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Egypt's Presidency, Judiciary Brace for Showdown Over Draft Law
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jun 10 (IPS) - The post-revolution struggle between Egypt's judiciary and President Mohammed Morsi, the country's first Islamist head of state, finally seems to be coming to a head over controversial draft legislation regulating judicial authority.
As Erdogan Remains Firm, No End in Sight for Turkey's Protests
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Jun 08 (IPS) - Now approaching its third week, the "Occupy Taksim" movement, a peaceful sit-in to save Istanbul's Gezi Park from redevelopment, has taken on a festival-like atmosphere, with protesters organising to stand guard around the clock, provide uninterrupted food and water supplies, and carry out a self-initiated cleaning of the grounds.
Q&A: Turkish Opposition Leader Expects Unrest to Continue
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Jun 08 (IPS) - As protests in Turkey stretch into their second week, the precise terms and conditions that could bring the social unrest to an end are unclear, though many speculate about what would end the deadlock between the government and protesters.
U.S. Syria Hawks Can’t Get No Traction
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 08 (IPS) - With Syrian government forces and their allies scoring a major victory over Western- and Gulf Arab-backed rebel forces this week, neo-conservatives and other anti-Damascus hawks are trying hard to turn up the pressure on President Barack Obama to sharply escalate U.S. support for the opposition.
In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug
- Inter Press Service
GABÈS, Jun 07 (IPS) - The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight.
Turkey's Excessive Neo-liberalism Threatens 'Peace at Home'
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Jun 05 (IPS) - "Peace at home, peace in the world" is the official motto of the Turkish Republic. Coined in 1931 by the republic's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, it implies a causal relationship, but the events this week in Istanbul and dozens of other cities of Turkey suggest that causality can work in reverse order, too.
In Besieged Refugee Camp, Syrian Medics Struggle to Provide
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jun 05 (IPS) - It was nine in the morning when the shell landed in front of nine-year-old Hella al-Abtah's house in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Hella survived the initial blast but was critically wounded in the head, and her father rushed her to the Palestine Hospital, blood pouring from the laceration.
46 Years on, Arab-Israeli War Still Leaving Its Mark
- Inter Press Service
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, Jun 05 (IPS) - Majda el-Batsch was eight years old in June 1967 when she heard about the war that year. "I didn't know what war meant," she recalled. More than four decades later, the Palestinian reporter is still grappling with the meaning of what is known as the Six-Day War.
Syrian Rebel Setbacks Spur Renewed Talk of No-Fly Zones
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 01 (IPS) - A series of reversals for Syria's rebels this month has prompted its supporters here to call for much greater U.S. military intervention in the civil war in order to give them a stronger bargaining position in advance of any peace negotiations.
Q&A: Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, May 18 (IPS) - With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within Syria.
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