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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 41
Libya, Egypt Embassy Attacks Fuel U.S. Presidential Race
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 12 (IPS) - Tuesday’s attacks by alleged radical Islamists on key U.S. diplomatic posts in Libya and Egypt propelled foreign policy, however briefly, to the centre of the presidential race that has been dominated to date by the state of the economy.
Islamists Threaten Libya’s Future
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 12 (IPS) - The killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens comes in the wake of a new threat of Islamic fundamentalism that has rocked Libya over the last few weeks.
Palestinians Now Face Killing Prices
- Inter Press Service
BETHLEHEM, Occupied West Bank, Sep 12 (IPS) - Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank over the past week in protest against increasingly high living costs, and demanding major changes from the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership.
Syrian Kurds Find the Language of Freedom
- Inter Press Service
DERIK, Northern Syria, Sep 10 (IPS) - "I want to learn how to read and write in my own language," says Manal, a young Kurd from Syria. Neither she nor any of Manal’s 30 classmates have ever been so close to achieving their goal.
OP-ED: Bahraini Repression Amidst a Failing Strategy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - This week’s decision by the Bahraini court of appeals to uphold the prison terms against Bahraini opposition activists is a travesty of justice and an indication that Bahraini repression continues unabated.
Report Details U.S. Abuse of Gaddafi Opponents Under Bush
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 06 (IPS) - Startling new evidence of the torture, unlawful rendition, and other abuse of Libyan anti-Gaddafi rebels in U.S. detention facilities during the George W. Bush administration was revealed Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
U.S.: Rights Activists Call on U.S. to Revise Bahrain Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 06 (IPS) - Human rights activists are calling on the administration of President Barack Obama to radically revise its policy toward Bahrain in light of the decision by an appeals court in the kingdom this week to confirm harsh prison sentences against 13 opposition activists.
U.S. Ready to Cut Egypt's Debt
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 05 (IPS) - As reports surfaced Tuesday that U.S. negotiators, in Cairo for the past week, are closing in on an agreement to cut a billion dollars from Egypt’s bilateral debt, the State Department here announced that a record-sized U.S. business delegation would travel to Egypt later this week.
Egyptian Hospitals Under Attack as Patients Lose Patience
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Sep 03 (IPS) - The emergency room of Mansoura International Hospital is closed, a lock and chain securing its entrance. Ambulances carrying stroke and burn victims are ordered to go elsewhere.
Libyan Weapons Arming Regional Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 02 (IPS) - In the aftermath of Libya’s revolution, Libyan fighters and weapons are flooding areas of conflict in neighbouring countries, according to local fighters and officials in several countries.
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