Tunisia: Bumper Olive Harvest in 2014
Tunisia is witnessing a bumper harvest of olives in 2014, with a production estimated at 265,000-285,000 tons—more than twice last year’s output—according to the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture. This is good news for Tunisia as
Published : 23 December 2014
UNGA: Israel to Pay Lebanon for Jiyyah Attack
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850m in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack in its war against Hezbollah in
Published : 20 December 2014
Big Oil to Frack Egypt
Egypt Signs First Gas Fracking Contract with Apache, Shell Texas-based Apache Corp and Shell Egypt to invest up to $40 million in three horizontal wells and “fracking” in Western Desert Deya Abaza, al-ahramonline Apache expects higher gas
Published : 17 December 2014
Displaced Gazans Struggle to Rebuild
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 2014
Lebanon: Tripoli Rallies for Reconstruction
TRIPOLI—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 2014
Lebanon MP: “Israel Stealing Lebanon`s Oil for 7 Years”
BEIRUT—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 2014
Lebanon MP: “Israel Stealing Lebanon`s Oil for 7 Years”
BEIRUT—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 2014
New OHCHR Report: Human Rights & Land
Access, 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 2014
Brih, Lebanon: Returning War Displaced
BEIRUT—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 2014
