#47070 Israeli invasion forces encroach on Lebanese water and soil
by Arab Monitor staff in Arab Monitor, 24 September 2006
»Withdrawing from some villages, the Israeli forces redeployed to other areas leaving behind them a trail of destruction, such as in Labbouneh, whose trees and horticulture have been totally destroyed by bulldozers. In addition, convoys of Isra ...
#107009 Mahmoud Abbas fires Palestinian Authority's ambassador to Moscow
by Arab Monitor staff in Arab Monitor, 25 March 2009
Retaliating against what he deemed a gesture of public support for his political rivals, former Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sacked the PA's ambassador to Russia Afif Safia. Abbas was enraged over reports from Moscow that Safia had a ...