Israeli Demolitions at 5-year High

Israeli Demolitions at 5-year High

In a statement Friday, 25 aid organizations said the number of demolitions went up by almost half and the displacement of Palestinians by almost three-quarters between July 2013 – when peace negotiations began again –

Mauritania: Land Leased to Saudi Gov want be Cancelled

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) Mauritanians living in Boghe, 300 kilometres south-west of the capital, Nouakchott, have asked their government to cancel the rural land concession granted to a Saudi society, Al-Rajihi, in the form of a lease,

Turkey: Evictions Taint Turkey Murky Mega Projects

As a huge corruption scandal rocks Turkey`s ruling party, Ankara is pushing ahead with several northern Istanbul megaprojects tainted by corruption. Thousands of villagers are being evicted from their ancestral homes. It was an offer too

Syria: Government Demolished Thousands of Homes

(CNN) -- They arrived with bulldozers and ordered him to leave. When the Syrian restaurant owner asked why, he was threatened with detention. The security forces that had arrived unannounced that morning denied him permission to

Palestine: A New demolition orders for Homes by Israel

JERUSALEM (Ma`an) -- Israeli forces on Friday issued a notice to a Palestinian family mandating they demolish their own house east of Jerusalem, a Fatah official told Ma`an. The notice said that Ahmad Mohammad Hassan Helwa

Palestine: Israel Demolished Palestinian Shepherding Community

On the day of the demolition, the six families received tents from the ICRC and erected them at a nearby site. This morning, 13.1.14 soldiers and Civil Administration officers arrived, took down the six tents

Egypt: World Bank Extends Affordable Housing Program

The World Bank has approved on Sunday the Egyptian government’s request to extend the lender’s Affordable Mortgage Finance Program Development Policy Loan Program for Egypt until December 31, 2014. This comes in order to offset the

Egypt: World Bank Extends Affordable Housing Program

The World Bank has approved on Sunday the Egyptian government’s request to extend the lender’s Affordable Mortgage Finance Program Development Policy Loan Program for Egypt until December 31, 2014. This comes in order to offset the