Syria and Iraq: Sunni and Shia Ethnic Cleansing
Ethnic cleansing by Sunni and Shia jihadis is leading to a partition of the Middle East. Conflicts among communities that once lived together in peace brings the prospect of a refugee crisis that will continue
Published : 27 December 2015
Egypt: Locals asking: Where do we Fit in?
Glass towers, modernist boulevards and elegant roof gardens ... Can Foster + Partners’ vision for Cairo’s Maspero Triangle avoid the controversies of Egypt’s past megaprojects, and encourage a new era of urban design – and
Published : 23 December 2015
UNGA Decides Habitat III Participation Rules
The General Assembly approves the most-inclusive modalities ever on stakeholders and local authorities` participation. NEW YORK—On 22 December 2015 the United Nations General Assembly, on its seventieth session, adopted the resolution on the “Implementation of the
Published : 22 December 2015
Total Withdraws from Western Sahara
The French multinational oil company has announced that it is no longer pursuing oil search offshore Western Sahara. "More good news for the Saharawi people. We urge the remaining oil companies to follow suit," stated
Published : 21 December 2015
UN Expert: Homeless are not Cockroaches or Vermin
How is it that homelessness – one of the most egregious violations of human rights globally – can be so invisible? The answer lies in the fact that we have done pretty much everything we can
Published : 21 December 2015
Tunisia: World Bank Deregulation Manipulation
In November 2015, the Tunisian Observatory of the Economy (TOE) published a critical analysis of a recent World Bank report, the latter of which is entitled "All in the Family: State Capture in Tunisia." What
Published : 19 December 2015
EU Parliament Affirms Sahrawi Self-determination Struggle
BRUSSELS—This afternoon, the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) narrowly approved (258 votes to 251) an amendment[1] on Western Sahara to the 2014 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world and on
Published : 18 December 2015
UN: Over 2.5 Billion Lack Access to Sanitation
GENEVA (18 December 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Léo Heller, and the Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Waleed Sadi,
Published : 18 December 2015
مصر: نهب بحيرة المنزلة لصالح شركة خاصة
حصلت «الوطن» على مستندات تفيد الاستيلاء على أرض مزرعة «طيبة» التى تقدر مساحتها بـ٤٣٣ فداناً بقيمة ٤٣٣ مليون جنيه من بحيرة المنزلة بمنطقة شطا بدمياط التابعة لهيئة الثروة السمكية، حيث قام الدكتور خالد الحسنى، رئيس
Published : 14 December 2015
