Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 657
Cold and Dusty But Safe
- Inter Press Service
ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, Nov 19 (IPS) - No other camp for Syrians match the size of Za'atari. Equal rows of tents marked with the UNHCR logo spread to the horizon, dotted with lanterns and water tanks. Only a handful of people remain in sight, mostly on their way to or from the bathrooms.
Hunger Strike Is Over, but Kurdish Unrest Is Not
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Nov 18 (IPS) - There was a sigh of relief in Ankara as Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), on Sunday put an end to the 68-day hunger strike of 682 Kurdish prisoners and nine members of the Turkish Parliament.
Israel Prepares for Deeper Confrontation
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (IPS) - Four days into Israel's fierce assault on Hamas in Gaza, the ongoing operation looks on the surface a remake of the Gaza War of 2008-9 – with one unanswered distinction: whether it is aimed at completing what the previous onslaught didn't achieve – the removal of the Palestinian Islamic movement from power once and for all.
Israeli Firepower Threatens to Overwhelm Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (IPS) - When the late Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), was engaged in a heavily one-sided battle against a robustly-armed Israel in 2000, he admitted the Palestinians were completely outgunned by the Israelis.
U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Cost Global Economy Billions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists' (FAS) special report released here Friday.
Broadwell Defended Petraeus' Village Destruction Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (IPS) - Paula Broadwell, whose affair with Gen. David Petraeus brought his career to a sudden end last week, had sought to help defend his decision in 2010 to allow village destruction in Afghanistan that not only violated his own previous guidance but the international laws of war.
War Clouds Over Gaza Again
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (IPS) - As Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip enters its second day, Palestinians fear that this is only the beginning of another widespread Israeli offensive into the besieged Palestinian territory that would leave them nowhere to hide.
Syrian Opposition Rebrands as Rebels Advance
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (IPS) - As Syrian rebels launched a new attack in Damascus, opposition leaders announced the creation of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, an umbrella group designed to be more representative of – and more influential with – anti-Assad forces on the ground.
Kurdish Prisoners Hungry for Freedom
- Inter Press Service
DIYARBAKIR, Nov 13 (IPS) - Five MPs from Turkey's main Kurdish political party, the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), and the Mayor of Diyarbak?r have gone on hunger strike to support a protest by more than 700 Kurdish prison inmates. The prisoners' hunger strike has now lasted 63 days, and spans dozens of prisons across Turkey.
Will Mali's Prime Minister Resign?
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Nov 13 (IPS) - West African heads of state have restated their determination that no member of Mali's transitional government will be allowed to stand in the country's next presidential election. Their statement has fed a growing debate over who should be allowed to run.
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