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April 1, 2021

It is necessary to be an anti-Zionist in order to reject anti-Semitism

One of the most common misunderstandings about the Israeli occupation of Palestine is that it is a “conflict” between two countries, “Israel” and “Palestine”. Such language is highly misleading,...

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April 1, 2021

UN officials review plan to build canal on Egypt-Israel border

UN officials are reviewing plans to build a new canal along the Egypt-Israel border following the week-long blockage caused by the grounded cargo ship Ever Given, the Guardian has reported. Hundreds...

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April 1, 2021

Lecture by iconic activist cancelled after pressure from pro-Israel students

Butler University in Indianapolis has cancelled a scheduled event featuring iconic political activist Angela Davis this week in what seems to be another example of the ongoing campaign by...

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April 1, 2021

UAE threatens to jail April Fool’s pranksters

The UAE has warned residents against spreading “false rumours … and pranks” as April Fool’s Day jokes today, saying this “harms society” and could land people in jail for...

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April 1, 2021

Russia: Current NATO alliance ‘enough’ no need for Middle East version

The existing North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) alliance is “enough”, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said yesterday, commenting on recent calls for establishing similar bodies in the Middle East...

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April 1, 2021

Libya: 80% of state institutions unified in less than a month

The prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has confirmed that 80 per cent of the country’s institutions have been unified in less than a...

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April 1, 2021

UNICEF: First delivery of covid vaccine arrives in Yemen

War-torn Yemen received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, UNICEF said, one week after the country’s coronavirus committee warned of a public health “emergency”. “Yemen received 360,000...

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April 1, 2021

Netanyahu may run for president to avoid prosecution

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering running for president to replace Reuven Rivlin, whose term ends in July, in order to avoid prosecution, Arab48 reported yesterday. The Arabic news site...

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April 1, 2021

Marwan Barghouti forms new electoral list with Arafat’s nephew Nasser Qudwa

Newly dismissed Fatah member, Nasser Al-Qudwa, yesterday registered the electoral list formed jointly by him and imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, Safa news agency reported. This came after Al-Qudwa and close aides of...

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April 1, 2021

Saudi Arabia: unemployment down to 12.6% in 2020

The unemployment rate among Saudi citizens dropped to 12.6 per cent from 14.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, the Kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced...

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