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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 54
Libyan Air Strike Victims Still Waiting for Redress
- Inter Press Service
Amnesty International (AI) released a scathing report late last week calling for an investigation into civilian deaths from air strikes during the 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya, which began one year ago Monday.
No Settlement in Sight as Syria Violence Intensifies
- Inter Press Service
As Western governments reexamine their options for ending the ongoing violence in Syria, Kofi Annan, U.N.-Arab League special envoy to Syria, briefed diplomats Friday at the U.N. Security Council, who remain divided over whether a negotiated ceasefire or direct intervention will be necessary, or even feasible.
Libyan Youth Yearn for Normalcy
- Inter Press Service
Young men and women socialise together at Tripoli University’s ‘campus B’ tarmac parking lot as they prepare to sit for examinations during this tumultuous school year.
Syria Mining Border Escape Routes, Rights Group Charges
- Inter Press Service
The Syrian military has placed anti-personnel mines along its borders with Turkey and Lebanon, which have provided asylum for a large number of civilians fleeing the crackdown on year- long pro-democracy uprisings there, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Washington Struggles to Find a Path Forward on Syria
- Inter Press Service
As the Syrian army has stepped up its attacks against opposition strongholds in Homs and elsewhere, the U.S. and its allies have achieved little consensus in choosing a course of action to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria's Chemical Weapons Trigger New Threats in War Zone
- Inter Press Service
As the besieged government of President Bashar al-Assad continues to violently suppress the warring political opposition in Syria, the United Nations has expressed 'concern' over reports 'on the possible existence of chemical weapons' in the embattled Middle Eastern country.
Egyptian Ties with US on Civil Society Rocks
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's legal campaign against a handful of foreign NGOs reached a crescendo last week with the repatriation of several U.S. nationals indicted on charges of engaging in unauthorised civil society activity. But many local analysts believe the latest developments - far from signifying the end of the crisis - portend nothing less than a seismic shift in Egypt's longstanding 'strategic relationship' with the U.S.
Arab Women Bring Spring to the Screen
- Inter Press Service
Women have been at the forefront of each uprising in the Arab world. Last week, the ‘8 Arab Women Filmmakers’ festival offered a platform to Arab women directors to give their perspectives on the future of the region.
Hard to Stay in Libya, Difficult to Return
- Inter Press Service
At the battered terminal of Tripoli’s tiny Mitiga airport, over 150 young men and women jostle to be repatriated home to Nigeria on Libya’s Buraq airlines. This journey to Lagos is one of hundreds the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has facilitated since the start of the uprising against Gaddafi’s regime over a year ago.
U.S. Wins Release of NGO Workers, Aid to Egypt Still Vulnerable
- Inter Press Service
After weeks of political pressure from the U.S., Egyptian officials announced Wednesday that the remaining employees of two U.S. government-supported organisations facing a criminal investigation would be permitted to leave the country.
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