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News headlines for “Middle East and North Africa Unrest”, page 76
US-LIBYA: No Early End to War Expected
- Inter Press Service
Fortified by formal U.S. recognition as Libya's legitimate government, fighters loyal to the rebel Benghazi-based Transitional National Council (TNC) made a key advance Monday by reportedly gaining control of most of the eastern oil port of Brega.
Arms Trade Treaty May Bypass Anti-Riot Weapons
- Inter Press Service
When weeklong negotiations on the control and regulation of the global arms trade were concluded last week, there was one missing link in the proposed treaty: riot control equipment used recently against peaceful demonstrators in the streets of Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Jordan.
Egypt Embraces Oil Monarchs, Dubiously
- Inter Press Service
With the nation's economy in tatters from the uprising that ousted its dictator of 30 years, Egypt's transitional government has turned its back on the Western lending institutions that once propped the Mubarak regime. But its decision to accept the massive aid packages dangled by the oil-rich Arab Gulf states has raised suspicions about their intentions, as well as its own.
U.S. Standing Plunges Across Arab World
- Inter Press Service
The United States' popularity in the Arab world has plummeted to levels lower than the last year of the George W. Bush administration, according to a new survey of public opinion in six Arab countries released here Wednesday.
U.S. Hardens Tone Against Assad
- Inter Press Service
Escalating its rhetoric against Bashar Al-Assad, the White House declared Tuesday that the Syrian president had 'lost his legitimacy' but declined to call explicitly for his resignation or removal.
MIDEAST: Egypt-Israel Gas Pipeline Targeted
- Inter Press Service
The pipeline that carries Egyptian natural gas to Israel was attacked by unknown perpetrators on Monday (Jul. 4), the third such incident since the Jan. 25 Revolution that ended the rule of longstanding former president Hosni Mubarak.
BAHRAIN: U.S. Experts Sceptical Over Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
As Bahrain's government launches its much-touted 'national dialogue' with members of civil society, experts here are expressing scepticism that it will defuse growing tensions in the strategically located Gulf kingdom, let alone promote genuine reform.
MIDEAST: Germany to Deliver Weapons to Saudi Arabia
- Inter Press Service
The decision by the German government to deliver 200 state-of-the-art armoured tanks to Saudi Arabia, despite the Wahhabi monarchy’s human rights record and its recent violent intervention in Bahrain to repress the popular rebellion against the local ruling family there, illustrates the rhetorical nature of Western support to the so called Arab democratic spring.
LIBYA: Civilians Killed in Misurata Shelling
- Inter Press Service
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in shelling by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, around the besieged rebel enclave of Misurata, the rebels say.
MIDEAST: Women on a Political Backslide
- Inter Press Service
Following five months of bitter political wrangling, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati finally announced a new government in mid-June. But while many Lebanese feel relieved over the long overdue appointments, gender equality campaigners despair that there is not a single female among 30 ministers appointed to the new Cabinet. It has further ruffled activist feathers that this glaring omission has failed to elicit the condemnation they are demanding.
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