Syria: Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn
Iran’s government wants its builders to buy up property in Shi-ite majority neighborhoods of Syria’s capital, Damascus. It is also asking construction workers to go to Syria. This information comes from construction industry officials in Tehran and
Published : 27 March 2016
Lebanon: Bassil’s Point on Refugee Hypocrisy
Lebanon FM scorns international community over Syrian refugee crisis BEIRUT—Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, Saturday, accused the international community of approaching the Syrian refugee crisis with a double standard, hours after U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon departed Beirut
Published : 26 March 2016
New Report to UPR on Syria
HIC-HLRN has cooperated with FIAN International to produce a joint stakeholder submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Arab Republic of Syria. This contributes to the second UPR cycle
Published : 24 March 2016
Yemen: Famine Threatens Half of the Country
Nearly half of Yemen’s 22 provinces on the verge of famine as result of the war there and more than 13 million people need food aid, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) says. Aid groups have
Published : 23 March 2016
Lebanon: Trash Pickup Resumes amid Crisis
Rubbish pickup resumes in Lebanon in bid to end crisis Beirut—Dozens of trucks begin carrying rubbish swamping Beirut to landfills as temporary solution to eight-month crisis. The Lebanese government has launched a bid to dispose of the
Published : 21 March 2016
Turkish Town Nominated for Nobel Prize
Kilis, a few miles from Syria border, nominated by Turkish politician for accepting and integrating 120,000 refugees. Kilis, Turkey—A Turkish town bordering Syria is under the spotlight after a ruling party official nominated it for the
Published : 19 March 2016
Egypt’s Dirty Wheat Problem
President Sisi made ending corruption, including graft in the wheat industry, one of his priorities. But officials, traders and bakers say reforms have gone wrong CAIRO—When Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Gad stepped out of a cafe on
Published : 15 March 2016
50% of Israeli Jews Support Population Transfer
Nearly half of Israeli Jews believe in ethnic cleansing, survey finds. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin called the findings a “`wake-up call for Israeli society.” Israeli soldiers stand guard at Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank Friday, 4
Published : 08 March 2016
Palestine: Lawsuit against pro-Israel Tycoons
Damages sought from Sheldon Adelson and others for financing construction of settlements on Palestinian soil. New York, US - A group of Palestinians has launched an ambitious $34.5bn lawsuit against US-based tycoons, charities and firms for
Published : 07 March 2016
