Rwanda’s renowned gospel artiste Israel Mbonyi is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he is expected to perform at the Wakati wa Mungu Festival scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at Leaders Grounds.

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and The Netherlands will boycott next year's song competition in protest of the decision. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the ...

Public broadcasters from at least four countries — including Spain and the Netherlands — on Thursday pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to ...

Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is being debated at a two-day meeting of member broadcasters in Geneva starting today. Eurovision could vote on Israel’s involvement as more ...

Eurovision’s participating countries have decided that Israel will be returning to the contest in 2026. Israel’s presence at the Eurovision Song Contest has long been a contentious issue, but bosses ...

GENEVA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Israel will be able to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after European Broadcasting Union members on Thursday decided not to call a vote on its participation, despite ...

It comes after five countries announced boycotts of next year's event EUROVISION winner Nemo has handed back his 2024 trophy in protest of Israel’s inclusion in the international song contest. The ...

Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israel will be allowed to take part. EBU ...

LONDON—Eurovision, one of the world’s most kitsch and popular singing contests, has been thrown into turmoil after several European countries said they would boycott next year’s contest because Israel ...

GENEVA − Israel was cleared on Thursday, Dec. 4, to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and ...