Dario Salvi

Yesterday, the Israeli government gave the green light for the construction of more than 2,000 new housing units in the Occupied West Bank. For Peace Now, Netanyahu is missing another chance for peace. Adel Misk sees the Accords as a “mask” like many others in the past, starting with Oslo. The Arab world has betrayed the Palestinians.

The leaders of the CPP have given a mandate to the armed wing (NPA) to target companies and projects linked to Beijing, which allegedly contribute to the looting and destruction of marine and natural resources. But Duterte and the Manila government are relaunching the alliance with the Chinese, defined of strategic "interest" for the nation.

Military exports from Ankara to Baku escalated in 2020, peaking in the month leading up to the conflict. From just under 300 thousand dollars in July to 36 million in August and 77 million in September. Baku is today the first buyer of Turkish arms, followed by Oman and the United States.

Mohammad Mousavizadeh hanged himself in his family’s kitchen. The principal says the school had provided a phone. For the mother that claim is a lie because the device was broken and had no Internet connection. The boy’s teacher backs the mother’s version of events.

For the defenders of the institution, it is "the key to our system" and suppressing it is like a "civil war". Opponents and critics slam the flaws and shortcomings of the current monarch. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the king has isolated himself at a resort in Germany, along with his concubines. The hashtag #republicofthailand has proven popular.

The eviction took place on 10 October from the village of Pasing-Kang, in the district of Ta-Oesy, in the southern province of Saravan. Relatives and friends cannot help them for fear of retaliation. The authorities recently issued a law for the "protection" of Christians, largely ignored in rural areas.

Already targeted by the Islamic State group, which trafficked artifacts to finance its fight, Iraq’s cultural heritage is now threatened by the novel coronavirus. For an Iraqi scholar, raiding archaeological sites has “never stopped”. Attempts to contain the novel coronavirus have absorbed more and more government energy and resources.

For Msgr. Abou Khazen the document is an act in defence of a people "wounded and attacked by thieves on the way to Jericho". Syria is also waiting for a Good Samaritan "to save us". But the West in recent years has betrayed hopes. A text "to be explored even in the Muslim world" and which should "inspire" the powerful of the earth and their actions.

The alarm launched by the anti-occupation NGO B'Tselem on the health conditions of Maher Al-Akhras. Arrested by the Shin Bet for (alleged) links with Islamic Jihad, he has been awaiting a formalization of charges and a trial for months. Over 350 Palestinians under administrative detention, including two minors.

The 2020/2021 edition has kicked off with the first events in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tel Aviv. In the midst of the pandemic emergency, organisers want to use the Internet and social media to reach the general public. The first concert before a live audience will be held in Beirut, in January, to honour to the victims of the explosions at the port.

In the report "An open prison without end", Human Rights Watch denounces a climate of increasing abuse and persecution of the Muslim minority. 70% of children denied the right to education. Life in the camps similar to "continuous house arrest". For many it is impossible to hope for the future.

Defying lockdowns and restrictions, citizens invoke new protests and call for the resignation of Prime Minister Netanyahu. In Tel Aviv tensions and clashes with the police. A resentment heightened by the failure to comply with the rules by prominent personalities, including the prime minister's wife. The army opens a coronavirus ward at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.