Syria: Rebels Targeting Armenian Homes
Reports cite 80 dead; civilian hostages; desecrated churches The following statement was released by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Press Office today KESAB, SYRIA - The Armenian populated villages of Kesab, Syria were the target of three days
Published : 24 March 2014
Palestine/Israel: "An Ugly Map"
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas showed [U.S. President] Barack Obama what his negotiator called “a very ugly map” of recently constructed Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, amid concern peace talks may be about to fall apart. His
Published : 19 March 2014
UN Expert: “Jordan in Constant Water Crisis"
AMMAN/GENEVA (Issued as received)—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, called on the Government of Jordan to take a holistic approach to its water
Published : 17 March 2014
Yemen’s Constitution-drafting Committee
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday (March 8th) formed the committee that will draft the country`s new constitution in the first practical steps towards the creation of the new federal state. The 17-member committee
Published : 14 March 2014
Muslim Women`s Access to Land & Property
With an estimated 2% of the land registered in the name of women globally, access to land for `the better half` of the world remains a challenge. Change requires shifting the mind set of women,
Published : 08 March 2014
Tunisian Constitution’s Environmental “Pioneering”
Environmental law experts have praised Tunisia’s new constitution for what they say is one of the most-progressive references to climate protection in history. With the passage of the new constitution in January, Tunisia joins efforts
Published : 08 March 2014
Cyprus Votes to Sell off Assets
The Cypriot parliament has approved a roadmap for privatisations, averting a showdown with international lenders insisting on state sell-offs as part of a $13.77bn bailout package. In a show of hands on Tuesday, 30 politicians in
Published : 04 March 2014
Israel Doubles West Bank Outpost Construction
The number of Israeli settlements being started in the West Bank more than doubled during 2013, the Israel central bureau of statistics has said. The bureau said work began on 2,534 new housing units in the
Published : 03 March 2014
National Union of Algerian Farmers Hold 8th Mtg.
ALGIERS—General Secretary of the National Union of Algerian Farmers (UNPA), Mohamed Alioui declared Saturday in Algiers that "peace and security recovery benefited the farmers after President Bouteflika helped end terrorism." Speaking during the works of the
Published : 01 March 2014
