Expulsion orders against eleven Palestinian families in Jerusalem have been once again frozen by an Israeli court on Monday, Palestinian attorney Madhat Dibeh told The New Arab. Dibeh, who represents the families, said that the Israeli court renewed a …
UN urges funding of Palestinian groups banned by Israel
United Nations human rights experts urged the international community to resume funding to six Palestinian NGOs designated by Israel as terrorist organisations last year. Israel labelled six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations, …
Defending the radical tradition of Israeli Apartheid Week
The time comes every year for students to begin planning for Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at their respective universities, with the intention of raising political consciousness around Palestine on campuses. Along with political education, IAW was init…
US panel recommends India sanctions over religion abuses
Religious freedom has deteriorated “significantly” in India under the Hindu nationalist government, a US commission said on Monday as it again recommended targeted sanctions over abuses. It was the third straight year that the US Commission on Internat…
Saudi royals sell assets out of ‘fear of Crown Prince MbS’
Saudi royals have reportedly sold over half a billion dollars in real estate, yachts, and works of art they own in the US and Europe to generate new sources of income, fearing that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will cut down on royal privilege…
Amnesty calls on Macron to repatriate French kids in Syria
Amnesty International called on newly re-elected French president Emmanuel Macron to fulfill his campaign promise to bring home 200 French children stranded in dire conditions in camps in northeast Syria. “We request that the 200 French children detain…
Sweden, Finland to start NATO applications next month: media
Sweden and Finland will together express their wish to join the NATO military alliance in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter. Despite tightening cooperation with N…
Palestine: 4,500-year-old statuette of goddess found in Gaza
A stone statuette over 4,500 years old depicting the face of an ancient goddess was discovered in the southern Gaza Strip, archaeological authorities in the besieged Palestinian enclave announced on Monday. Carved out of limestone and 22 centimetres lo…
Lebanon Energy Minister Walid Fayyad ‘shoved’ in Beirut
Lebanon’s energy minister has been filmed being shoved after dining out in Beirut on Sunday night after protesters confronted the politician about the state of basic services in the country. Walid Fayyad was confronted by activists as he left a restaur…
Lebanon: Funerals in Tripoli after migrant shipwreck
The families of migrants who died when their vessel capsized off Lebanon’s northern coast held funerals in the port city of Tripoli on Monday while rescue efforts continued to find dozens still missing. A dinghy carrying Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinia…