Year: 2012

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Palestinian Farmers Highlight Difficulties

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The Palestinian Agricultural Relief Society brought together West Bank farmers to the city of Nablus for a food exhibition entitled “From the Best of My Country and the Tastes of My Natal Land.”  The purpose of the event is to promote the role of agriculture in Palestinian economic growth and to empower farmers. For more on Palestinian agriculture, see: Hamas Forbids Israeli Fruit Imports Palestine and Nicaragua Cooperate on Agriculture Palestinian Date Investment Pays Off Rain Hurts Palestinian Agriculture The Palestinian agricultural sector is troubled by several endemic problems.  A major one is the inexperience of Palestinian farmers in marketing … Continue reading Palestinian Farmers Highlight Difficulties

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UN Concerned at Muslim-Buddhist Clashes in Myanmar

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The U.N. General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution late Monday welcoming positive changes in Myanmar but expressing serious concern at an upsurge of sectarian violence between Muslims and Buddhists in strife-torn Rakhine state. The resolution adopted by the 193-member world body urges government action to improve the situation of the Rohingya Muslim minority “and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality.” There is widespread resentment of the Rohingya community, whom many in Myanmar regard as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh out to steal their land. The worst communal violence in a generation in June, and again … Continue reading UN Concerned at Muslim-Buddhist Clashes in Myanmar

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Syria military police chief defects to rebels

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News of defection comes as activists say 20 people, including eight children, have been killed by shelling in north of country Syrian General Abdelaziz Jassim al-Shalal, head of the military police, making a statement about his defection. The head of Syria‘s military police has defected from the army and declared allegiance to the uprising against the president, Bashar al-Assad, according to a video and a Syrian security source. The news came as government shelling in the northern province of Raqqa killed about 20 people, at least eight of them children, according to a video posted by activists on Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory … Continue reading Syria military police chief defects to rebels

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Shelling in Syria’s Raqqa kills 20, at least 8 children

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BEIRUT (Reuters) — Government shelling in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa killed about 20 people, at least 8 of them children, a video posted by activists on Wednesday showed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published a video showing rows of the blood-stained bodies laid out on blankets. The sound of crying relatives could be heard in the background. The shelling hit the province’s al-Qahtania village, but it was unclear when the attack happened. (www.maannews.net / 26.12.2012) Continue reading Shelling in Syria’s Raqqa kills 20, at least 8 children

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Egypt’s Mursi to address parliament on Saturday

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CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi will on Saturday address the upper house of parliament which now holds full legislative powers following the adoption of a new constitution, the council’s speaker said. Under the new charter, legislative powers temporarily held by Mursi have now been transferred to the Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament, until a new lower house is elected in a vote expected in about two months. (www.maannews.net / 26.12.2012) Continue reading Egypt’s Mursi to address parliament on Saturday

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Syrian officials head to Moscow for talks on crisis proposals

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Mannequins are set up to confuse snipers loyal to President Bashar Assad in the old city of Aleppo Dec. 23. BEIRUT (Reuters) — Syrian foreign ministry officials headed to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals for ending Syria’s 21-month-old crisis apparently made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, Syrian and Lebanese sources said. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad and another aide will sound out Russian officials on the details of meetings with Brahimi in Damascus this week, a Syrian security source said. A Lebanese official close to President Bashar Assad’s government said Syrian officials were upbeat after talks with the UN-Arab League … Continue reading Syrian officials head to Moscow for talks on crisis proposals

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Verkiezingscampagne Netanyahu draait om Iran

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JERUZALEM – De Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu heeft Iran tot hoofdonderwerp van zijn verkiezingscampagne gemaakt. Hij beloofde dat het zijn ”eerste prioriteit” is een einde te maken aan het nucleaire programma van Iran als hij opnieuw premier wordt. Netanyahu presenteerde zich dinsdag als de meest geschikte kandidaat om om te gaan met ”de dreigingen van raketten en terreur”. De Israëlische parlementsverkiezingen zijn op 22 januari. De regeringsleider herhaalde dat de tijd opraakt om Iran af te houden van een kernwapen. Hij noemde dat zijn belangrijkste missie. (www.nu.nl / 25.12.2012) Continue reading Verkiezingscampagne Netanyahu draait om Iran

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Jews who struggle for a free Palestine

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In 1947, during a meeting at the United Nations (UN) to discuss creating a plan to partition Palestine between Jews and Arabs, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsku declared to the entire assembly that Zionism – an ideological political movement created early in the last century which asserts the existence of a Jewish state – did not represent the followers of Judaism, therefore he disagreed with creating a nation-state for themselves. Dushinsku, a Jew of Hungarian origin, lived in Palestine with his family since 1930 and was considered one of the most prominent Orthodox rabbis in the region. He died shortly after … Continue reading Jews who struggle for a free Palestine

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Qatari surgeons to carry out open-heart surgeries for Gaza children

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EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) – Qatari cardiac surgeons have been granted permission to enter the Gaza Strip where they are scheduled to carry out open-heart surgeries for children, an official at the crossing said Tuesday. The delegation of 10 cardiac surgeons arrived in Cairo Tuesday and was scheduled to cross Wednesday via Rafah crossing. Palestinian officials told Ma’an that the Qatari surgeons would operate on 40 children. (www.maannews.net / 25.12.2012) Continue reading Qatari surgeons to carry out open-heart surgeries for Gaza children

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Marrakech to Build Medical Tourism City

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Tasweek Real Estate Marketing & Development will build a hospital city in Marrakech, Morocco. The Marrakech City Health Care, a 40 million-dollar project, had its cornerstone laid last week in a ceremony attended by the governor of Marrakech, Tensift Al Haouz, Moroccan officials, UAE diplomats, and a number of businessmen. The complex will be the largest health tourism project in Morocco and should be ready to open in 2 years.  The building will occupy a space of up to 21,000 square meters and include a 160-bed private hospital, 40-room luxury hotel, 56 residential apartments, gardens, and a pool. The hospital … Continue reading Marrakech to Build Medical Tourism City