Recycling plastics has become a lifeline for many in the Gaza Strip

Sir Elton John played at the opening ceremony

People gather and hold banners reading 'You are not alone!' to show their solidarity with detainee hunger-striker journalists Muhammad al-Qiq and Jamal Abu Leil.

Military vehicles and weaponry on display during the 6th Security and Defense Fair in Baghdad

It was unclear why the aircraft had crashed, whether it had been attacked or suffered technical failure. A Syrian opposition group has claimed it shot down a regime aircraft

Whatever the colour, this soup is a winter staple in my house because it is the hug you need on a cold dreary day!

Moments before shooting his victim, the soldier said: "This dog is still alive"

“Israel’s most impressive innovation, more than any high-tech project or Rafael weapon, is our amazing ability to ignore what is happening mere kilometres away to our neighbours.”

Saifuldeen Badr, 22, was shocked when the Israeli occupation denied him entry to have an operation. He was informed that he is a high security risk. The Israeli excuses...

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PM Rami Hamdallah visits a primary school named Khan al-Ahmar which faces Israeli demolition

In the wake of a spate of recent vandalism attacks on Jewish community centres and Jewish cemeteries, several Muslim Americans stepped up to offer their support to the victims via Twitter,...

Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with with President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi in Egypt

Protesters hold posters during a demonstration demanding the release of the Palestinians in Israeli prisons in Rafah

Hungary is building a large new barrier capable of delivering electric shocks to unwanted refugees and migrants and armed with heat sensors, cameras, and loudspeakers that blare in several...

Dozens of people protest outside the UAE Embassy in London, UK, against the creation of an Emirati military base in Somalia

Palestinian students sling stones to Israeli security forces as a response to their intervention during a protest demanding release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, in Ramallah, West Bank

The families were given no warning before the building they lived in was demolished with their personal belongings inside

Palestinian family members watch television inside a cave using as a home after their sheds were demolished by Israeli bulldozers

Smoke rises within the clashes between Fatah movement members and some Palestinian Islamic groups in Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon

The Israeli Knesset passed the controversial “Regularisation Bill” which allows for the retrospective legalisation of outposts built on Palestinian land.

Hundreds of Palestinians in Shaheen’s hometown of Bethlehem, including the mayor, gathered in front of a large screen set up at the Nativity Square to watch the show’s finale.

Health team members carry the wounded Palestinian woman, who allegedly carries sensitive item, after she was shot by Israeli security forces at Kalendiya military control point in Jerusalem

Aircraft belonging to Assad Regime forces carried out airstrikes in Daraa

Israel carried out airstrikes near the primary school in Rafah, Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the United Nations office in Geneva

CCTV footage of the attack shows Pinto approaching Razkan from behind and stabbing him as he was stocking shelves in the store.

Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Australia was met with hundreds of pro-Palestinians gathered at Sydney’s Town Hall.

A Van cat is seen on a snow covered area at Yuzuncu Yil University, Van Cat Research and Practice Center in Van, Turkey

Fishermen beach their boats after work, Moghadishu

Protest in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in front of International Red Cross building in Khan Yunis

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi attends a trial session over the Wadi el-Natrun prison case at Cairo