A Palestinian group used a video clip one of Madonna’s songs Monday to urge the superstar to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel later this week, reports Anadolu...

When Iran’s President Rouhani announced last week that his country would be partially withdrawing from the the nuclear deal, also known as JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, he...

UNRWA warned today that unless it secures $60m in funding by June, its ability to continue providing food to more than one million Palestinian refugees in Gaza will be...

Israeli NGO “Breaking the Silence” has called on Eurovision goers to experience “the full picture” of Israel’s occupation by taking a tour to the West Bank city of Hebron....

Some $15 million will be distributed to poor families and a further $15 million will be spent on fuel for the electricity company in Gaza

A number of Palestinians yesterday took part in a rally organised in solidarity with 39 Palestinians deported to Europe and Gaza 17 years ago, after the siege on the...

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh yesterday said the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip is a result of the continuous Israeli siege imposed on the...

UN Envoy for the Middle East Process Nikolay Mladenov yesterday discussed with Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh the Israeli siege imposed on Gaza and the situation of prisoners inside Israeli...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki called the US’ proposed peace plan a deal to force Palestinian to surrender yesterday. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting to discuss illegal Israeli settlement...

Israeli settlers carried out 13 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over a two-week period 23 April-6 May, reported United Nations OCHA. According to the monitoring body,...

The Bahraini Ministry of Finance announced that it will receive $2.3 billion as part of a Gulf aid package announced in October 2018. In October, Bahrain received pledges from...

The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNMIL) has expressed deep concern over reports of an air strike carried out on Tuesday on a refugee camp east of the capital,...

It is not 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or 70 years since the Nakba, the Palestinian people’s Catastrophe. This year the Palestinians will be marking the 71st year...

The EU must clearly and unequivocally state that it has abandoned the Palestinian people to complete political isolation. The recent Israeli air strikes on Gaza have not only revealed...

Russia yesterday said that Iran was provoked to roll back some of the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal “due to pressure from the United States (US).” Iran yesterday...

Egyptian have launched an online campaign to raise awareness about the plight of female prisoners especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Using the Arabic hashtag for Ramadan...

Palestinian artists have called on contestants taking part in Eurovision “to boycott the international music competition that Israel is hosting next week”, reported Al Jazeera. According to the Palestinian...

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) revealed on Tuesday that thousands of migrants in the Yemeni areas under the Saudi-led coalition’s control are facing dangerous violations. In a report published...

France yesterday confirmed that an arms shipment is heading to Saudi Arabia in spite of rights groups warning that the weapons may be used in the war in Yemen....

Some 443 people have been killed and 2,110 wounded since Libyan General Khalifa Haftar launched his attack on the capital Tripoli early last month, the World Health Organiaation (WHO)...

The recent military escalation in northwestern Syria in an “unacceptable violation of international law”, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “The recent military escalation...

United Nations sanctions monitors are investigating likely use of an armed drone by eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) forces or a supporting “third party” in an attack last month...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes the Iran nuclear deal could be saved, his spokesman said Wednesday after Tehran threatened to leave the 2015 agreement, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary General...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dismissed claims by UN human rights experts that prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor may be suffering treatment amounting to torture, state news agency WAM...

Everyone is waiting for the “deal of the century” and its aftermath. All that has been heard about it are partial leaks of the American plan that has been...

Saudi Arabia has called on the international community to establish a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. This came in remarks by Prince Saud...

Air force jets loyal to the Libyan General Khalifa Haftar yesterday struck several positions of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in the south of the capital Tripoli,...

The Palestinians are “asking the European Union to pick up the mantle in defence of the two-state solution” in light of the upcoming Trump administration’s “peace plan”, reported AFP,...

Head of Libya’s internationally recognised government Fayez Al-Sarraj yesterday asked Italy to help change the positions of EU countries regarding attacks being carried out against Tripoli by renegade General...

A secret UN report, seen by Agence France-Presse, revealed on Monday that UN experts are investigating the possibility of Abu Dhabi’s military involvement in the conflict in Libya, for...

It is vital that the safety of journalists be protected, regardless of theatre, the UN said Tuesday after Anadolu Agency’s Gaza office was levelled by Israeli shelling, reports Anadolu...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on Tuesday for the release of more than 3,000 migrants, mainly Ethiopians, who it said remain held in inhumane conditions in two...