Health Ministry nixes moves to declare Haifa a smog haven Ha'aretz | Since Israel’s Clean Air Law went into effect 18 months ago, its largest northern city, Haifa, has been on the verge of being declared an official sufferer of air pollution. Yet it now appears that Haifa will be spared this indignity, despite the...
Israeli authorities backtrack on move to declare Haifa's air seriously polluted Ha'aretz | Since Israel's Clean Air Law went into effect 18 months ago, its largest northern city, Haifa, has been on the verge of being declared an official sufferer of air pollution. Yet it now appears that Haifa will be spared this indignity, despite the f...
Dreams of 'the Barcelona of Haifa Bay' face powerful obstacles Ha'aretz | The Haifa municipality views July as a historic month: The National Planning and Building Council finally approved a plan to evacuate part of the cargo port in the lower city and transform it into a lively center of entertainment and shopping. This...
Haifa Wehbe returns to Dubai club scene Gulf News | Lebanese superstar Haifa Wehbe is making a welcome return to the Dubai club scene. | One of the most famous singers of the Arab world, Wehbe will be performing live at Cavalli Club on November 30 at a lavish evening of dinner, drinks and danc...
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Netanyahu: Wasn't It Enough for Israel's...????? WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | In the midst of the scramble for Palestine, while the UN Special Committee on Palestine was still debating over trusteeship and try...
Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu denounces beating of Arab teen Chicago Tribune | JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday condemned the brutal beating of a Palestinian teenager by a gang of Jewish youths shouting anti-Arab slurs. ...
Height of Lebanon flames depends on Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria Ha'aretz | The latest spate of kidnappings and sectarian street-fighting in Lebanon has a depressing familiarity to it, though some are already saying that it is petering out. But whether or not that it is true, it is almost certain that we will be focusing more on Lebanon in the coming weeks and months, as both the Iranian nuclear saga and the Syrian revol...
Gaza 'will not be liveable by 2020' - UN report BBC News The Gaza Strip will not be "a liveable place" by 2020 unless action is taken to improve basic services in the territory, according to a UN report. | Basic infrastructure in water, health, education and sanitation "is struggling to keep pace with a growing population", according to the report. | It estimates Gaza's populatio...
