BEIT SAFIYYA, Gaza—In this largely agricultural area of the northern Gaza Strip, local Palestinians were hit particularly hard during the 51 days of war with Israel that concluded with a ceasefire in August. "We fled when
Published : 15 December 2014TRIPOLI—Residents of Tripoli’s embattled Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood Sunday protested delays in the reconstruction of their homes and shops destroyed during a military offensive against jihadist militants in October. Speaking on behalf of area residents, lawyer Saleh
Published : 14 December 2014BEIRUT—Israel has been dipping into Lebanon’s offshore oil and gas reserves for years, Hezbollah MP Nawwaf Musawi warned Sunday, days after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri made a similar statement. “The Israeli enemy had started drilling for
Published : 14 December 2014BEIRUT—Israel has been dipping into Lebanon’s offshore oil and gas reserves for years, Hezbollah MP Nawwaf Musawi warned Sunday, days after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri made a similar statement. “The Israeli enemy had started drilling for
Published : 14 December 2014Access, use and control over land impacts a wide range of human rights issues including poverty reduction, access to an adequate standard of living, development projects and humanitarian interventions and conflict prevention. A new report
Published : 13 December 2014BEIRUT—Lebanon`s Ministry of the Displaced set 5 April 2015 as the deadline for residents of the Mount Lebanon village of Brih to evacuate homes belonging to Christians who were forced to flee during the 1975–1990
Published : 11 December 2014BEIRUT—Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s claim that Israel is siphoning off gas from one of Lebanon’s offshore reserves has underlined the country’s failure to protect its natural wealth and demarcate its territorial waters, experts said Wednesday.
Published : 11 December 2014BATMAN—Local activists have called on the government to review a contentious, long-planned new dam project on the Tigris in southeastern Turkey, which will flood the ancient city of Hasankeyf. The “Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive” (Hasankeyf’ı
Published : 11 December 2014San Carlos Apache Leader Seeks Senate Defeat of Copper Mine on Sacred Land Gale Courey Toensing, Indian Country 08 December 2014 The leader of the San Carlos Apache Tribe is asking the Senate not to vote on the
Published : 08 December 2014