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

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

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

Palestine: Stop-work Orders against Bedouin Homes

Twelve days after protesters demanded that Israel build in the E1 area, the Civil Administration has issued stop-work orders against the Salamat tribe. The Israeli authorities in the West Bank have delivered 18 stop-work orders for

Egypt: 1,200 Families Forcibly Evicted in Cairo

Human rights advocate Amnesty International has called for “urgent action” to be taken against the forcible mass evictions of families that occurred after the collapse of the Sheikh Mansour Bridge in Cairo’s El-Marg district. According to

Veolia Loses out on $4 Billion Boston Contract

Over the last two and a half years, supporters of Palestinian rights in Boston have mounted a BDS campaign aimed at denying a new contract to run the Massachusetts commuter rail to Veolia, one of

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,