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Civil War Looms as Syrian Protests Grow Increasingly Complex
- Inter Press Service
As the Syrian uprising enters its ninth month, it faces some of its most daunting challenges to date, despite the consolidation of near-unanimous international condemnation of the Syrian government.
Arab Spring Set to Music
- Inter Press Service
The ability of artists to lyrically articulate the growing rage amongst disgruntled youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seen the emergence of politicised rap as a hidden weapon during the region’s Arab Spring.
Q&A: ICC Referral Crucial to Ending Violence in Syria
- Inter Press Service
'The violent crackdown against peaceful protesters and civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic has continued… since March of this year. More than 4,000 people have reportedly been killed. Tens of thousands have been arrested.'
EGYPT: Round One Goes to the Islamists
- Inter Press Service
Islamists appear poised for a landslide victory in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, putting them on track to secure a majority in the country's first parliament since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak.
Most Israelis Favour a Nuclear-Free Middle East, Poll Shows
- Inter Press Service
A clear majority of Israeli Jews would support a nuclear weapons-free Middle East, even if it meant that Israel too would have to give up its stockpile of nuclear weapons.
U.N. Says Syria Death Toll Above 4,000
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations says the death toll in Syria’s nine-month-old uprising has reached 'much more' than 4000, characterising the situation as a civil war.
EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood Looks Beyond Tahrir
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood came under fire from various political quarters for its decision to stay out of last week's clashes in and around Cairo's Tahrir Square. But as Egyptians vote in the country's first post-Mubarak parliamentary polls, many local analysts believe the controversial decision may have ended up paying political dividends.
Syrian Leader Survives on Unrelenting Russian-Chinese Support
- Inter Press Service
Bashar al-Assad, Syria's beleaguered president, has openly defied the Western world, succeeded in splitting the United Nations Security Council and fractured the League of Arab States - even as it imposed unprecedented economic sanctions against his embattled country.
EGYPT: ‘Army On Its Way Out’
- Inter Press Service
Egyptians in Cairo and Alexandria went to the polls on Monday in the first parliamentary elections since the January 25 protest movement drove former president Hosni Mubarak from a 30-year grip on power.
Egyptians Cast Ballots in Post-Mubarak Polls
- Inter Press Service
Egyptians have started casting their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since former president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a popular uprising earlier this year.
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