Israel Can’t And Shouldn’t Fight The Palestinians’ Despair With Force
Young people in East Jerusalem aren’t afraid to break the rules and are no longer looking for a political solution.A disturbance broke out at the demonstration Tuesday in the square at Sakhnin’s city hall. For a minute it seemed like a little squabble in that Galilee city, but it turned out to be young people […]
More U.S. Troops To Stay In Afghanistan
After an “extensive, months-long review,” President Obama has decided to slow the pace of the planned 2016 U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan, senior administration officials told the press. The officials said Mr. Obama has decided to leave 5,500 U.S. troops stationed there at the end of next year. That is a more robust military commitment […]
Bangladesh’s Illegal Kidney Trade Booming: Donors Paid $5,350
After years of crippling debt, Bangladeshi villager Rawshan Ara decided to follow in her family’s footsteps and sell a kidney on the black market to raise cash. Like many of her neighbours in this poor farming area, the 28-year-old easily found a local broker and quickly became a victim of Bangladesh’s thriving but illegal organ […]
US Air Strike kills Islamic State’s Leader, Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi: Islamic State Confirms
The Islamic State group’s spokesman confirmed on Tuesday the killing of the jihadist organisation’s second in command in a US air strike earlier this year. “America is rejoicing over the killing of Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi and considers this a great victory,” Abu Mohamed al-Adnani said in an audio recording posted on jihadist websites. “I will […]
15 Year Old Hassan Khaled Mahayna Killed By Israeli Forces: Ambulance Deliberately Delayed: Watch Video: Viewer Discretion Is Advised
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the crime committed by Israeli forces on Monday, 12 October 2015, in occupied East Jerusalem, which resulted in killing Hassan Khaled Mahayna (Manasra) (15), from Beit Hanina village, north of the city. Moreover, PCHR condemns the deliberate delay made by the David Red […]
Turkey Angers The Jihadists It Once Tolerated: ISIS Chief Suspect In Ankara Attack
With Turkish authorities now singling out the Islamic State as the chief suspect in this weekend’s terrorist attack in Ankara, many media outlets have turned their anger toward the government. Did Ankara invite this attack with a lax policy toward jihadists in Syria? For years the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan allowed fighters, money and […]
Putin Says US Doesn’t Have Brains After They Refuse To Share Intelligence With Russia On Syria
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed Washington for refusing to share intelligence with Russia on Syria, accusing it of muddled thinking. “I believe some of our partners simply have mush for brains,” Putin said, expressing some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington’s handling of the Syrian crisis. Late last month Moscow launched a bombing […]
The Nation Doesn’t Only Belong To The Boys: Young Palestinian Women Join Man To Protest Against Israeli soldiers In The Streets
Ready for action in her pink muslin top, her manicured fingers clutching stones she picked up from the roadside, the 18-year-old declared that “the nation doesn’t only belong to the boys!” Young Palestinian women have increasingly joined males to hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers and chant slogans as unrest has spread in recent days in […]
Europe Made Mistakes On Migration Crisis Admits French President Francois Hollande
Europe made mistakes in the handling of its migration crisis, French President Francois Hollande has said during a joint address to the European Parliament with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “I recognise it willingly – Europe was slow to understand that the tragedies in the Middle East or in Africa could not be without consequences for […]
PwC Achieves Double Digit Growth In Africa And The Middle East: Revenues Up 16%
The PwC network reported total global gross revenues of US$35.4 billion for the fiscal year ended on 30 June 2015. At constant exchange rates, PwC’s total global revenues rose by 10%. This is up markedly from the previous year and the strongest year-on-year growth that the network has seen since FY07. Growth was strong across […]
