Palestine
Palestinian activist wins prize for peaceful resistance
The 44-year-old founded the Youth Against Settlements group, which campaigns against the proliferation of Jewish settlements in the territory -- communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.
3 October 2024, 06:11 AM
Palestinian ambassador calls on Prof Yunus
The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interests, global support for Palestine, genocide in Gaza, and tension in the Middle East
1 October 2024, 08:56 AM
'This is a protest against the Israeli government'
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:50 PM
Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim
The United States, Qatar and Egypt have all been mediating in an effort to bring about a ceasefire in the war, which authorities in Hamas-run Gaza say has killed at least 40,939 people.
8 September 2024, 03:22 AM
What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
The conflict is the bloodiest in a protracted conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has rumbled on for seven decades and destabilised the Middle East.
29 August 2024, 03:54 AM
Germany's Scholz urges Israel to conclude hostage release and ceasefire
"An end to the war in Gaza would be a decisive step towards a regional de-escalation," the spokesperson said.
11 August 2024, 10:54 AM
We are all biomass
We all know that we are part of nature and fully dependent on it for our survival, yet this recognition does not translate into action.
27 July 2024, 06:00 AM
First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history
Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.
2 July 2024, 06:39 AM
Assange is free, but are we?
I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. In what sense are we who breathe the fresh air outside prisons still free?
28 June 2024, 06:00 AM
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
21 June 2024, 09:30 AM
When will the US gain ‘independence’ from Israel?
Authorities in the US are eroding long-established principles and values in order to support Israel’s apartheid rule.
9 June 2024, 09:22 AM
What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine?
However, the recognition, in practical terms, is only a symbolic move.
6 June 2024, 06:30 AM
Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war
Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.
4 June 2024, 14:51 PM
Dua Lipa calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
While celebrities pour out their support of Palestine amidst Israel’s inhumane
bombing, where at least 45 people, including children, were killed at a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza, following an Israeli air strike.
30 May 2024, 04:46 AM
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit.
28 May 2024, 11:12 AM
Zadie Smith’s rhetorical tricks
Smith’s framing runs into the same blind spot in other criticisms levelled at student protests, i.e. it detaches the student’s cause from the activists, academics, and journalists, Palestinian or otherwise, who have been documenting Israel’s settler colonial project for 75 years.
18 May 2024, 13:17 PM
AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers.
16 May 2024, 08:00 AM
UNGA backs Palestinian bid for membership
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably.”
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
European states expected to recognise Palestine by end May: Borrell
EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said this on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh
30 April 2024, 01:13 AM
Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics: IOC chief
Between six and eight Palestinian athletes are expected to compete at the Paris Olympics, with some set to be invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) even if they fail to qualify, its head Thomas Bach said.
27 April 2024, 06:01 AM