chilcot report, was published. But what is the Chilcot report? And what is it for? British troops were...

Born into a Jewish family in New York in 1930, Richard Falk grew up to become a distinguished academic, author and public speaker. He is now a professor emeritus...

Two years on from the onset of Israel’s 51-day war on Gaza, life in the besieged Strip is virtually hopeless for the 1.8 million people living there. The 2014...