Published by Al-Araby Anthony Albanese was elected prime minister of Australia last weekend as voters booted incumbent Scott Morrison and his conservative government out of office. Albanese’s victory marked the first time in almost a decade that a Labor government is in power in Australia, and sent shockwaves around the world. “Tonight, the Australian people have voted for change,” The newly elected leader told roaring crowds on election night. Thank

Published by Al-Araby Fadia’s UK visa will expire on 30 May, two days before the premiere of her feature film at the British Film Institute in London. But her mind is elsewhere. She sees a pizza oven in a restaurant and wonders how it would fit the school she built in the Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon. “Because we cannot go out, I want to bring the world in.”

Published by Al-Araby Since the leader of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz last year, Israeli media has focused on a purportedly “confused policy”. Yet despite seemingly diverging views on how to approach the PA, there is still a unanimous decision not to engage politically in terms of negotiations. Gantz’s meetings with Abbas focused mainly on security coordination and some meagre concessions to Palestinians,

Published by Al-Araby After the jarring viral images of the violent attack on mourners at the funeral of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem, following her killing by Israeli forces while covering an Israeli military raid in Jenin two days earlier, there was no turning a blind eye to what had happened. A US citizen who was doing her job as a journalist was killed by a single bullet

Published by Al-Araby Each year, thousands of Israeli nationalists participate in a controversial Flag March, waving Israeli flags, singing nationalist songs, and in some cases, chanting anti-Arab slogans, as they pass through Palestinian neighbourhoods. Israeli authorities on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for flag-waving Jewish nationalists to march through the heart of the mainly Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City on 29 May, in a decision that threatens to re-ignite violence

Published by Al-Araby At least 60 Palestinians were injured by Israeli settler violence on Tuesday and Wednesdayin the Nablus region, north of the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Eight Palestinians were injured on Tuesday during an Israeli settler attack on the village of Burqa, north-west of Nablus, while the Israeli army injured 52 Palestinians on Wednesday, in the Palestinian town of Huwarah, south of Nablus. “Settlers

Published by Al-Araby Two of US President Joe Biden’s senior advisers have reportedly paid a secret visit toSaudi Arabia for talks on energy and potential normalisation of Riyadh’s ties with Israel. White House Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk and State Department energy envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for talks with senior Saudi officials, American news outlet Axios reported, citing three current and former US officials as sources.

Published by Al-Araby The violent spectacle of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing at the hands of Israeli occupation forces has exposed Israel’s multi-faceted war against journalism, and its fight to prevent the truth about its crimes from being exposed. As often is the case, it starts with the Palestinians but doesn’t end there. The shockwaves from the 5.56 mm bullet that hit the exposed part of Shireen’s head under her press