Breaking News
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox protesters over the opening of religious schools despite coronavirus lockdown orders.
Rights group B'Tselem was banned from schools after saying that Israel is an apartheid regime.
Israel extends Covid lockdown despite vaccination drive
The Israeli government extended the country's coronavirus lockdown as infections soar despite a rapid vaccination campaign.
Rights groups banned from Israel schools after 'apartheid' report
Education Minister Yoav Gallant announced all rights groups that refer to Israel in a derogatory manner will be banned from entering ...
Israel heads for tightened lockdown
Israel tightened its coronavirus lockdown as cases remained high.
Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases
With infections hitting record levels, Lebanon is entering a 25 day lockdown, to stop hospitals becoming overwhelmed.
Israel enters third nationwide lockdown
Israel imposed its third lockdown on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a quarter of the population would be vaccinated within one ...
Israel to inoculate quarter of population within month: PM
Israel plans to vaccinate a quarter of its population against Covid-19.
US gives $500m to Israel under pandemic relief bill
The US passes a $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill, which includes hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Israel, prompting national outrage.
Netanyahu gets Covid-19 vaccine to kickstart Israel's rollout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday, kicking off a national rollout over the coming days, ...
Palestinians clamp down on virus with stricter measures
The Israeli-occupied West Bank will see its schools and universities closed for a two-week period starting Sunday, with gyms, ...
How Israel's nation-state law perpetuates racial segregation
In-depth: An Israeli court has rejected local petitions to establish an Arabic-language school in Karmiel or fund transport for ...
Morocco's police disperse protest against ties with Israel
Protesters, who wanted to show solidarity with the Palestinians, were pushed away from the capital's parliament building by dozens of riot ...
Moroccan Islamist movements condemn normalisation of ties with Israel
Moroccan Islamist groups, including the ruling PJD party’s educational and charitable arm, have condemned a recent deal under which Morocco will ...
Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture
Morocco will introduce Jewish history and culture in its school curriculum.
EU promises Gaza help with obtaining coronavirus vaccine
Gaza, ruled by the Islamist group Hamas since 2007, is under a tight Israeli-enforced blockade, a major factor in weakening the Palestinian enclave's health infrastructure.
Hamas receives virus test kits, resumes Gaza screening
Hamas' health ministry said the delivery of 19,500 test kits from the WHO will last no longer than eight days.
Gaza imposes tighter virus restrictions, extends curfew
Local medical and political sources warned last week of a spike in Covid-19 cases, saying the situation was "out of control".
Remembering the Detroit Arab Workers strike for Palestine
The Detroit Arab Workers strike won a very important battle in the United Auto Workers divesting from Israeli partners and left a ...
Gaza healthcare system facing collapse as cases surge
A WHO official said that Gaza's hospital would be unable to care for critical cases 'within a week'.
UNRWA fears 'disaster' in Gaza as funding runs dry
UNRWA runs schools and provides health services as well as other humanitarian aid to an estimated 5.7 million Palestinians with refugee ...
France is no champion of free speech, Amnesty says
Muslims' freedoms of speech and religion are not defended in France, Amnesty International said this week.
Israeli settlers, soldiers attack schools and nurseries: report
There have been at least a dozen attacks per month over the past year-and-a-half in the West Bank, with settlers targeting school children.
UN agency 'lacks funds' to pay full Palestinian salaries
Palestinian staff at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) cannot be paid due to a lack of ...
Government ministers approved the measure until October 13 by a telephone vote.
Israel passed the milestone of 1,000 novel coronavirus deaths this weekend.
Sign up to get this in your inbox every week
Sign up to get this in your inbox every week
Want to keep up to date with
the latest news from the Middle East?
Subscribe to our newsletter today!
