Middle East Near You

On 29 January, the Central Election Committee (CEC) within the Israeli Knesset moved to disqualify Palestinian member of the Knesset (MK), Heba Yazbak of the Balad party, from running...

Last Saturday was a global day of protest against US aggression against Iran and America’s continued military presence in the Middle East. Thousands of people came out in 117...

As Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to drag its feet toward elections, many young people in Palestine are becoming apprehensive with regard to their political system. “I don’t...

Israeli rights group Adalah, which seeks legal justice for Palestinian citizens of Israel, issued an in-depth report on 10 December breaking down the illegality of Israel’s recent advancement in...

The seventh annual Rise Up summit took place on 5-7 December at the American University in Cairo. The largest entrepreneurial gathering across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...

Last Saturday night, nearly 200 Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli activists took part in a demonstration in front of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon’s home in the upscale West Jerusalem neighbourhood of...

Khaleel Shaheen is a senior at Birzeit University in Ramallah. When he heard that four close friends and fellow students were arrested by the Israeli authorities, he didn’t go...

'The lack of law enforcement by the Israeli security forces is intentional as settler violence is seen as a privatised arm of the state'

'This will not stop me, I will keep on doing films about Palestine, whether I see it or not. I will keep talking about it'

From 2-9 October across six cities in historic Palestine, 60 Palestinian and international films are being screened to thousands of audience members.

The festival is to give Palestinians the platform and tools necessary for telling their stories, all while reviving the cinema culture in Palestine.

With sparks flying and safety glasses slipping down his nose, Rami Nablusi worked diligently. He is hand crafting a bold ring showcasing a bronze coin with the date 1943...

Hamoud* flips through photos of his first and only apartment in Tel Aviv, where he lived for two and a half years. Nine young men crammed together in a...

The Israeli national elections are set for Tuesday 17 September as a rerun of April’s polls which left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu unable to form the 21st Knesset. Incumbent...

All genders and ages came out to Saturday's protest, calling for justice for Israa Ghrayeb and the end of violence toward women in Palestine