So, what did the Egyptians really vote for? With turn out at just 33 pct in the first phase of Egypt's constitutional referendum, Ahram Online's Dina Samak says Egypt's political elite have lost the support of the man on the street Dina Samak , Sunday...
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L’armée d’Al Assad prépare une offensive le camp palestinien de Yarmouk entre les mains des rebelles le 19.12.12 | 10h00 Les rebelles ont pris le contrôle d’une importante partie de Yarmouk, grand camp palestinien du sud de Damas, mais l’armée se préparait...
Lire la suiteSyria: after Assad falls, what then? The alliance between foreign jihadists and some Syrians shows the fight for Syria will not end with the fall of the regime Haytham Manna The Guardian , Tuesday 18 December 2012 It was not the supposed imminent collapse...
Lire la suiteLes surfeurs de Gaza publié le 18/12/2012 à 15:52 avec les planchistes de Surfing for peace Photo Naaman Omar Je n'ai pas revu de dromadaire sur la plage de Gaza (voir ici). Mais ce jeudi après-midi, il y a un groupe de jeunes hommes, dont quelques uns...
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New Zealand Divests from Pro-Settlement Companies NEW YORK, December 15, 2012 ( WAFA ) – The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which invests money on behalf of New Zealand’s government, announced last week that it is divesting from Israeli billionaire...
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Israel approves 1,500 more settler homes in East Jerusalem Published yesterday (updated) 17/12/2012 21:33 JERUSALEM ( Reuters ) -- Israel approved plans to build 1,500 more Jewish settler homes in East Jerusalem on Monday, an official said, days after...
Lire la suiteColonies à Jérusalem-Est : les Palestiniens veulent saisir le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU Le Monde.fr avec AFP | 17.12.2012 à 18h46 • Mis à jour le 17.12.2012 à 19h51 Les dirigeants palestiniens ont annoncé lundi 17 décembre leur intention de saisir...
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Fayyad calls for economic boycott of Israel Published yesterday (updated) 16/12/2012 19:29 PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.(MaanImages/file) RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority prime minister Salam Fayyad on Sunday called for Palestinians to launch...
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Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution after UN vote Pope Benedict (R) welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Dec. 17, 2012. (Photo: AP, Claudio Peri) 17 December 2012 / REUTERS , VATICAN CITY, Pope Benedict told Palestinian...
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