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Palestinians in Lebanon Continue Protests Over UNRWA’s Health Care Cuts

May 7, 2016

Palestinian groups in Lebanon have shut down UNRWA offices across the country since Thursday as protests over controversial health care cuts continued. (more…)

Concerts at Palmyra Represent Liberation, Resilience, Revival

By Eva Bartlett on May 8, 2016

The momentous Syrian-Russian liberation of world heritage site Palmyra on March 27, 2016, came and went with zero congratulations from world leaders who are supposedly fighting terrorism. (more…)

Health Ministry: Humanitarian Organizations Must Pay Attention to Terrorist Crimes against Health Establishments in Syria

May 3, 2016

Damascus, SANA- The Health Ministry said on Tuesday that targeting al-Dhabeet Hospital in Aleppo city by the armed terrorist organizations left three pregnant women dead and put the hospital, which specialized in gynecology, fully out of service. (more…)

UN: Four-fold Increase in Israeli Demolitions this Year

April 29, 2016

UN figures released Thursday revealed a four-fold increase from last year in the rate of Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes and structures, that have left a record-high 808 Palestinians displaced since the start of 2016. (more…)

Saudi Arabia: Foreign Workers Burn Buses after Massive Layoffs

May 2, 2016

The workers set at least seven buses on fire to protest Binladen construction group firing of at least 70,000 laborers after six months of no pay.

Foreign workers at one of Saudi Arabia’s largest construction companies, Binladin group, set fire to at least seven buses in protest of being fired from their work after not being paid for more than six months, local media reported Sunday. (more…)

Obama to Announce Major US Escalation in Syria

By Daniel McAdams on April 24, 2016

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that tomorrow (Monday) President Obama will announce that he is quintupling the number of US troops inside Syria. (more…)

Israeli Soldier Who Killed Injured Palestinian Sent Home for Passover

April 22, 2016

Elor Azria, charged with manslaughter, is greeted by friends and family after being released from custody for Jewish holiday (more…)

Israel Destroyed 523 Palestinian Structures in 3 Months

April 10, 2106

Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) destroyed 523 Palestinian homes and civilian structures in the West Bank since the start of 2016, with an increase of 275% from last year, a Palestinian center reported Sunday. (more…)

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