‘Kill on the spot’: Poll shows most Israelis support immediate execution for Palestinian attackers

Over 50 percent of Israelis think that Palestinians suspected of carrying out terror activities “should be killed on the spot,” says a new think-tank poll. The hardening stance comes as 6 more... Read more »

Tunisia’s exceptional dates crop leaves farmers frowning‏

Maghreb News/ Lamine Gh- Palm dates in Tunisia Tyields a record  crop this season but the bumper harvest failed to sweeten tempers of farmers worrying about sale prospects and price levels. « We... Read more »

Tunisia olive oil output falls from world second biggest yield‏

Maghreb News/ Lamine Gh- Olive oil harvest in Tunisia slumped this year from a record output in the previous period when the country shot to the global second biggest olive oil producer... Read more »

Snowden condemns Britain’s new surveillance bill

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has voiced his opposition to the Investigatory Powers Bill, which was unveiled Wednesday by the British government, saying ministers are “taking notes on how to defend the indefensible.”... Read more »

Airlines told to restart UK-bound flights from Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday

Britain’s Department of Transport (DoT) has told airlines to restart homebound flights from Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday, after Downing Street cancelled all planes leaving the Egyptian resort on Wednesday night amid security... Read more »

Sisi: Egypt will work with UK to ensure Sharm el-Sheikh Britons are returned

In a joint press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said they will “work hard” to ensure flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh are restored... Read more »

2015 Million Mask March

Anonymous-inspired activists are taking to the streets across the globe as the Million Mask March circles the world. Hiding behind symbolic Anonymous masks, the demonstrators are protesting censorship, government corruption, and police... Read more »

Sony hack anniversary: More cyberattacks on media & bigger security budgets – survey

Media executives say that since the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment a year ago, they’ve noticed an increase in hacks both external and internally, according to a survey conducted by the auditor... Read more »

‘No choice’: Ex-prisoners paying exorbitant debit card fees almost no one else pays

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under pressure to protect a kind of debit card consumer it currently ignores: just-released prisoners. A debit card program that they have “no choice” but to... Read more »

TPP revealed: Pact details ignite debate over privacy, internet freedom, whistleblowers

With the release of the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sharpening of arguments on both sides outline a debate about privacy, corporatism, internet freedom and intellectual property, and even... Read more »