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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 62
Arab Women Seek a Place in the Spring
- Inter Press Service
As several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) elect bodies to write new constitutions, women are looking to expand their rights through legislation.
LIBYA: The Making of a Ghost Town
- Inter Press Service
Omar Embarka crumbles when she sees the pictures of the Libyan city where she was born and lived until two months ago. 'We will be back in Tawargha one day,' the 25-year-old repeats to herself. The images say otherwise.
EGYPT: Military More Repressive Than Mubarak
- Inter Press Service
Egyptians hoping for greater freedoms and less police brutality after the fall of president Hosni Mubarak say the military council that has ruled in his place has carried on the ex-dictator's brutal legacy, and in some cases exceeded it.
EGYPT: Former PM to Set Up New Cabinet
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's ruling military council has reportedly asked a former prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, to form a new cabinet. But there are no signs of a let-up in the anti-military demonstrations.
US-BAHRAIN: Obama Praises Report as Groups Urge Arms Delay
- Inter Press Service
The administration of President Barack Obama has praised a damning report issued Wednesday in Manama on Bahrain's crackdown on the democracy movement earlier this year, as human rights groups called on Washington to further delay delivery of a pending 53-million-dollar arms package to the kingdom.
Bahrain Rights Report Released Amid Clashes
- Inter Press Service
The head of a special commission in Bahrain has said authorities used torture and excessive force against detainees arrested in a crackdown earlier this year.
EGYPT: It’s January Again in Tahrir Square
- Inter Press Service
Days of clshes between protesters and security forces culminated on Tuesday evening in what was estimated to be a million-man rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand an end to military rule. The new political crisis has prompted fears that Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary polls, slated to begin only five days from now, could be called off.
MOROCCO: Believe or Leave
- Inter Press Service
When he decided to publicly express his views about Islam, Kacem El Ghazzali had no idea that he was going to be beaten up and his life threatened. In spite of this, he continues his fight from his country of asylum for the freedom of faith in the Islamic kingdom of Morocco.
MIDEAST: Erdogan Most Popular Leader By Far Among Arabs
- Inter Press Service
Despite repeated expressions of support by President Barack Obama for democratic change during the 'Arab Spring', the United States remains widely distrusted in the region, according to a major new survey of public opinion in five Arab countries released here Monday.
Cairo Clashes Cast Doubts over Egypt Vote
- Inter Press Service
Protesters calling for Egypt's military to hand over power have beaten back a new raid by security forces to evict them from Cairo's Tahrir Square after more than 48 hours of violence in the heart of the Egyptian capital.
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