Category: 1. Palestine

Could Libya solve its political problems by revisiting a decades-old agreement that once brought its warring tribal factions together in national reconciliation?

Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been in a constant state of turmoil. Now, poet Ahmed al-Terkawi and composer Hanan al-Ruwaie embark on a creative project together to seek inspiration from…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Protests were held in response to the government’s decision to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and withdraw confidence from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

Twelve people were arrested after clashes broke out between police and thousands of protesters in Jerusalem on Monday, opposing the government’s policies.

The…

Every day, Mohammad Bahloul gambled with his own life in the hope of saving others. As a medic in the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), he would step into the unknown each workday, never knowing if he would return to his family.

A week before Eid al-Fitr, Mohammad was dispatched to Rafah’s Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood to recover the wounded and dead in the aftermath of Israeli attacks. Shortly after he and a team of medics and first responders arrived on the scene, Israeli ground…

Police say suspects in custody are among 200 people who gathered at Harare’s Freedom Square and threw stones at officers.

Zimbabwe police say they have arrested 95 people on charges of promoting public violence for taking part in demonstrations that called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to leave office.

A large police deployment in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, and other cities on Monday, largely neutralised a call by war veterans for large protests against plans to extend Mnangagwa’s…

Washington (Quds News Network)- A British student at Cornell University, who was twice suspended for participating in pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide protests on campus, has left the US. He cited fears of detention and personal safety following ongoing threats of deportation by the Trump administration.

Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana studies and dual citizen of the UK and the Gambia, has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza….

President Donald Trump is expected to apply sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, which he has called “liberation day”. But if US trade partners decide to hit back with tit-for-tat countermeasures, a global trade war will lift inflation and slow growth, warn experts.

No one is quite sure what will happen next. What number will Trump choose for his new round of tariffs? Ten percent? Twenty percent? Or the 25 percent rate he has levied on steel, aluminium and car imports?

Question…

Two weeks ago, the right-wing Israeli journalist Yinon Magal posted the following on X: “This time, the IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip to a new humanitarian zone that will be arranged for long-term stay, will be enclosed, and anyone entering it will first be checked to ensure they are not a terrorist. The IDF will not allow a rogue population to refuse evacuation this…