The protest gathering dubbed ''sovereignty for the nation'' aimed at drawing attention to the detention of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and to ask for UN intervention to help his release. Khawaja, the co-founder and former president of the Bahrain Center for Human Right, was sentenced to life in prison by a military court last year. He is currently on a hunger strike to protest against his detention and Manama’s brutal crackdown on protests. … [Read more...]

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According to an Israeli security official, the construction of the submarine is almost over and it will be transferred to Israel after undergoing deep sea tests. Germany has already provided Israel with three Dolphin submarines, two of which were detonated by Berlin and the third half-funded. Two more Dolphin-class submarines are expected to be delivered to Israel by 2013 as part of Tel Aviv plans to transform its navy into a deep-water … [Read more...]

An Israeli committee is set to give the go-ahead for the constructions in the settlement of Shilo, near the northern Palestinian city of Nablus. The committee "will meet today to approve [the] construction of 500 units," civil administration spokesman Guy Inbar said on Wednesday. It will also legalize more than 200 units built earlier without an Israeli permit, some in a nearby settler outpost of Shvut Rachel, “for humanitarian … [Read more...]

An Israeli committee is set to give the go-ahead for the constructions in the settlement of Shilo, near the northern Palestinian city of Nablus. The committee "will meet today to approve [the] construction of 500 units," civil administration spokesman Guy Inbar said on Wednesday. It will also legalize more than 200 units built earlier without an Israeli permit, some in a nearby settler outpost of Shvut Rachel, “for humanitarian … [Read more...]