The Israeli organisers of this year’s Eurovision feared that some of the competitors, under pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, might inject politics into their performances. In...

British band Primal Scream’s frontman Bobby Gillespie has called Madonna a “total prostitute” for performing at Eurovision 2019 in Israel. Gillespie has strongly criticised the US singer for choosing...

The flag display, briefly caught on the live TV relay of the 41-country contest, marked the only "disruption" of the show

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Sunday he recommended driving oil inventories down and that global oil supplies were plentiful. “Overall, the market is in a delicate situation,” Khalid...

Ten Palestinian refugees have been killed in a rocket attack on Neirab refugee camp in the Syrian city of Aleppo. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UN Relief...

During the 1967 Six Day War, the West Bank and East Jerusalem were occupied by Israel. Fifty-two years later this brutal military occupation remains in place, with the West...

Palestinian citizens of Israel – who number around 1.8 million people and amount to just over 20 per cent of Israel’s population – are often ignored by the broader...

Calls to boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest have focused on Israel’s brutal occupation. Mercury Prize-winning rock band Wolf Alice, for example, gave their backing by evoking images of...

The United Nations said Friday the potential of a full scale battle in Syria’s Idlib province could result in the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century, Anadolu Agency reports....

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 560 prisoners, the majority of whom were accused of supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, two judicial sources said on Friday, Reuters has reported....

Germany today voted to define the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic, becoming the first major European parliament to do so. The German parliament – known as...

The International Monetary Fund said today its team had reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt to disburse the final $2 billion tranche of a $12 billion loan, Reuters reported....

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday ratified a loan agreement between his government and Germany, under which Cairo would borrow €102.5 million ($114.6 million) from Berlin. “Under the presidential...

A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension in the region. Iran...

Egypt called on Qatar to end “arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances” against Qatari nationals, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday, citing a speech delivered by Egypt’s...

A coalition of Palestinian NGOs is urging local and international organisations to reject donations from Airbnb, in light of the company’s ongoing listing of homes in Israeli settlements. According...

Qatar inaugurated the first of seven new World Cup 2022 stadiums on Thursday, just weeks before a crucial FIFA summit will decide whether to expand the tournament and potentially...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki urged the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, to begin immediate investigation into the situation of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation,...

The Gaza Strip is to hold its own Eurovision alternative this week in protest at Israel’s hosting of the popular music competition. The “We Are Not Numbers” movement has...

The leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution does not want a war with America. At the same time, however, he does not want to negotiate. We can sum up...

The World Bank on Tuesday announced a $400 million grant to address the risks of potential famine and malnutrition in Yemen which have been dramatically increasing as a result...

Israeli occupation forces and settlers have been intensifying their attacks against Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley region of the West Bank. According to human rights organisation B’Tselem,...

Tehran has started suspending some of its obligations under the nuclear deal “in fulfilment of the decision of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,” Iranian media reported on Wednesday. “The...

Saudi Arabia submitted on Wednesday a letter to the United Nations Security Council, in which it held Iran and the Yemeni Houthi group responsible for targeting their oil facilities...

At least 50 irregular migrants lost their lives on their way to Europe through Turkey in 2019, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency. Most of the deaths took...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki on Wednesday submitted a request to The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for legal action against the US, Anadolu reports. Ramallah accuses the US...

The United Nations called on Tunisia on Wednesday to immediately release a UN official who was detained more than six weeks ago as part of an investigation by a...

The US State Department has issued a security alert and ordered staff to evacuate Iraq amid escalating tensions with neighbouring Iran. The alert posted on the US embassy in...

Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem organised a protest against “the European Union’s bias towards Israel”. The activists staged a sit-in outside the European Union headquarters yesterday at the invitation...

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign said on Tuesday that hundreds of artists have signed a petition against Eurovision 2019, which is being held in Israel, Felesteen.ps has...

Iran’s experience with the international community provides a rare opportunity to understand the network of international relations and identify determinants and balances of the global system. Washington unilaterally withdrew...

Israel’s refusal to grant Palestinian refugees the right to return has fuelled seven decades of suffering, international rights group Amnesty International said in a statement released today. Marking Nakba...