HRW official condemns western racism against Afghan refugees

Human rights groups have sounded the alarm over the xenophobic treatment of Afghans as opposed to the west's welcoming attitude of Ukrainian refugees

Half of Israelis believe Jews should have more rights than Arabs: Survey

49 percent of the 20,000 respondents believe that Jewish Israelis are entitled to special accommodations over Arabs

Predictions for 2023? Annus horribilis with some surprising upsides

The Cradle's writers offer up their predictions for 2023. The common theme is massive global shifts, some good, some bad.

An ‘unprecedented provocation’: Ben Gvir raids Al-Aqsa Mosque

As a senior official in the new Israeli government, Ben Gvir’s storming of the compound is expected to draw more attention than his previous raids

Israeli settlers raid Al-Aqsa Mosque in celebration of Jewish holiday

The Palestinian resistance has called for a mass mobilization in order to prevent the raids of the holy site

‘Whole world worried’ over Ben Gvir’s far-right extremism: Israeli president

Herzog's statement was accidentally picked up by a microphone that he thought was turned off

Israeli media whitewashes anti-Arab Itamar Ben Gvir days after election victory

The Jewish supremacist MK, who has led violent raids into Al-Aqsa Mosque and urged settlers to shoot Palestinians, says he has 'grown up and moderated' since last week's ballots

TikTok exploits plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey with massive donation cut

There are more than 3.6 million refugees in Turkey, many live under harrowing conditions

Syrian refugees form caravan to cross from Turkey into Greece

A reported 100,000 of the 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey are expected to join the recently formed 'Caravan of Light'

Canada to resettle 1,000 Afghans stranded in UAE refugee camp

Thousands of Afghan refugees remain stranded in temporary accommodations and refugee camps across the world, in stark contrast to the treatment the west has granted to Ukrainian refugees

Rights groups denounce campaign against UN commission investigating Israeli crimes

Human rights groups have pledged their support for the UN's COI against the ongoing Israeli attacks that Palestinians have had to resist

Israel signs agreement to bring migrant workers from Morocco

Migrant and Palestinian workers in Israel have endured decades of abuse and racism by the Israeli government

Germany evicts Afghan refugees to make way for Ukrainian refugees: Report

The unequal treatment reflects a trend among western governments and media outlets towards refugees depending on their race and nation of origin

EU mulls freezing Palestinian aid over content of school textbooks

A proposal by an EU delegate to freeze aid until alleged 'antisemitism' is removed from Palestinian school textbooks is being considered by the EU executive council

Turkey disapproves of ‘fascist practices’ against Russian culture

Turkey is set to host a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers on 10 March

Halbousi re-elected Iraqi parliament speaker amid heated debate and tensions

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that this was the first step towards building a free and independent Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr affirms decision not to include Shias in coalition government

Despite initial agreements with Shia factions, Al-Sadr has now announced that he is planning to form a non-Shia coalition

Crisis in confidence: Israelis versus their army

The killing of an Israeli army sniper last month has unleashed widespread public discontent, with Israelis competing to criticize their armed forces and its commanders.

Hamas condemns African Union’s decision to grant Israel observer status

Palestinians describe the move as "shocking and reprehensible."

FC Barcelona refuses to play friendly match in Jerusalem