Fighters from the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta leave for Idlib province after weeks of uncertainty. Syrian government forces are on the verge of recapturing the last remaining rebel stronghold in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, according to state media reports. A Russian military chief announced on Wednesday that it was only a matter of time […]

Family fears Ahmad al-Awartani may face torture following his arrest for his criticism of the Palestinian government. Anabta, West Bank – A Palestinian Authority (PA) court in the West Bank city of Jericho has extended the detention of 25-year-old Ahmad al-Awartani, who was arrested over the weekend for a Facebook post criticising a government campaign.  […]

Palestinians across Europe and their supporters will meet in Milan, Italy, for an annual conference on right of return. Palestinians across Europe are slated to hold a conference to mark 70 years of exile, in Milan, Italy on Sunday. The conference, which is themed “70 years on … and we shall return”, is the 16th […]

Evidence and witness statements implicate US-based leader in 2016 killing of Andrei Karlov, according to state media. A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of the US-based Muslim religious leader Fethullah Gulen and seven others over the 2016 killing of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, according to state media reports. Monday’s announcement came a day before Russian President Vladimir […]

In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day, Rouhani warns Western powers against flooding the Middle East with more weapons. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has declared that Tehran will not wait for any permission to produce the weapons it needs to defend the country. In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day on Wednesday, Rouhani said a […]

Haifa Abu Sbaih says she was psychologically tortured and mistreated as a prisoner in Israeli jails for 16 months. Hebron, occupied West Bank – Haifa Abu Sbeih was only 15 when she witnessed the immediate aftermath of a horrific massacre outside her family’s home in the Old City of Hebron. She recalls standing outside her […]

Bombardments come as Syrian government forces continue to push rebel groups from last strongholds near Damascus. Syrian government forces continue to launch air strikes on ISIL-held pockets in Hajar al-Aswad, one of the neighbourhoods of the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk. The strikes on Sunday are part of a campaign to retake the last rebel-held towns […]

Critics say Israel’s controversial barriers to keep out ‘wild beasts’ are counterproductive to its security concerns. Speaking during a 2016 visit to a newly completed security barrier along Israel’s border with Jordan near the southern Red Sea city of Eilat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to one day see the entirety of […]

GAZA (REUTERS) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday (March 30), facing off against Israeli tanks and troops on the first anniversary of the “Great March of Return” demonstrations. Israeli forces had massed the other side of the fortified frontier, with tensions already high after a rocket attack from […]

As fighting and shelling continues near front lines, residents make their way to Douma in centre of the besieged suburb. Rebels in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta “refuse to leave” and have reiterated they will defend the area, saying a Russian-proposed withdrawal was not a serious offer, a spokesperson of one of the rebel groups in the […]