Turkey: Urban Renewal Push Raises Rights Issue

Water and electricity have been cut off, and the top three stories of her four-story home have already been demolished. But with nowhere else to go, Fatma Yildiz is trying to retain a semblance of

Bahrain: Row over Land Deals Unsettles the Election

Bahrain’s main opposition movement is struggling to convince supporters that working within the system is worthwhile as it campaigns for parliamentary elections on Saturday. Al-Wefaq seeks to represent the Shia majority in a country ruled by

African Land Grabs not a Cure to Arab Food Concerns

As desertification dries up farmland across the Arab world, the region`s governments cannot remedy concerns about food security solely by looking to Africa for agricultural production, a regional expert said. Desertification threatens 20 percent of the

Cyprus Cases: Takis Demopoulos, Sofi Nezire, Linda and David Orams

The dust has not settled on the implications of the UK Court of Appeal ruling in favour of Meletis Apostolides and against Linda and David Orams when the legal convolutions of Cyprus herald a new

Cyprus Cases: Takis Demopoulos, Sofi Nezire, Linda and David Orams

The dust has not settled on the implications of the UK Court of Appeal ruling in favour of Meletis Apostolides and against Linda and David Orams when the legal convolutions of Cyprus herald a new

ECtHR Validates Property Tribunal in Northern Cyprus

Property Tribunal in Northern Cyprus is Valid Remedy, Rules European Court of Human Rights   The vexing issue of property rights in an occupied territory, especially where the occupation has lasted many decades, is the subject

Cprus: Orams Decision Could Open Pandora’s Box

The Court of Appeal decision requiring the Orams to demolish their house in occupied northern Cyprus could open Pandora’s Box enabling Turkish Cypriots to demand compensation for the loss of use of their properties and

Palestine, Tibet Reps Draft Peace Charter

Paris—Lourdes, one of the world’s most prominent Christian pilgrimage sites, hosted the Peace Day on 14 August. In tow with UNESCO`s initiative of Peace Manifesto and the opening of the Culture of Peace Decade, the

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