http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_sporting_victory_for_equal_rights/?source=rss A few days ago the runner made history as one of two women named in the Saudi Olympic team. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Middle East, Saudi Arabia 2012-07-15T04:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saudi_woman_drivers_lashing_overturned_by_king/?source=rss Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Saudi Arabia 2011-09-29T14:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saudi_women_to_get_right_to_vote/?source=rss Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Middle East, Saudi Arabia 2011-09-25T15:02:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/internet_activism_stop_f1_race_in_bahrain/?source=rss The Internet activism community Avaaz.org obtained a victory in their rally against Formula 1 race in Bahrain. In the wake of the last month’s tumultuous upheaval in the Near East many regimes have been questioned on their human rights records. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Middle East, Bahrain 2011-06-24T04:25:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/former_israeli_pres_katsav_gets_7yrs_in_jail_for_rape/?source=rss The conviction of a former president on rape charges is virtually unheard of anywhere in the developed world. The conviction and sentence is being held up as a victory for women’s rights in Israel. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Israel 2011-03-26T02:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/israeli_extends_helping_hand_to_sick_palestinians/?source=rss After his brother was murdered by Hamas, Yuval Roth turned his loss into a way to promote peace. He and his organization, On the Road to Recovery, transport sick Palestinians into Israel so they can receive quality medical care. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Middle East, Palestine, Israel 2011-02-06T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pneumonia_vaccine_to_save_thousands_of_lives/?source=rss A vaccine against pneumonia - the world's biggest killer of children - is being introduced in Africa and other poor countries across the world. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Central America, Honduras, Middle East, Yemen 2011-01-26T00:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ambitious_project_to_green_the_desert_to_begin_in_jordan/?source=rss An ambitious project that aims to turn arid desert land into a green oasis took a step closer to becoming reality last week when an agreement was signed on the rights to develop a pilot system in Jordan. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Regions, Middle East, Jordan 2011-01-20T06:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/women_entrepreneurs_in_baghdad_making_their_own_light/?source=rss Wafa'a makes candles. A widow with four sons living in Baghdad, Iraq, her husband was killed when a mortar dropped into her store years ago. But despite being a woman living in one of the most dangerous places in the world, she started a business. Someday soon, she hopes to have a factory. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Middle East, Iraq 2011-01-18T20:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/israel_overpowers_deadly_blaze_after_four_day_battle/?source=rss Firefighters have overpowered the deadly blaze which tore through a forest in northern Israel after a four-day battle aided by aircraft from around the world, officials said on Sunday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, Middle East, Israel 2010-12-07T10:58:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/life_of_woman_sentenced_to_death_by_stoning_could_be_spared/?source=rss Iran has signalled for the first time that it may spare the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning for adultery has sparked an international outcry. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Middle East, Iran 2010-11-24T17:21:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/israel_and_palestine_declare_war_against_climate_change/?source=rss Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects of climate change, one month ahead of the next United Nations conference on climate change, meeting at Cancun in November. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Middle East, Palestine, Israel 2010-10-28T05:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/coral_oasis_found_in_mediterranean_desert/?source=rss The exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences , headed by Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham, discovered for the first time an area of reefs with deep-sea corals in the Mediterranean, offshore of Israel. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Middle East, Israel 2010-10-08T05:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/more_nations_sign_on_to_un_backed_initiative_to_end_use_of_child_soldiers/?source=rss Eleven new countries have added their names to a growing United Nations-backed list of States that have pledged to halt child recruitment, support the release of children from armed groups and help reintegrate them into civilian life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Cape Verde, Gabon, Togo, Asia, Georgia, East Asia, South Korea, Europe, Serbia, Iceland, Latvia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Oceania, New Zealand 2010-10-03T05:12:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/iran_regional_nations_sign_accord_to_tackle_sand_storms/?source=rss Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar and Turkey have inked an accord in Tehran aimed at tackling the problem of sand storms within the next five years, local media reported on Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Land, Regions, Europe, Turkey, Middle East, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Syria 2010-10-01T03:20:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/100mw_solar_power_plant_to_be_built_in_the_uae/?source=rss What does it say that one of the largest producers of oil, The United Arab Emirates, is aggressively developing renewable energy? Clearly the country is thinking about a world beyond fossil energies. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Middle East, United Arab Emirates 2010-09-01T15:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/last_us_combat_brigade_exits_iraq/?source=rss The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion. News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Regions, Middle East, Iraq 2010-08-19T12:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_confirms_plan_for_us_troop_withdrawal_from_iraq/?source=rss US President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in Iraq by 31 August. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Iraq, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2010-08-02T19:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/iran_ready_for_nuclear_talks_without_conditions_report/?source=rss Iran is ready to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions, its envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, the official IRNA news agency reported. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Iran 2010-07-26T16:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/iran_president_ahmadinejad_accepts_nuclear_deal_terms/?source=rss Iran's president has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Iran 2010-02-03T00:16:00+00:00