Category: 1. Palestine

A Palestinian Columbia university student, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been arrested under threat of deportation by the Trump administration. The arrest comes as the government cut billions in funding to Harvard University after it rejected his demands to limit academic freedom.

Sergey Naryshkin’s comments likely to stoke concern that Russia could threaten other European states after Ukraine.

Russia’s foreign intelligence chief has threatened that Poland and the Baltic States will be targeted in the event of NATO “aggression”.

Sergey Naryshkin said in an interview published on Tuesday that Russia would inflict “damage” on the entire military alliance if NATO threatens it or Belarus, but that Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia would be “the first to…

Nearly 60,000 people have crossed back into Afghanistan since the start of April.

Pakistan has ramped up the forced mass deportation of Afghan refugees and migrants, with nearly 60,000 having crossed the border since the start of April, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

Nearly three million Afghans in Pakistan are facing deportation after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced in October a three-phase plan to send them back to their home country. The IOM…

The genius of Elias Rahbani, one of Lebanon’s most prolific composers, is evident in his creation of new sounds by fusing traditional Arab music with Western popular genres. His two elder brothers were famous for working with Fairuz, but Elias launched his own career and became a leading figure in Lebanese pop music. He also composed movie soundtracks, themes for popular Lebanese TV series, and…

Hamas is reviewing Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal for Gaza, which includes a 45-day pause in attacks and a demand for the group to disarm, which one Hamas official has called ‘unacceptable request.’

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Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt.

Gout Gout, a 17-year-old Australian sprinter, has taken the world by storm following his record-breaking runs in the country’s school and national-level athletics championships over the past six months.

His electric speed, lithe form on the track, and cheerful demeanour have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest athletes of all time, including Jamaica’s…

Who: Real Madrid vs Arsenal
What: UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, leg 2
Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid
When: Wednesday at 9pm local time (19:00 GMT)

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Titleholder Real Madrid face a major hurdle in their quest for a seventh Champions League title in 12 seasons when they host Arsenal in the return leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The Gunners, winners of 13 English top-flight league titles, lead 3-0 after…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- The Israeli military is set to receive a major arms shipment from the US in the coming weeks, including over 3,000 munitions for the Israeli Air Force, as Israel intensifies its offensive in the Gaza Strip. This follows Israel’s resumption of the Gaza assault in March, which has killed over 1,600 civilians so far.

Israeli officials said Monday that Israel is set to receive over 3,000 US munitions as it expands its assault on Gaza, Israel’s…