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Northern Iraq Instead of Syria: Turkish Army’s New Target?
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Aug 20 (IPS) - With attacks by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) multiplying and spreading to a larger number of Turkish provinces, Ankara is under increasing pressure by nationalistic parties to take tougher measures against Kurdish activism, including a full-blown land incursion by the Turkish armed forces into northern Iraq.
Palestinians Step Again Towards Nationhood
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (IPS) - A year after their bid for statehood flopped in the United Nations’ Security Council, the Palestine Liberation Organisation is again planning to seek an upgrade in UN status. On Sep. 27, the PLO will approach the UN General Assembly in hopes of becoming a non-member observer state. If their bid is successful, the Palestinians will be eligible to join various UN agencies and will also be able to bring allegations of Israeli war crimes to the International Criminal Court.
U.S. Breaks Silence on Bahrain Crackdown
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (IPS) - The U.S. State Department released a statement Friday urging the Bahraini government to reconsider a ruling that sentenced the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, to a three-year jail term for organising opposition rallies.
U.N. to Close Syria Observer Mission
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Aug 16 (IPS) - The United Nations has ordered the end of its observer mission in Syria, and said that it would withdraw its staff within the next few days.
Rebels Claim Responsibility for Syria Blast
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Aug 15 (IPS) - The main Syrian rebel group has claimed responsibilty for a series of explosions in central Damascus near the hotel used by the U.N. observer mission in Syria.
Civil Society Squeezed on All Sides
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (IPS) - A year and a half after the international wake-up call of the Arab Spring uprisings, the room for civil society organisations is being increasingly constricted across the globe, experts in Washington warned on Tuesday.
Gaddafi Loyalists Up In Arms
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Aug 14 (IPS) - The security situation in Libya remains tense as violence by way of car bombings, political assassinations of high-ranking government and military officials, attacks on foreign diplomatic staff and NGOs, and young men sorting out minor disputes with AK-47s continues unabated.
OP-ED: What to Make of the Latest Iranian-Turkish Row
- Inter Press Service
HAWAII, U.S., Aug 14 (IPS) - Turkish-Iranian relations have been rocky since the deepening of the Syrian imbroglio, but the latest row suggests a new low.
Crowds in Cairo Praise Morsi's Army Overhaul
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Aug 13 (IPS) - The Egyptian president has ordered the powerful head of the army and defence minister, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, and several senior generals into retirement and canceled constitutional amendments issued by the military restricting presidential powers.
In Jerusalem the Past Is Alike, And Alive
- Inter Press Service
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, Aug 13 (IPS) - “This is King David’s palace!” proclaims the Israeli tour guide with much fanfare, ignoring the cautionary “King David’s Palace?” legend on the sign. Opportunely opening the Bible, he reads from 2 Samuel 6:16, “As the Ark of the Lord came to the City of David…”
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