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Candidates failed to secure a majority in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority [GETTY] Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on Friday in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. First-round voting saw a turnout of 41 percent, marking the […]

Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision has led to a massive backlash [Getty] The transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium was interrupted on Thursday by pro-Gaza union members with a message condemning Israel’s “human rights violations” and in support of Palestinians. The protest took place just before Israel’s participation in the semi-final of the competition

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton slammed protesters as “ignorant” [Getty] Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed anti-Gaza war student protesters in the US on Thursday, saying the activists have limited knowledge of the history and politics of the Middle East region. In an interview with the MSNBC show Morning Joe on Thursday,

Palestinian groups have expressed concerned over life of man tortured in Israel’s Gilboa prison [Getty] Palestinian institutions have expressed alarm over the condition of a Palestinian man tortured in Israeli prison. The Prisoners’ Affairs Commission (PAC) and the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said they hold the Israeli Prison Administration responsible for the fate of 59-year-old

In Rafah, some 600,000 children are currently seeking shelter, many in tents or informal and unstable housing. [Getty] “We are escaping death in Rafah and rushing into hell in the central of Gaza and Khan Yunis,” these words are often said by anyone you meet in the Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.  For months, about

At least 10,000 people marched through the streets in Sweden’s third-largest city, Malmö, during the second round of Eurovision’s semi-finals on Thursday. Draped in keffiyehs and Palestinian flags, their message was both loud and clear: boycott Israel and end the war in Gaza. The timing was carefully chosen; that same evening, Eden Golan, Israel’s contribution

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party have been accused of orchestrating a “political conspiracy” by arresting rival party leaders [GETTY] India’s top court on Friday ordered a jailed opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be released on bail, allowing him to campaign in an ongoing national election. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of the capital, Delhi and

Children in al-Rukban, an IDP camp in the no-man’s-land between Syria and Jordan, appeal to the international community to end the siege on the camp. (Provided by a camp resident) Al-Rukban, a camp of about 10,000 displaced Syrians on the Syrian-Jordanian border, is on the brink of starvation after a month of no food or

The United Nations Security Council on Friday called for an immediate and independent investigation [Fatih Aktas/Anadolu/Getty-file photo] The UN Security Council on Friday called for an immediate and independent investigation into mass graves reportedly containing hundreds of bodies near hospitals in Gaza. In a statement, members of the council expressed their “deep concern over reports

Penny Wong is the Australian foreign minister [Alex Ellinghausen/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty-archive] Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the war in Gaza. Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of