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White House Expresses Growing Concern Over Bahrain
- Inter Press Service
The White House Wednesday said it was 'deeply concerned' about growing polarisation between the ruling monarchy and the majority Shi'a community in Bahrain and the welfare of a jailed human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike since early February.
Annan: Iran Can Be Part of Syria 'Solution'
- Inter Press Service
Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, has welcomed Iranian support for his efforts to secure peace in the country, telling Tehran that it can be 'part of the solution'.
Gunfire from Syria Hits Border Camp in Turkey
- Inter Press Service
Gunfire from the Syrian side of the border has hit a refugee camp inside Turkey, wounding at least three people.
Libya Faces a Health Check
- Inter Press Service
At a crowded corner of the Tripoli Medical Centre, people gather every morning to submit paperwork for medical treatment abroad, or worriedly scan new lists of approved names plastering the walls.
New Leaders in Yemen, Same Old System
- Inter Press Service
A new report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday contends that the dearth of meaningful reform in the protection of human rights and the rule of law in Yemen threatens political stability as the fledgling transitional government copes with a deteriorating economy and continued violence.
Cold Spring Forecast in Iran-Turkey Relations
- Inter Press Service
Ties between Turkey and Iran appear to be headed downward in the wake of Tehran's statement earlier this week that it would prefer not to hold the negotiations with the P5+1 group on its nuclear programme in Istanbul, as had been announced last week by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton.
OP-ED: The Internationalisation of Tahrir Square
- Inter Press Service
In the last week of July, the United Nations held its High Level Meeting on Youth as part of the closing of the International Year of Youth 2011 in the General Assembly. This year was definitely a historic year that witnessed the massive mobilisation and leadership of youth in the Arab world.
Egypt Constitution Faces Islamic Colouring
- Inter Press Service
The large proportion of Islamist-leaning members in Egypt’s Constituent Assembly elected last month has led to accusations that Islamist parties - especially the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) - are effectively monopolising the constitution-drafting process.
Mubarak Cronies Find Comfort in Exile
- Inter Press Service
Wanted members of the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak remain at large more than a year since he was ousted, and their illicit wealth lies safely beyond the reach of prosecutors.
Rebels March Into New Libya With a Hangover
- Inter Press Service
A few hundred police cadets in ad hoc camouflage uniforms march up and down the grounds at a training centre in the coastal town Zawiyah. 'You are the people protecting the revolution and symbol of our pride,' proclaims the scrawled writing on the wall behind them.
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