Decade

Israel approves biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades

Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than …

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Egypt Independent May 30, 2025

Chinese Amb. Hails Golden Decade of Egypt-China Partnership

Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang hailed the last 10 years of Egypt-China relations as a “golden decade” during a ceremony at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The ambassador praised the fruitful achievements of the comprehensive strategic partnership under the strong leadership of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and President Xi Jinping. In 2023, the …

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Egypt Independent December 17, 2024

UK court rules government plan to build first new coal mine in decades unlawful on climate grounds

CNN — Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change challenged the previous Conservative government’s 2022 approval of a coking coal mine in northwest England. Britain dropped its defense of the …

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Egypt Independent September 14, 2024

‘People are suffocating.’ Bedouins in Israel say Gaza war has worsened decades of marginalization

Khirbet Karkur, Israel CNN — In southern Israel’s Negev desert, residents of the Bedouin village of Khirbet Karkur live in tents and metal-clad makeshift homes. Not far from the border with Gaza, they hear the sounds of the war unfolding next door. There are some 300,000 Arab Bedouins living in the Negev. As Muslim-Arab citizens …

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Egypt Independent September 7, 2024