The community, which is celebrating International Pride Day, has been hit by both the rise of the far right and hate speech in democratic countries and by the wave of religious extremism in authoritarian regimes
The former chief of justice returns to the public arena to accuse the executive of trying to ‘control the entire judicial system to promote an ideology that is against equal rights’
The Cuban artist visited Palestine after almost three years of recreating, from a distance, places like Zaatari or Dadaab in watercolor
Migrants escaping the poverty of the Latin American country are now wondering whether to go back, as Venezuela’s economy slightly improves while Lebanon’s remains in a tailspin
European diplomats are asking union officials to ‘unequivocally’ show opposition to the Israeli government’s plans to alter the status and borders of the disputed city
Palestinian identity continues to be marked by exodus and dispossession, with today’s youth longing for the right to return to the hometowns of their grandparents
‘My father used to tell us: ‘I can die at any moment.’ What I could not imagine is that they would also take my mother and my sister,’ says the son of one of the leaders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad killed by a missile
Demonstrations target military and economic ‘burden-sharing,’ consumer price hikes and the separation of religion and state
The anniversary takes place against a backdrop of protests over Netanyahu’s judicial reform, which has exposed many underlying differences going back decades
Energy poverty across the country is driving deforestation. Hundreds of oak, pine, fir and juniper trees — some of them centuries old — have been illegally cut down
EL PAÍS speaks to four protesters about why they are fighting back against Netanyahu’s plan to weaken the Supreme Court
The disaster prompted visits and calls to the Syrian president by the same nations that sought to overthrow him early in the country’s civil war
Victims are entitled to free travel to other provinces, but tickets are hard to come by because of high demand and pre-registration requirements
The quake has turned this Turkish town of 60,000 into a mix of damaged buildings, makeshift tents, aid trucks and groups of survivors huddled around bonfires
Some survivors are being housed in temporary shelters but wondering what comes next after their houses were either destroyed or badly damaged. Rescue efforts continue despite freezing weather and constant aftershocks
The tremor has deepened the drama of a country beset by 12 years of civil war that killed half a million people and created 6.6 million refugees. Syrians were also dealing with an economic crisis, Covid and cholera
Efforts are underway to preserve the 1,500-year-old tilework that a Palestinian found near his home in a refugee camp
Two Israeli biotech entrepreneurs and two Italian chemists analyzed three 15th-century letters signed by the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler, who inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire tale
Increasingly isolated and autocratic, the West Bank leader is clinging to power despite 74% of the population calling for his resignation
The leader who has governed Israel the longest looks set to take up the reins of power once again, after just a year and a half in the opposition and with support from the far right
The inexorable rise of the candidate highlights the country’s rightward drift. According to polls, the Religious Zionist Party is set to become the third-largest force in the Knesset
The owner of the franchise in Israel, Joey Schwebel, hosted an event for ultranationalist leader Itamar Ben Gvir, leading to a backlash against the retailer
Prices are skyrocketing in the Israeli city, especially when it comes to housing. An apartment already costs an average of €1 million. Some 44% of Israelis will cast their votes in November with an eye to policies around the cost of living
The site, found by accident to the south of Tel Aviv, contains almost 100 ceramic and bronze artifacts and dates to the era of Pharoah Ramesses II
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he felt “shame” for having taken decades to recognize failures mistakes and to agree on compensation for the families, who will receive €28 million
Both the Israeli and Ukrainian governments have repeatedly urged them to call off their annual trip to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, located in the center of the country, for Rosh Hashanah
Russian strikes in the Ukrainian town of Sukachi have destroyed the homes of people who were relocated after the 1986 disaster