Category: 1. Palestine

LaLiga leaders Barcelona move seven points clear of defending champions Real Madrid with near defeat of Mallorca.

Dani Olmo scored early in the second half as Barcelona defeated Mallorca 1-0 to increase their Spanish league lead.

The home win on Tuesday gave the Catalan club a seven-point lead over Real Madrid, which visits Getafe on Wednesday.

Barcelona and Madrid will meet in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday in Seville.

Olmo’s winner came a minute into the second half at the Montjuic…

By Romana Rubeo  

Na’eem Jeenah draws parallels between South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle and Palestine’s fight against Israeli occupation, highlighting seven key insights.

In the latest episode of the FloodGate podcast, Ramzy Baroud and I delved into the intricacies of South Africa’s foreign policy with Na’eem Jeenah, veteran anti-apartheid…

By Issam Khalidi

Despite compelling evidence of violations against Palestinian sports, FIFA’s prolonged inaction and delayed decisions suggest a reluctance to hold Israel accountable.

A Palestinian Football Association proposal was submitted to the FIFA Congress in May 2024. It called for Israel to be held accountable for violations of…

Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault retrial involves accusations from three women, including one who wasn’t part of the original trial.

Opening statements are set for Wednesday in New York for disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, this time with a majority-female jury deciding the landmark #MeToo case.

Prosecutors and Weinstein’s lawyers finished choosing a sixth and final alternate on Tuesday after a selection process yielded a seven-woman, five-man jury and…

The company warns investors in its earnings report of the impact of tariffs have on the sector.

Halliburton has reported a decline in first-quarter profit due to reduced drilling activity in North America, which weakened demand for its oilfield services and equipment.

The Houston, Texas-based oil and gas giant warned on Tuesday of a second-quarter earnings impact from tariffs and lower oilfield activity in North America as producers reckon with weak oil prices, sending shares of the oilfield…

Christians around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21. But in the Gaza Strip, the local Christian community is not just mourning the loss of a religious leader, but the loss of a friend – someone they called “a true father.”

Universally hailed as a champion of the oppressed and the marginalized, the late Pope demonstrated his commitment to this reputation during the past 18 months of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. It has been…

Tariffs are estimated to cost GE Aerospace more than $500m this year.

GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp has advocated re-establishing a tariff-free regime for the aerospace industry under the 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft during a meeting with United States President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, in an interview with the news agency Reuters, Culp said the company’s position was “understood” by the administration, adding that the zero-duty regime has helped the US aerospace industry to…

The plan aims to expand what is known as the Gilo settlement south-eastward, on lands and olive groves owned by residents of the Palestinian city of Beit Jala, the report said.

The Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality intends to discuss a new plan for the expansion of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday as a first step toward…

Kenya’s president is on a five-day state visit to China, its largest lender, while Beijing’s trade war with Washington intensifies.

How is it worsening by the day?

And what’s the impact on countries like Kenya, which does business with both economic superpowers?

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Einar Tangen – Senior fellow at the Taihe Institute

Robert Scott – Independent international economist