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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 47
SYRIA: Conscience Is Their Only Armor
- Inter Press Service
With the international community vowing to ratchet up pressure on the Syrian government, non-violent activists say they remain undeterred even as the situation seems to be deteriorate daily.
Obama Resists Growing Pressure to Intervene in Syria
- Inter Press Service
While reports of two mass killings in Syria by pro-regime forces in the past week have increased pressure on President Barack Obama to intervene more directly in support of the opposition, his administration appears determined to avoid any military involvement.
'All-Out Civil War' Looms in Syria, Annan Says
- Inter Press Service
Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, has admitted that his peace plan is failing and that the country's future will consist of 'brutal suppression, massacres, sectarian violence and even all-out civil war' if it continues on its current path.
Tahrir Square: Round Two
- Inter Press Service
The long-awaited verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' - a life sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and acquittals for most other defendants - has brought the people back to Cairo's Tahrir Square. The controversial court rulings come at a time of extraordinary domestic political upheaval, with Egypt's first free presidential runoff only ten days away.
Verdict Revives Egyptian Anger
- Inter Press Service
If the life sentences for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and one of his key allies were meant to placate Egyptians, they have had the opposite effect.
Calls for Jihad Split Salafist Movement
- Inter Press Service
The Arab Spring brought a host of new actors to the political stage. In Jordan, it pushed the Salafists to the fore, where some of the group’s more radical elements are now calling for holy war in neighbouring Syria.
Women Look for a Place in New Egypt
- Inter Press Service
'It was so frustrating but so exciting at the same time,' recalls 15-year-old Mariam Assam, a year-10 student in Cairo. Assam was recalling the days she tried to join protestors during the Egyptian revolution in January 2011 but was intially prevented by her parents who said street protests were no place for a girl to be.
Syria Simmers Amid U.N. Security Council Deadlock
- Inter Press Service
The United States and its Western allies appear increasingly inclined to push for regime change in Syria, although the latest round of diplomatic talks at the U.N. Security Council Wednesday suggest that it remains a distant possibility.
Egyptians Protest Choice Between Right and Right
- Inter Press Service
Like the delayed after-effects of an earthquake below the ocean before the subsequent tsunami hits adjacent coastlines, Egyptian anger finally exploded this week after several days of stunned silence following the controversial results of Egypt’s first-round of presidential elections.
Independent Media Losing Foothold in Morocco
- Inter Press Service
The Moroccan government’s announcement that it would issue new public media guidelines at the end of May has reignited a stormy debate around independent media in the kingdom.
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