Global Issues News Headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”

Ahead Of Elections, Military Well Entrenched:

2012-05-21T19:49:00-07:00

As Egyptians prepare to elect their country’s first president since the uprising that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, the military junta that has ruled for the last 15 months has shown little sign it is prepared to accept civilian oversight.

Al-Qaeda Claims Deadly Yemen Suicide Blast:

2012-05-21T10:33:00-07:00

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the centre of the Yemeni capital that has left nearly 100 people dead.

Poverty Fuels Clashes In Lebanon:

2012-05-20T19:35:00-07:00

Age-old battlegrounds in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli have descended into violence once again. While the events are highly disturbing they are not necessarily surprising for Lebanon’s residents, who have grown accustomed to violent clashes along the impoverished sectarian divides in the city.

From Mubarak To Worse:

2012-05-17T21:11:00-07:00

More than 15 months after Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising and four months after free parliamentary polls, many Egyptians say that daily living conditions are worse now than they were in the Mubarak era.

Op-Ed: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism

2012-05-16T07:22:00-07:00

The rising spectre of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.

Presidential Hopefuls Haunted By Their Pasts:

2012-05-14T20:24:00-07:00

One is a conservative Islamist attempting to reinvent himself as a pragmatic liberal, the other is a secular statesman trying to distance himself from the authoritarian regime he once served. Both aspire to be Egypt’s first civilian president.

U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal To Bahrain, Groups Say:

2012-05-14T17:41:00-07:00

The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is sending the wrong signal to the government of Bahrain in proceeding with a partial sale of new arms to Manama, according to human rights activists and some lawmakers here.

Building Libya's New Media 'from A Void':

2012-05-14T12:02:00-07:00

Going from being a country with a highly controlled press to one that has free, independent and functioning media in roughly a year is a tall order.

Deserting Refugees In The Sahara:

2012-05-13T00:26:00-07:00

As dusk settles over the isolated Saharan town Kufra, young guards order a few hundred migrants lined up at a detention centre to chant 'Libya free, Chadians out', before they kneel down for evening prayers.

Recovering From The Spring, At A Price:

2012-05-11T21:57:00-07:00

The Arab Spring has sent scores of sick and injured Libyans fleeing their war- torn country north to Jordan. The unexpected flow of patients is putting a lot of pressure on Jordanian hospitals and disrupting the lives of Libyan and Jordanian patients alike, a situation the Libyan government is now attempting to correct.