Property prices now tipped to stabilize and rise.
Israel okays funding to block African migrants – Bikya Masr
December 12, 2011
Israel okays funding to block African migrants – Bikya Masr.
The Israeli government on Sunday voted unanimously to launch a $160 million program to curtail illegal African migrants ability to enter the country from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The program will boost the country’s ability to build a large border fence and will also expand a detention center able to hold thousands of new illegal arrivals.
Hamas: Israel declaring war on Muslim holy sites with closure of Jerusalem bridge – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
December 12, 2011
A Hamas spokesman said Monday that the closure of Jerusalem’s Mughrabi Bridge, which leads from the Western Wall Plaza to the Temple Mount, is an attack against Muslim holy sites, AFP reported.
Morocco’s Islamist Prime Minister – By Avi Spiegel | The Middle East Channel
December 6, 2011
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Morocco’s Islamist Prime Minister – By Avi Spiegel | The Middle East Channel.
The Moroccan case challenges conventional wisdom about contemporary Islamists and contextualizes qualms about what they might do next. The PJD originated as an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Malaria Remains a Pronounced Threat to U.S. Service Members in Africa
December 6, 2011
The lesson is simple, AFRICOM health officials said. All the aforementioned steps are critical to protecting yourself from the threat of Malaria. Using an effective layered defense, backed up by appropriately prescribed and applied medications, service members and civilian travelers alike should be able to visit the continent with little to no threat of malaria.
Islamists set to dominate Egypt legislature as initial vote results emerge – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
December 1, 2011
Initial results of Egypt’s first free election in six decades will emerge on Thursday, with Islamist parties expecting to command a majority in parliament, hard on the heels of victories by their counterparts in Tunisia and Morocco.
Sierra Leone: Change You Can (Not) Believe In
December 1, 2011
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Sierra Leone: Change You Can (Not) Believe In.
Sierra Leone is in the middle of a corruption firestorm after a damaging al-Jazeera investigative report uncovered what appears to be corruption at the highest levels of government, including the vice president. Sorious Samura, the country’s celebrated investigative journalist, broke the story for al-Jazeera after he infiltrated government offices. For two thousand dollars, undercover reporters were granted access to the vice president and other senior government officials who hinted at the possibility delaying the official ban on timber exports and allow the so-called investors to engage in what is clearly an illegal activity. You can watch the entire video here.
Peter "Just Loves Flying" 