Protecting Lands in Peril
To cope with our growing population we have tripled our exploitation of natural resources in just 40 years. As a result of the vast expansion …
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Soldiers killed in raid on Sinai checkpoint
Fighters have killed eight Egyptian security personnel at a security checkpoint in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said. «Terrorist elements targeted a checkpoint west of …
ISIL claims deadly attack in Ebola-wracked eastern DR Congo
ISIL has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in an Ebola-stricken eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued …
What is Sahwa, the Awakening movement under pressure in Saudi?
Despite several waves of state repression since the 1990s, the Muslim Brotherhood-inspired religious movement has maintained an influence over the years. The Saudi al-Sahwa al-Islamiyya …
Who are the key Sahwa figures Saudi Arabia is cracking down on?
Saudi Arabia is currently cracking down on the Sahwa, or Awakening, with at least three figures linked to the movement reported to be on death …
Venezuelan activist Tintori, wife of opposition’s Lopez, in Spain
Lilian Tintori, the wife of Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, arrived in Spain on Tuesday with her daughter, Federica Antonieta, the Spanish government said. Tintori …
Sudan army ‘expels wounded protesters’ from hospital after attack
Crowds of wounded people continued to throng the corridors of Sudan’s Royal Care Hospital on Tuesday, a day after a deadly crackdown on protesters outside …
Anti-immigrant groups target Arizona churches, lawsuit claims
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against a pair of Arizona-based anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups accused of «threatening» and …
After backlash, Trump u-turns on UK health service in trade talks
US President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that Britain’s public health service should be on the table in future post-Brexit trade talks between the two …
Frightened and displaced, Papua children haunted by conflict
For the past six months, she’s been living in a church-run shelter after escaping the chaos that enveloped her village in Nduga, a remote highland …
US judge denies Democrats’ lawsuit to stop border wall funds
A United States federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Democrats in the House of Representatives that sought to block President Donald Trump’s plan …
Saudi Arabia and Iran after the summits of discontent
Saudi Arabia hosted three summits last week — a Gulf, an Arab and an Islamic one — with one common goal: Confront and isolate Iran. …