West Bank family sees no hope of justice in settler killings | Israel-Palestine conflict

West Bank family sees no hope of justice in settler killings | Israel-Palestine conflict

Moussa is eight years old and really likes marbles. But for the past month, this Palestinian boy, living in the occupied West Bank, has a new game: “Pretend daddy isn’t dead.” He calls his dad, imagines what he did with his day, and acts like he is suddenly going to…

Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections

Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections

Nearly seven million people are currently displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where renewed conflict with rebels from the March 23rd Movement (M23) is raging – a record high even in a country that has suffered decades of violence. The grim announcement by the International Organization for…

Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Madrid, Spain – On Friday, a survivor of the 1937 Guernica massacre and a Palestinian protester will sound an alarm in the Spanish marketplace bombed by a Nazi legion 86 years ago, to pay tribute to the victims of Israel’s bloody campaign in Gaza. Hundreds of people in the Spanish town,…

Working at a giant snail’s pace a boon for Ivorian farmers | Business and Economy

Working at a giant snail’s pace a boon for Ivorian farmers | Business and Economy

They may weigh a maximum of 500 grammes (one pound) and only grow to 10 centimetres (four inches), but the farming of giant snails is proving to be big business in the Ivory Coast. Considered a delicacy for their tasty flesh, the giant snails are also used to make cosmetics…

Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees | Migration

Malta welcomes foreign workers to fill labour shortage, but repels refugees | Migration

Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities.  Valleta, Malta – Amit* cruised through the lanes of Marsaxlokk, a colourful Maltese fishing hamlet, on his way to pick up two passengers in his taxi. “I love my job in this country,” he said. “Malta was my entry…

‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza | Gaza News

‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza | Gaza News

Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – It’s been two weeks, and the al-Samounis still have no idea what happened to their sons and brothers. They are in shock. The 36 women and children, crammed into one tent for displaced people on the grounds of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, have four blankets to…

Near Sfax, refugees scramble after violent clashes with Tunisia police | Features

Near Sfax, refugees scramble after violent clashes with Tunisia police | Features

Sfax, Tunisia – On the outskirts of Tunisia’s second-largest city and the destination point for thousands of sub-Saharan African refugees hoping to get to Europe, 15-year-old Osman Bah from Guinea points to his sleeping quarters. The spot is hard to make out among the grey sand and plastic bags scattered…

Israel, Palestine and Canada’s ‘schizophrenic foreign policy’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel, Palestine and Canada’s ‘schizophrenic foreign policy’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Montreal, Canada – More than a month into its bombardment of Gaza, the Israeli military issued a warning: Ground troops had surrounded the largest hospital in the Palestinian enclave, al-Shifa. A raid would be launched “in minutes”. The impending siege of the Gaza City health complex sparked panic among the…

‘I miss my routine’: A displaced Gaza mother recalls life before the war | Israel-Palestine conflict

‘I miss my routine’: A displaced Gaza mother recalls life before the war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza Strip – As Imtithal, a mother of six, stokes the wood fire she has built up to bake bread for her family, her thoughts take her back to her usual morning routine at home in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in western Gaza, before the relentless Israeli…