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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 33
Thumbs Up for Palestine, Thumb in the Eye for Peace
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Dic 03 (IPS) - When it voted to upgrade Palestinian statehood status from "observer entity" to "non-member observer state", the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) wanted the enduring Middle East conflict to come full circle. But it failed to take into account the Israeli Prime Minister's opposition to a state of Palestine that isn't on his terms.
Palestinians Welcome UN Upgrade Uncertainly
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Nov 30 (IPS) - Thousands of Palestinians gathered throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip Thursday, including representatives of all the major political factions, to celebrate and to show their support for the Palestinian Authority's bid for upgraded status at the United Nations.
Palestine Scores Overwhelming Victory in World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) - Amidst thunderous applause - and the ceremonious unfurling of a Palestinian flag in the General Assembly hall - the U.N.'s highest policy-making body Thursday voted overwhelmingly to elevate Palestine from an "observer" to a "non-member state".
Amidst Turmoil, Nuke-Free Mideast Conference Derailed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - A long outstanding international conference on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, scheduled to take place in Finland next month, has been postponed, giving rise to speculation on whether it will ever get off the ground.
Elected a President, Got a Dictator
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 28 (IPS) - Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing "the new pharaoh", thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi's attempt to expand his powers.
Egypt’s Brutal Security Forces Also Victims of State Brutality
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 27 (IPS) - Three people have been killed, more than 400 wounded and over 200 arrested as clashes between Egyptians protesting President Muhammad Morsi's attempt to expand his presidential powers and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and Egyptian security forces continue to rock the capital and enflame major cities around the country.
Egyptian President Battles Judiciary
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 27 (IPS) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi issued a controversial decree last week that temporarily puts his decisions beyond judicial challenge. While critics decry the move as a blatant power grab, the presidency says it was necessary to safeguard Egypt's post-revolution democratic transition.
Children Face the Fallout of Gaza War
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Nov 27 (IPS) - As Israel and Hamas separately celebrate the ceasefire and their "victory" over the other following Israel's blistering eight-day military assault on the Gaza strip, civilians continue to pay the price.
Pressure Builds for U.S. Response to Egypt Power Grab
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (IPS) - The U.S. government is suggesting that pending aid worth billions of dollars for Egypt may be withheld unless President Mohamed Morsi dials back on recent moves, announced Thursday, that would consolidate his power and put his legislative decisions above judicial review.
The Secular Fret in New Tunisia
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Nov 26 (IPS) - A year has passed since the provisional government assumed power in Tunisia. Following in the wake of the revolutionary changes brought on by the Arab Spring, the moderate Islamic Ennahda party won the majority and formed a coalition with the two secular parties Congress for the Republic (CPR) and Ettakatol in October last year.
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