Alternate Prime Minister of Israel Benny Gantz says there is room for a Palestinian capital in a united Jerusalem
Sickly bears arrive at a sanctuary in Jordan after leaving Pakistan’s notorious Margahazar Zoo
Plans to devalue the dinar and cut salaries to cope with the economic crisis have created a rush to buy US dollars
READ: Harvesting oysters in the Gaza Strip...
Israeli actress Gal Gadot is projected onto Dubai's Burj Khalifa
UNESCO adds couscous to the list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage
Why did the chicken cross the border?
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Interviews
December 16, 2020 |
Naima Morelli Artist, director and poet Hind Shoufani insists that her Palestinian-ness is a political act. "It is a choice to be on this side of history," she tells me, "whether...
Refugees in Idlib's camps have gone nearly four months without any aid
December 16, 2020 |
Nasim Ahmed Watch our interview with Jeremy Wildeman, a fellow at Ottawa University's Human Rights Research and Education Centre
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain participated in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem...
The ICC has rejected calls by exiled Uyghur Muslims to investigate China for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity
Palestinians get ready for Christmas with their very own Santa Claus!
The US has issued sanctions against Turkey following the NATO ally’s purchase and testing of a Russian defence system
Surprise for mother as son returns to Lebanon in time for Christmas
Palestinians perform a Christmas dabkeh!
Sexual harassment is so common on Egypt's railways that many women avoid travelling by train, but a new initiative aims to make female passengers feel safer and embolden victims...
The United States on Monday blacklisted two Iranian officials who it accused of involvement in the 2007 disappearance of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who Washington believes was...
The US has listed Sudan on its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism since 1993 for hosting the late Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden
Pandemic on? No worries, we'll just have robot jockeys instead!
Five metres below Gaza’s waters are treasures which few have explored
December 12, 2020 |
Jehan Alfarra One would assume that the largest Roman temple ever built would be in Rome, but it is in fact the Middle East that is home to the biggest Roman...
Algerian parties have criticised the tripartite agreement between Morocco, the US and Israel, considering it a political, diplomatic and ethical stain. Meanwhile, the Moroccan people have expressed their rejection...
Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries, but the largest party in Morocco's government faced internal wrangling over a move...
Demonstrations of the Sahrawi people and supporters in the Spanish capital, Madrid against Rabat's policy Ambassador of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia El-Hamra and Río de Oro...
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Videos & Photo Stories The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 194 on 11 December 1948 calling for the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes from which they were forced out in 1948
Municipal workers rescue 4 puppies from the snow in Van, Turkey, some 2,225 metres above sea level on 11 December 2020, they were taken to a rehabilitation centre for care
As coronavirus cases increase in the besieged Gaza Strip have forced authorities to impose a lockdowns on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 December 2020
Morocco normalises ties with Israel in exchange for US recognition of its claim over the disputed Western Sahara region
Nearly 600 people took their own lives in Iraq in 2019
Israel received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines
December 9, 2020 |
Elif Selin Calik Our interview with Omar Salha, research and teaching fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS