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Political Violence Grips Egypt From All Sides
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Feb 17 (IPS) - Since the second anniversary of the uprising that ended the Mubarak regime, Egypt has witnessed a spate of political violence. Egypt's opposition led by the high-profile National Salvation Front (NSF) blames President Mohamed Morsi for the bloodshed, but many blame the NSF and its leaders.
Yemen’s Youth Denied the Revolutionary Change
- Inter Press Service
SANA'A, Feb 16 (IPS) - This week in Sana'a thousands of Yemenis – mostly youth - crowded the highway near the landmark ‘Change Square' to celebrate the second anniversary of the revolution. Adjacent to the university, this was the site of a tented encampment that drew tens of thousands of demonstrators throughout 2011.
Obama Administration Reveals Deep Divisions on Syria Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - Though President Barack Obama has been reticent to involve his administration too deeply in the Syrian uprising, revelations over the past week have shown near-unanimous agreement among the president's top national security advisors for greater military intervention.
U.S. Urged to Lean Harder on Bahrain's Ruling Family
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - On the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, the administration of President Barack Obama is being urged to press the royal family to make genuine compromises with the predominantly Shi'a opposition.
Israelis Ski on Thin Snow
- Inter Press Service
MOUNT HERMON, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Feb 13 (IPS) - Unbending winds howl in the mountain; seldom carrying echoes of the two-year-old civil war closing in on Damascus just 35 kilometres away. But Israelis revel in immaculate pleasure. Albeit an internationally-recognised Syrian territory, the Israeli-controlled high ground is de facto their one and only ski resort.
Gaza Gags Civil Liberties
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Feb 12 (IPS) - Gaza is becoming increasingly radicalised as Hamas continues its crackdown on civil liberties, press freedom and the rights of women. In the last few weeks a number of journalists have been arrested and accused of being involved in "suspicious activities", several detainees shot dead by police during arrest attempts, and female students asked to abide by a strict Islamic dress code.
OP-ED: Obama and Bahrain: How to Save Al-Khalifa Rule
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (IPS) - Despite the start of a government-inspired dialogue with the opposition Sunday, the Bahraini government continues to jail dissidents, arrest demonstrators, and use a rigged judicial system to convict them.
Israel Goods Boycott Movement Rises
- Inter Press Service
ZEITOUN, Gaza, Feb 10 (IPS) - Tawfiq Mandil, 45, stands amongst hundreds of Palestinian farmers, activists, and international supporters in the Gaza Strip's eastern Zeitoun district, about half a kilometre from the border with Israel. They are renewing a call for the boycott of Israeli goods.
Marriage Made in Civil Heaven
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Feb 09 (IPS) - One couple's modest marriage in Lebanon has catapulted them into media limelight and sparked a national debate pitting the Prime Minister against the President while eliciting stern condemnation from leading religious figures. Their union is both exceptional and controversial - it is the first civil marriage in the country.
OP-ED: Succeed or Fail? What Obama Must Do in the Middle East
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 08 (IPS) - Every U.S. president since Harry Truman has sought to disentangle the United States from the Middle East, and all have been sucked back into the region and its problems.
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