With no end in sight, the Syrian uprising drags on, pulling Syria into a path of seemingly endemic violence, death, and destruction. Figures of the dead are controversial, but the number 70,000 gains the most circulation. Refugees now number close to a million, and the internally displaced nearly two million. No one really knows the count for the injured and dispossessed. Yet all indicators point to a longer term conflict, even if

As much as the war in Syria is one of weapons, it is also a war of images. Photographs and videos circulated online have altered assumptions, confirmed biases, and framed narratives at every stage of ongoing developments. In the past year, a number of Facebook pages have emerged as part of the “Lens of a Youth” network of photography collectives, covering nearly all the different cities and towns in Syria. Each individ

If I had a dollar for every time someone wrote about the “End Game” in Syria during the past eighteen months . . . .

Nearly two years into the Syrian uprising, analysts find themselves scrambling for potential scenarios. On the ground, most Syrians are more concerned about their personal safety at this point than they are about much else. The metrics seem to change constantly, causing political actors,

Basil Mansour(36 years old), a member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and the settlements in Bil'in and the head of Bil'in local council ,was Arrested by  Israeli army  on Hezma military checkpoint  during his participated in the Palestinians wedding ,participated in the wedding dozens of Palestinians and  international peace activity . The participants walked  towards Jerusalem through H

We, the human rights defenders from the Gulf countries and Yemen, convened at the second  Gulf Platform for Human Rights Defenders held in Istanbul (1-2 March 2013), and organized by the Gulf Center for Human Rights, stress on the following:

We declare our absolute solidarity with the human rights defenders in the region and our complete support without reservations, and while expressing our deep concern and

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt are the most influential.. And the increasing importance of science and technology

El-Achi, Hayat Sindi, Morsi, Abdalla Alnajjar, Samia Al-Amoudi, Magdi yacoub and Farouk El-Baz the most prominent scientists.. the absence of Zewail

The known "Gulf Business" Magazin recently declared the l

Second training workshop
On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013, Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights concluded the 2nd training workshop for running small projects and how to manage the families of prisoners and detainees in EL Basateen and Dar El Salam districts to get loans. The workshop entitled "Small Projects as one of Integration and Rehabilitation Mechanisms" was con

Success story of an Arab company fascinated the West and inspire Arab entrepreneurs.. Launched by the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF)
Vestec employed innovation to reach international markets. Started with a capital of 50000 US$ and its market value reached now 68 million$
ASTF invites Arab entrepreneurs and researchers to make the economy and development hub for th

Egyptian forces have discovered over 225 smuggling tunnels under the border with the Gaza Strip, a military spokesperson said Sunday.

Egyptian military spokesperson Colonel Ahmed Mohamed Ali told solaa that the army is continuing with efforts to close down the network of underground tunnels.

"Each tunnel has several exits, including inside Egyptian houses, and thus can be difficult to detect.

At least one Hezbollah fighter and five Syrian rebels have been killed in fighting in Syrian territory on the border with Lebanon, nearby Lebanese residents and Syrian opposition sources said on Sunday.

Hadi al-Abdallah of the Syrian Revolution General Commission said fighting broke out on Saturday after Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, who are in control of eight Syrian border villages, tried to expand their sphere b