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In Colombia, where  some 13,000 Palestinians reside, the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro has won the presidential election after he defeated his far-right rival Rodolfo Hernandez. The 62-year-old's victory represents...

Israel will launch a "Pilot Programme" with the aim of attracting Moroccan workers in the construction, nursing and programming sectors, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced yesterday. "We're lacking about...

Israel is creating a regional air defence alliance against Iran with the support of the United States, in a move which could further enable Tel Aviv to forge ties...

A group of 24 US senators on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to ensure direct US involvement in the investigation of the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist who...

An Iranian court decided to demand Washington over $4 billion in compensation to the families of nuclear scientists who were assassinated in recent years, AFP reports. Iran has accused...

Lapid said Israel will boost efforts to normalise travel to Turkiye and ease restrictions as the tourist season reaches its peak

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, Barbara Leaf, announced yesterday that the Biden administration is working towards improving relations between Israel and the Arab States...

In a "frightening" assault on free speech, US citizens in the state of Arkansas will be required to pledge not to boycott Israel in any contract with the government. Overturning an earlier ruling that any such contract violates...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, by the Hebrew name, Haredim, are known for keeping their distance from technological devices such as smart phones, internet and television. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, speaking to Anadolu Agency...

Hezbollah Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, met with Hamas Political Chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Beirut, according to the Lebanese group on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. A Hezbollah statement said discussions...

Israel is in the midst of a political stalemate. Bennett's centre-right government has resigned and new elections will be held in late October/early November. It does not really matter...

The Tel Aviv District Court yesterday issued a reduced sentence against an Israeli Jewish man who confessed to having participated in a violent attack against a Palestinian citizen of...

Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip this morning. According to a Wafa correspondent, the fishermen...

Mixed reports have surfaced in recent days over Israel's participation as an "observer" in the annual "African Lion 2022" military exercise which kicked off on Monday in the Moroccan...

The Republican Party called on Tunisian authorities to withdraw from the "African Lion" military manoeuvres led by the United States and hosted by Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana and Senegal. Israel...

Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said yesterday she was was willing to join a government led by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, local media reported. The factions of the current coalition government are...

Sheikh Raed Salah yesterday denied being shot and wounded, saying he held the Israeli occupation responsible for any harm that may come to him, Safa news agency reported. This came following...

Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who was murdered last year, yesterday called on international donors to stop funding the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s institutions, a statement said. Nizar Banat...

Unidentified vandals yesterday set fire to the Bab Al-Rahma cemetery on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of East Jerusalem, Al-Resalah newspaper reported. This came amidst...

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas yesterday hailed the remarks of UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric in which he called for the full lifting of Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, Dujarric called for the complete removal of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, in line with...

The British Consulate General in Jerusalem yesterday said it was "deeply disturbed" following the death of 27-year-old Palestinian Ali Hassan Harb at the hands of an Israeli settler in...

The Israeli Minister of Interior, Ayelet Shaked confirmed Tuesday her country's support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. This came in a press statement she made after her talks...

Iran said, this week, it will soon put on trial what it said were three Mossad-linked agents arrested in April amid simmering tensions between the Islamic Republic and arch-foe,...

Israel has allocated time and space for illegal Jewish settlers within two major mosques in occupied Palestine: Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. There's nothing...

Jordan is to buy water from Israel in a bid to ease shortages in the Hashemite Kingdom. Moreover, explained Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammed Al-Najjar, the government will...

Israeli media have reported that Defence Minister Benny Gantz called yesterday on Knesset members from his Blue and White party alliance not to be tempted by the opposition to...

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a mosque in the Naqab desert city of Rahat which is believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Officials...

Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on hunger strike for 111 days, agreed to end his hunger strike yesterday, after reaching a verbal deal with Israeli authorities of his release....

Israel said, Wednesday, that it is building an additional 45-kilometer concrete wall in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu News Agency reports. A statement by the Defence Ministry said the...

Stanton is the founding president and chairman of Genocide Watch

Living without basic amenities in the caves after their houses faced repeated demolitions and attacks from Jewish settlers, coupled with restrictions from the Israeli army, residents of the Palestinian...

A new joint venture into Africa between the UAE and Israel has been agreed in a deal that will see Tel Aviv reap further rewards from the Arab country's normalisation with...