Palestine: Israel Announces E. J`lem Colonies
JERUSALEM: Israel on Wednesday announced plans to build 1,500 new homes in east Jerusalem, the part of the city claimed by the Palestinians, just hours after it freed a group of Palestinian prisoners as part
Published : 31 October 2013
Iran: Backlash over VP Karoun`s Ahwaz Visit
Ahwaz environmentalists and protesters hit back at Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar`s fleeting visit to the Karoun River today with Khuzestan governor Abdolhoseyn Moqtadai, claiming they were not invited and that the "protesters" on display for the
Published : 28 October 2013
Egypt: NGOs Call for the Right to Adequate Housing
A group of NGOs said on Sunday that the constitution, which is currently being amended, should include a set of comprehensive economic, social and cultural rights related to urbanisation and housing. A statement signed by eight
Published : 27 October 2013
PA to Plant 750,000 Olive Trees
RAMALLAH—Caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority will compensate Palestinians whose olive trees have been damaged by Israeli settler attacks by planting 750,000 olive trees across the West Bank. Hamdallah stressed
Published : 26 October 2013
Iran: Thousands Protest to Save Karoun River
Thousands of Ahwaz City residents of all social backgrounds and ages gathered to hold hands along the banks of the Karoun River yesterday to protest against its destruction.Residents of Ahwaz, supported by scientists and local
Published : 25 October 2013
Diyarbakir Mayor to Armenians: "My City Is Your City"
DIYARBAKIR—Speaking at a reception held on the occasion of the closing of the dome of the Sourp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir, the mayor of the greater Diyarbakir municipality Osman Baydemir told the Armenians gathered
Published : 24 October 2013
Haiti`s Post-earthquake Forced Evictions
It has been almost four years since Haiti was hit by the 7.0 earthquake which left over 100,000 dead and an estimated 1.5 million people homeless. The 278,000 internally displaced people who currently remain in
Published : 23 October 2013
Palestinian CSOs Say "Kill Red-Dead Project"
The undersigned Palestinian NGOs call on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to halt all forms of cooperation with the World Bank-sponsored Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance Project (RSDSCP)
Published : 21 October 2013
Bahrain: An Island without Sea
“The sea was neither stolen, nor looted (manhouba). It was bestowed (mawhouba)”Perched on a bench next to a rickety wooden fisherman’s hut by the sea, sits a man in his 60s, wearing a grin and traditional
Published : 20 October 2013
