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Israel plans to demolish 17,000 structures, most of them on privately owned Palestinian land

Israel plans to demolish 17,000 structures, most of them on privately owned Palestinian land

Israel plans to demolish up to 17,000 structures, most of them on privately owned Palestinian land in the part of the illegally occupied West Bank under full Israeli military and civil rule, a UN report has found. Between 1988 and 2014, Israel’s Civil Administration, the governing body that operates in the West Bank, issued 14,000 […]

Burundi Officials Blame Museveni for Stalled Peace Talks With Opposition

Burundi Officials Blame Museveni for Stalled Peace Talks With Opposition

Senior Burundian officials say they are in support of dialogue between the government and opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s administration, adding that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has failed to bring both sides to the negotiating table. Last week, President Nkurunziza sent emissaries to Kampala, following his surprise inauguration last month, with analysts speculating that he […]

Cluster Munitions Used in Five Countries in 2015

Cluster Munitions Used in Five Countries in 2015

Cluster munitions have been used during 2015 in Libya, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen, causing unacceptable harm to civilians, Human Rights Watch said today at the release of Cluster Munition Monitor 2015. None of these countries have joined the ban on the weapons. The Cluster Munition Monitor 2015 global report reviews the adherence by all […]

Why South Sudanese Signed an Unwanted Peace Deal

Why South Sudanese Signed an Unwanted Peace Deal

On paper, the South Sudanese government led by President Salva Kiir and its armed opposition, commanded by former vice president Riek Machar, have agreed to declare permanent ceasefire. They also agreed to establish a transitional government, collaboratively work towards a permanent constitution and legislatively establish reconciliation and peace-building institutions. All these are stipulated in a […]

Mauritanian-Sahrawi Solidarity Parliamentary Group Delegation On Visit to Saharawi Refugee Camps

Mauritanian-Sahrawi Solidarity Parliamentary Group Delegation On Visit to Saharawi Refugee Camps

A delegation consisting of members of Mauritanian-Sahrawi Solidarity Parliamentary Group arrived Monday in the Saharawi refugee camps. The delegation which includes members of various Mauritanian political parties, is headed by the Chairman of the Foreign and Defense Committee at the National Assembly of Mauritania, Mr. Habib Ould Adah, who is accompanied by the Secretary General […]

Oil Theft: Nigerian Army Uncovers Bunkering Site Near Rivers Port Complex

Oil Theft: Nigerian Army Uncovers Bunkering Site Near Rivers Port Complex

The Nigerian Army yesterday uncovered a massive illegal bunkering site located at Makoba Beach, about one kilometre from the Rivers Port Complex located in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Commander of 2 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Stevenson Olabanji, who disclosed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt yesterday, said that 13 suspects were […]

The Gaza Strip “could be uninhabitable by 2020,” news agencies reported the UN warning

The Gaza Strip “could be uninhabitable by 2020,” news agencies reported the UN warning

The Gaza Strip “could be uninhabitable by 2020,” news agencies reported the UN warning yesterday. In a report published for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) the nearly decade long Israeli siege on the Strip along with last summer’s Israeli military assault which demolished most of the enclave’s vital infrastructure were given […]

Turkish daily exposes transfer of weapons to ISIS

Turkish daily exposes transfer of weapons to ISIS

On Sept. 1, police raided numerous news outlets, including one that happened to publish on that same day a report documenting weapons being transported from Turkey to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria with the knowledge of the local customs director. The police searched more than 20 media organizations and commercial companies of Koza Ipek […]

Exactly half of Germans are concerned that the strong increase in asylum seekers is overwhelming them

Exactly half of Germans are concerned that the strong increase in asylum seekers is overwhelming them

Half of Germans are concerned the surging number of asylum seekers in the country is overwhelming them and authorities, a survey showed on Thursday, underlining widespread unease about the country’s ability to cope with an unprecedented influx. Germany is the European Union’s biggest recipient of asylum seekers, with the number expected to quadruple to 800,000 […]

CAR Freed Child Soldiers to Join Their Families

CAR Freed Child Soldiers to Join Their Families

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is working to reintegrate 163 child soldiers with their families where possible, or provide job and skill training along with psychological services, Mohamed Malick Fall, UNICEF’s representative in the Central African Republic said, Associated Press reported. The 163 child soldiers were released during a ceremony on Friday, August 28, […]

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