Chile

Daniel Jadue, mayor of Recoleta in Chile's capital Santiago and grandson of a Palestinian immigrant, yesterday lost in his bid to be a major contender in November's presidential election. Presidential primaries left 35-year-old...

Daniel Jadue, mayor of Recoleta in Chile's capital Santiago and grandson of a Palestinian immigrant, is close to assuming the presidency in Chile. Jadue, who is outspoken about the...

Solidarity with the Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah and the people of occupied Jerusalem is being shown in many ways. Club Deportivo Palestino in Chile's Premier League expressed its solidarity...

While some Arab countries were celebrating their normalisation deals with Israel and Google was removing Palestine from its maps, Club Deportivo Palestino in Chile was celebrating its centenary. One...

Investigating Judge Fadi Sawwan has started questioning witnesses as well as former and current ministers as part of a probe into the causes behind the 4 August Beirut blast,...

Rescue workers in Lebanon detected signs of life in the rubble of a building in a residential area of Beirut that collapsed after a huge explosion at a nearby port

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has praised the resolution passed by the Senate in Chile calling for a boycott of all Israeli goods in response to the planned annexation...

The Chilean Senate last week approved a resolution calling on President Sebastian Pinera Echenique to adopt a law boycotting settlement goods and banning commercial activity with companies that operate in the...

As Israel moves closer to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank, solidarity in the Global South has been gaining momentum. On 2 July Chile's Telephone Tower was...

Chilean Foreign Minister Teodoro Ribera has slammed the Israeli plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as a "dangerous step with unpredictable consequences" on achieving a...

I was only introduced to the term 'Chilestinians' last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, Anuar Majluf....

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday came out in support of Arsenal player Mesut Ozil for his criticism of China's treatment of ethnic Uyghur Muslims, saying Beijing...

Watching Chilean President Sebastián Pinera brutally cracking down on protestors in the capital Santiago, I begin to recollect reflections of Israeli activists and author Jeff Halper. In his 2015...

A Chilean team of orthopaedic surgeons is carrying out urgent operations in the European Hospital in southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, Al-Resalah newspaper reported yesterday. Doctor Lautaro Campos...

Israeli police released Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi Al-Hadami today, shortly after being detained from his home in East Jerusalem, as reported by Anadolu Agency. Israeli forces arrested...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has rebuked Chilean President Sebastián Piñera for visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem in "violation of protocol and clear agreements," Haaretz reported. Piñera yesterday visited...

Chile has declared supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement illegal, less than two weeks after saying it would support Palestinian rights. Chile's National Comptroller – an autonomous...

Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, yesterday applauded the Chilean parliament for standing by Palestinian rights in a resolution it passed calling on its...

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has expressed his support for efforts to establish a "free, independent, sovereign state" during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "Palestine has the right...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday arrived in the Chilean capital of Santiago as part of a two-day official visit. Abbas is scheduled to meet with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian...

Israel is continuing its decades-long strategy of exporting its military violence to Latin America. Last month, the Chilean Armed Forces website revealed that the governments of Chile and Israel...

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has announced that it has provided financial assistance to a care home for disabled people and the Deportivo Palestino Football Club in...