Bali Meeting Tackles Oceans’ Plastic Pollution
UNEP and Indonesia launch campaign to solve global issue of massive amounts of plastic ending up in oceans. NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia—The sun is peeking from over the horizon, greeting early morning beach-dwellers to the sounds
Published : 26 February 2017
Palestine: New Demolitions for Settlements Road
Hundreds of Palestinians will be made homeless to build a road that will only serve Israeli settlements. Hundreds of Palestinians in the Jabal al-Mukaber area of occupied East Jerusalem say they are living in a state
Published : 21 February 2017
Gaza: Female Engineers Recycle Concrete
An all-female team of engineers in Gaza have invented an affordable new way to produce concrete from the leftover rubble of homes destroyed during the last war in Gaza. And the four women behind the project–Nour
Published : 20 February 2017
UAE Plans 1st City on Mars by 2117
The Mars 2117 project aims to transport people to the Red Planet and establish the first mini city DUBAI—The UAE will build the first city on Mars as part of the 2117 Mars project in
Published : 14 February 2017
Palestine: British “Imperialism” Led to Zionism and Israel’s Creation
The Modern Language Association held a panel discussion of professors who were critical of Zionism and Israel and sympathetic of the Palestinian effort to create a Palestinian state. The four professors focused on the origins
Published : 10 February 2017
Palestine: UAWC Condemns the Murder of a Palestinian Farmer
The Union of Agricultural Work committees (UAWC) and its agricultural committees strongly condemn the murder of the Palestinian farmer, Suleiman Hammad, 85 years old, after an Israeli settler on Wednesday, 8th February, 2017 had run
Published : 09 February 2017
Yemen in Food Crisis: Death by Bombing or Hunger
Yemen`s food crisis: "We die either from bombing or from hunger" Conflict has driven Yemen to the brink of famine. Few areas have been hit harder than al-Hudaydah, where many people are now bereft of hope AL-HUDAYDAH—Broom-maker
Published : 08 February 2017
Palestine: Israel Prevent Farmers Till Their Land
One family`s lawyer reached out 12 times to the Israeli authorities so that the farmers could coordinate access to their almond grove, but to no avail. Despite a 2006 High Court ruling, military commanders in the
Published : 08 February 2017
Israel`s Colony Bill `Big Step towards Annexation`
Israel`s settlement bill `big step towards annexation` Israeli politicians hope their pro-settlement agenda would be favoured by the Trump administration. Occupied West Bank—The Israeli Knesset has advanced controversial legislation that, if approved, would lead to a host
Published : 06 February 2017
