Israel ex-Minister: Colony Funding “Corrupt”
JERUSALEM—Israel’s former finance minister on Thursday said the government’s rush to allot tens of millions of dollars to West Bank settlements last month amounted to corruption, as he sought to link the secretive spending spree
Published : 01 January 2015
Israeli Demolish Homes, 2 Jerusalem Families Homeless
JERUSALEM—Israeli authorities on Tuesday destroyed three homes, a restaurant, and a butcher shop in the East Jerusalem village of Jabal al-Mukabbir in a dawn raid that left two Palestinian families homeless. The raid brings
Published : 30 December 2014
Turkey: Privatization Threats Gümüşdere People
Gümüşdere is one of the rare villages in Istanbul where people are still engaged in agricultural activities. Nearly 300 families live in the village where they first settled in the 1920s in the exchange of populations.
Published : 27 December 2014
Israel Approves 380 New East Jerusalem Settler Homes
Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of 380 new settler homes in two areas of annexed east Jerusalem, a local official said. "The municipal commission has given construction permits for 307 homes
Published : 25 December 2014
Palestine/Israel: Naqab Villagers Forced to Demolish Homes
During the 1950s, the Israeli military regime removed residents of the Bedouin village of Saawa from their ancestral lands in the northern Negev to its present location. Although the village was already in its present
Published : 24 December 2014
Libya: ≥120K Displaced in Fighting
GENEVA / TRIPOLI—Fighting in recent months between armed groups in western and eastern Libya, as well as in the south, has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, mass displacement and acute humanitarian conditions for those
Published : 23 December 2014
Libya: At Least 120K Displaced in Fighting
GENEVA / TRIPOLI—Fighting in recent months between armed groups in western and eastern Libya, as well as in the south, has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, mass displacement and acute humanitarian conditions for those
Published : 23 December 2014
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
