Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 645
Golan Heights Braces for More Fighting
- Inter Press Service
MAJDAL SHAMS, Occupied Golan Heights, Feb 07 (IPS) - After Israeli war planes reportedly bombed targets in Syrian territory last week, individuals and groups in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights are quietly preparing for the possibility of escalating violence between Syria and Israel.
"Drone" a Dirty Word in the U.N. Lexicon
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - The "drone", one of the eminently controversial lethal weapons deployed by the United States in its war against terrorism, is obviously a dirty word in the U.N. lexicon.
Northern Mali Faces Food and Currency Shortages
- Inter Press Service
NIAMEY, Feb 05 (IPS) - Communities in northern Mali are in need of humanitarian intervention following the recent military intervention in Gao and Timbuktu, leading non-governmental organisations to call for deliveries of food aid, fuel and even currency notes.
Israeli Activists Invite Palestinian Vote
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Feb 04 (IPS) - Unknown to the Israeli government or the Israeli electorate, hundreds of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza took part in the recent Israeli elections by default thanks to an act of civil disobedience by Israeli peace activists.
Pakistan Tribes Turn Against Army
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 02 (IPS) - –"We demand an immediate end to the military operation in Khyber Agency because it has not brought any results during the past three years," says Iqbal Afridi from the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf party. "The military operations are killing the local population while the militants remained unharmed."
In Mali, Driving Out Rebels but Not Fear
- Inter Press Service
DIABALY, Mali, Feb 02 (IPS) - "We know they are close. We do not feel safe," mutters Allassane Traoré, as he stares down the road on which the Islamists entered the town of Diabaly in central Mali, almost two weeks ago.
It’s All About Israel
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 02 (IPS) - If former Defence Secretary-designate Sen. Chuck Hagel's lacklustre performance at his confirmation hearing Thursday heartened neo-conservatives and other hawks opposed to his nomination, those who argued that the Israel lobby has been exerting too great an influence on U.S. foreign policy were ecstatic.
Malians Digging Deep to Support War Effort
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Feb 01 (IPS) - Malians, including students and businesses owners, are donating money to their military's costly war against armed Islamic groups that have occupied the north of this impoverished West African country and committed atrocities against local populations.
Preparing to Fight Off Doomsday
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Feb 01 (IPS) - The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has adopted a new strategy to involve citizens and politicians more actively to push for a global ban on nuclear weapons.
Setbacks Push Mideast Peace to Back Burner
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 01 (IPS) - The optimism expressed by U.S. President Barack Obama and newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry about restarting the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has been met with scepticism from many seasoned Middle East observers and experts.
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