Global Issues
News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 25
Libya Intervention More Questionable in Rear View Mirror
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 05 (IPS) - While the tenth anniversary last month of Washington's invasion of Iraq provoked overwhelmingly negative reviews of the adventure except among its most die-hard neo-conservative proponents, a more recent - albeit far less dramatic and costly - intervention has faded almost completely from public notice.
Social Forum Spawns a New Form of Solidarity
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 04 (IPS) - The conference drew both supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad; conflicting opinions about the Polisario Front and the politics of Western Sahara; Palestinian activists and the Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. In short, the 13th edition of the World Social Forum, held in Tunis on Mar. 26-30, was a melting pot of struggles and a search for common ground.
As Iraq Becomes 'Iran-Like'
- Inter Press Service
MOSUL, Iraq, Apr 04 (IPS) - Armoured vehicles and thousands of soldiers masked in black balaclavas guard the entrance to the city of Mosul, 350 kilometres northwest of Baghdad. Arriving here gives one the unmistakable feeling of entering a territory that is still under occupation – only this time, the Iraqi Federal soldiers, not the U.S. military, play the role of the occupying army, locals tell IPS.
BOOKS: Afpak Insider Dissects Obama's Policy Missteps
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (IPS) - Publication this month of Vali Nasr's "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat" is well-timed.
Israel Criticised for Harsh Treatment of Palestinian Children
- Inter Press Service
Now for a Vacation in Gaza, Maybe
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Apr 02 (IPS) - "We wanted to help foreigners in Gaza, so we created an English map of Gaza City," says Amir Shurrab, one of the minds behind the foldable Gaza Tourist Map.
Lebanon in a ‘Civil War’ Over Wages
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Apr 01 (IPS) - The surprise resignation of Lebanon's Prime Minister Nijab Mikati eclipsed his last major manoeuvre, which was to refer to parliament a highly contentious wage scale hike for the public sector. Teachers and staff across the public sector started an open strike on Feb. 20 when then prime minister Nijab Mikati failed to send the wage scale policy - which had previously been agreed upon by the cabinet - to the parliament for vote.
Yemen Struggles With Past Crimes
- Inter Press Service
SANAA, Apr 01 (IPS) - Yemen has launched its six-month National Dialogue but creating a just law is proving a formidable task.
The Siege Is Rubbish
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Mar 31 (IPS) - "For the past five years we've collected garbage by traditional means: donkey and cart," says Abdel Rahem Abulkumboz, director of health and environment at the Municipality of Gaza. The municipality of Gaza alone produces 700 tons of waste daily, Kumboz says. More than half of this waste is collected daily by 250 donkey carts.
Now Gaza’s Ark Prepares to Dare Israel
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Mar 27 (IPS) - "An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its passengers and cargo safe," say the group preparing ‘Gaza's Ark'. But their ark, they say, is "a vessel that embodies hope that the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip can soon live in peace without the threat of the Israeli blockade."
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