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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 40
Post-Arab Spring Democratic Gains at Risk, Group Warns
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 18 (IPS) - Almost two years after popular uprisings swept across the Middle East and North Africa, rights advocates are warning that ominous backsliding is taking place in countries across the region and beyond.
Separated, And Cohabitating For Now
- Inter Press Service
SHEIKH JARRAH, Occupied East Jerusalem, Sep 18 (IPS) - “See the bullets from the 1948 and 1967 wars,” Badr Abu Ad-Dula says, showing the scars of the old frontline on the outer walls of the building where he and his family of 13 live. “Here’s the Jordanian outpost.” The elderly Palestinian points at a loophole, now a bedroom window.
Amid Tension in Islamic World, U.N. Chief Pleads for Harmony
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - Amidst growing political tensions in the Islamic world over a video caricature of the Prophet Muhammad originating in the United States, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is making an “urgent “plea for political harmony worldwide.
U.S.-Egyptian Ties Appear to Survive Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - While Tuesday's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. officials in Benghazi dominated the headlines here last week, the larger concern for most foreign policy experts here was focused on neighbouring Egypt and specifically how the government of President Mohamed Morsi was dealing with anti-U.S. protests.
Drawing an Uncertain Kurdish Map
- Inter Press Service
QAMISHLI, Sep 17 (IPS) - Over a yellowish map, Qehreman Meri draws an oblong surface along the Turkish-Syrian border. "We want an autonomous region with clearly defined boundaries," says this spokesman from Yeketi (Unity), one of 15 Kurdish political parties in Syria.
When a Courtyard Becomes a Border
- Inter Press Service
RAS EL-AMOUD, Occupied East Jerusalem, Sep 17 (IPS) - Filistin Hamdallah looks disoriented, walking without purpose amidst the furniture strewn in the courtyard, as if she was moving home. Only the fresh laundry hanging on wires indicates that the Palestinian family is here to stay, to stay in conditions with Jewish neighbours that show just how difficult the divisions in Jerusalem can be.
No Safe Exit for Military Leaders
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Sep 16 (IPS) - When Egypt's army was deployed to restore order in the streets during the uprising that ended president Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egyptians greeted the troops as saviours. But by the time the generals handed the country over to a civilian president in June this year, many Egyptians regarded the 16 months of transitional military rule as more oppressive than the 29 years under Mubarak.
Without Medals, With Pride
- Inter Press Service
RAFAH, Gaza, Sep 14 (IPS) - The car's engine revs, wheels spinning in vain, as it sinks deeper into the sandy lane near Rafah, southern Gaza. Members of the Palestinian Paralympic Committee (PPC) are en route to welcome Palestine's two Paralympic contenders, Mohammed Fanouna and Khamis Zaqut, home from the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Unseen Dangers Lurk in Libya
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 14 (IPS) - The revolution might officially be over in Libya but the ground war continues. But one enemy is motionless and often hidden, and Libyans are continuing to pay the price with hundreds maimed and killed.
Q&A: “The More Difficult Task Came After the Revolution”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) - Following the revolution that culminated in the ouster of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, Tunisia embarked on a transitional justice process with the intention of addressing the gross human rights violations of the dictatorship.
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