Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1258
Veil Falls Over Egyptian Media
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 25 (IPS) - The former regime of Hosni Mubarak tightly controlled the press and intimidated journalists who dared to criticise it. Now it appears the Muslim Brotherhood has adopted similar tactics to stifle dissent.
Syrian Crisis Brings a Blessing for Kurds
- Inter Press Service
GIRKE LEGE, Syria, Aug 24 (IPS) - The smuggler wants 200 dollars but Jewan negotiates him down to 100. That’s still a lot for this 26-year-old Syrian Kurd, but he can hardly wait to cross the border to Syria from Iraq. It’s been three years since he last saw his family.
OP-ED: Some Thoughts on the Nonaligned Movement Summit in Tehran
- Inter Press Service
HAWAII, U.S., Aug 24 (IPS) - It must be considered pure fortuity for the Islamic Republic of Iran that the decision to hold the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran was made three years ago in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
In Israel, Opposition to Attacking Iran Gains Upper Hand
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (IPS) - The ambitions of a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran, as harboured by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, have been defeated by internal opposition, a growing number of observers have come to believe in the wake of dramatic opposing statements by prominent Israeli leaders, including President Shimon Peres.
Washington’s War Drums Drown out Opportunities for Peace in Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (IPS) - As violence in Syria spikes after a short lull, the prospect of international military intervention appears to be growing by the day. Earlier this week, almost exactly one year after President Barack Obama first called on Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad to step down, Obama warned of "enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons".
With Egyptian Loan Request, Some Fear Loss of Revolution's Gains
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (IPS) - After 18 months of talks, on Wednesday Egypt's government formally requested a 4.8-billion-dollar loan from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), hoping to stabilise an economy that has continued to badly stutter in the aftermath of the popular uprising that led to the downfall of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Q&A: “The Trend in the Western World Is the Dissolution of Cities”
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - The prevailing trend in much of “the Western capitalist world is the destruction and dissolution of cities,” which represents a threaten to democracy, “because the city is the place where public freedoms were born,” warns urban planner Jordi Borja in an interview with Tierramérica*.
Palestinians Live on the Edge in New Libya
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Aug 23 (IPS) - Just before the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime one year ago, Huda and her Palestinian family were forcefully evicted from their Tripoli home.
Q&A: U.S. Should Encourage NATO-Led Assistance to Syrian Opposition
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (IPS) - Intervention in Syria was "only a matter of time", wrote Emile Nakhleh in February in the Financial Times. Seven months later, the fighting and divisions within Syria continue to worsen. Now, a diplomatic solution is no longer possible, Nakhleh, a retired CIA analyst, believes.
Rebuffing Israel, U.N. Chief Heads to Iran for Summit Meeting
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (IPS) - Brushing aside a warning by the Israeli government and rebuffing a campaign by pro-Israeli lobbying groups in the United States, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to visit Iran next week to participate in the summit meeting of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), described as the world's largest single political coalition.
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