The Egyptian armed forces are conducting a military operation in Sinai along the border in Rafah. While the operation’s stated objectives include pursuing “terrorists” and armed Islamic groups, the assault is threatening to drive residents
Published : 06 September 2013Rosia Montana--"They take our gold, and we get cyanide," they shout. Demonstrators that range from environmentalists to parents with their children, students, poorly clad pensioners, and well-off looking middle class citizens have been protesting in
Published : 04 September 2013The Hebron Governorate has received an official notification from the Israeli Civil Administration ordering several Palestinians in the village of Dahiriyah to halt their construction work and to demolish whatever has been constructed. The Israeli Civil
Published : 02 September 2013Israel has granted oil exploration rights inside Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights, to Genie Energy. Major shareholders of Genie Energy – which also has interests in shale gas in the United States and shale oil
Published : 26 August 2013Transcript: Nasser Rego on Prawer Plan and history of ethnic cleansing in al-Araqib The Electronic Intifada: Let’s talk about the last week in the Naqab. Can you tell us about some of the latest demolitions there
Published : 25 August 2013[Note: For security reasons, the team is withholding names of the villages and the oil company for the time being. More details will follow in the coming weeks.] A couple weeks ago, our team learned of
Published : 20 August 2013RIO DE JANEIRO—The campaign against forced evictions in Rio in the lead-up to the city’s mega-events celebrated a victory as the favela community of Vila Autódromo, adjacent to the Olympic Park site, secured its permanence
Published : 13 August 2013Since the turbulent reunification of North and South Yemen in 1990 and the secession attempt in 1994, the country has seen several episodes of violence on public and private land redistribution, which in particular had
Published : 13 August 2013Christian priests and nuns joined a candle-light vigil in the capital to protest against the military action [AFP] The Roman Catholic Church has accused the Sri Lankan army of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church
Published : 07 August 2013