Yemen: Govt Sets Southern Victims’ Fund
Southern Movement leader Brigadier Nasser Al-Taweel said he was happy with the launch of a trust fund to compensate Southerners who were unfairly dismissed from military and civil service posts and those who had their
Published : 25 November 2013
Dirty Secret behind Cairo’s Development Dreams
Egyptian lawyer Abdel Nasser Ahmed Mohamed Alsayed still struggles to live with the memories of the day he was forced out of his house in Old Cairo. It was March 2009. Riot police showed up, beat
Published : 14 November 2013
Ayşe Gökkan Speaks from Ground Zero
NUSAYBIN—On a day that headscarf-wearing deputies entered Parliament for the first time and female deputies from various political parties took the floor, I was talking to the female mayor of Nusaybin of the southeastern province
Published : 02 November 2013
Palestinians Threaten Suit over Colonies
JERUSALEM: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki on Thursday denounced Israeli plans to build hundreds of new settler homes in east Jerusalem, threatening to pursue international legal action in response. Israel announced on Wednesday it would build
Published : 02 November 2013
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
