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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 17
Egyptians Dispute the Meaning of Democracy
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 21 (IPS) - The events of Jun. 30 have split Egyptians into two categories. For those in the first, what happened that day was an army-supported public uprising to fulfill the objectives of the revolution of Jan. 25, 2011 and topple a president who broke promises and worked only to benefit his own group, the Muslim Brotherhood.
OP-ED: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Exclusion Breeds Radicalism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 19 (IPS) - The Egyptian military's removal of the democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood from power upended the MB's 20-year old political participation programme. If the new regime aims to achieve genuine reconciliation and political consensus, the MB and its supporters must be included in the restructuring of Egyptian politics.
When Israelis Boycott a Settlement
- Inter Press Service
ARIEL, Occupied West Bank, Jul 19 (IPS) - As the European Union delegitimises the settlement enterprise further by officially announcing that, effective Jul. 30, its 28 member states are required to differentiate between pre-1967 Israel and Israeli-occupied territories, Israelis supportive of a two-state solution vigorously lead their own boycott campaign against this settlement town of 20,000.
Egypt May Not go the Algeria Way
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - The ouster of Egypt's first freely elected president by the military has led some to warn of a possible Algeria-style civil war. Local analysts, however, dismiss the likelihood of the "Algeria scenario" occurring in Egypt.
Hamas Strikes Just the Wrong Note
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Jul 16 (IPS) - Mohammed Assaf is on to a winning track with recordings in Dubai and performances scheduled across Arab countries after winning the Arab Idol contest. But the 23-year-old who has become Gaza's pride is virtually disowned by the government in Gaza.
Obama’s Many Middle East Miseries Multiply
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 13 (IPS) - No doubt the administration of President Barack Obama had hoped that this week's foreign policy news would be dominated by the high-level U.S.-China Strategic and Economic and Dialogue (S&ED) that just ended here Thursday.
Saudi Women's Rights Activists to File Prison Appeal Friday
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - Two Saudi Arabian women's rights activists are filing an appeal on Friday after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for helping a woman who had allegedly been abused by her husband.
Q&A: No Justice for Tortured Bahraini Journalist
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 10 (IPS) - In May 2011, almost a year and half after a Tunisian street vendor's self-immolation sparked waves of revolution still rocking the Middle East, Bahraini journalist Nazeeha Saeed was tortured during her 13-hour detention before signing a confession she was not allowed to read.
Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly U.S.-Supplied
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - When the dust settles from the ongoing deadly confrontations between the Egyptian armed forces and thousands of Islamist protesters in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the eventual winner will be the United States - specifically U.S.-made weapons systems in the hands of the country's 440,000-strong military.
OP-ED: Islam Is Not the Solution to What Ails the Middle East
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 08 (IPS) - During the decades when Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was a barely tolerated opposition party, it campaigned against the reigning secular autocrats under the banner "Islam is the solution."
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