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News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 59
A Second-Term U.N. Chief Says His Convictions Remain the Same
- Inter Press Service
As Ban Ki-moon launched his second-five-year term as U.N. secretary-general last week, the international community remained focused on a rash of unresolved political problems: war crimes charges in Libya and Syria, human rights violations and civilian killings in Bahrain and Yemen, continued Israeli political repression in the occupied territories, and the threat of a new nuclear weapon state in the Middle East.
Arab Observer Calls Syria Mission a 'Farce'
- Inter Press Service
A former Arab League observer in Syria has decried the organisation's monitoring mission to the country as a 'farce', as the U.N. Security Council heard security forces had stepped up the killing of protesters after the observers' arrival.
A Touch of Spring for LGBT Arabs
- Inter Press Service
With a yearning for human rights playing a vital role in the Arab revolts; putting an end to discriminatory LGBT laws may determine how the future democratic process unfolds.
EGYPT: Military Rulers Clamp Down on Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
Raids on the Cairo offices of civil society organisations accused of receiving unauthorised foreign funds are part of a wider campaign by Egypt’s ruling military council to silence its critics, say rights groups.
Syria Claims U.S. Aims to 'Rekindle Violence'
- Inter Press Service
Damascus has accused Washington of interfering in the work of the Arab League after a U.S. official travelled to Cairo for talks with the bloc about the protest crackdown in Syria.
U.S.: 'Arab Spring' Dominated TV Foreign News in 2011
- Inter Press Service
The so-called 'Arab Spring' led U.S. network television evening news coverage during 2011, comprising a total of about 10 percent of all the news coverage provided by the three major commercial networks during 2011, according to the latest annual review by the authoritative Tyndall Report.
EGYPT: Islamist Parliament Inevitable ‘But Not Worrying’
- Inter Press Service
Following another Islamist landslide in the second round of legislative polling, Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliament will likely see Islamist parties - especially the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) - calling the shots. While high-profile secular figures warn of looming 'theocracy', many local analysts believe an Islamist-led parliament won't make any radical legislative changes.
Arab Monitors in Syria Flashpoint Towns
- Inter Press Service
Arab League observers are to visit three key protest hubs in Syria as world powers have urged Damascus to give full access to monitor if the country is implementing a plan to end a crackdown on protests.
BOOKS: U.S., Iran Both Squandered Opportunities for Détente
- Inter Press Service
Veteran observers of U.S.-Iran relations know better than to be optimistic about the chances for reconciliation between the two countries. It has long been the pattern - indeed the curse - that when one side was ready to engage, the other was not.
SYRIA: Mass Protests in Homs as Arab Monitors Visit
- Inter Press Service
Tens of thousands of Syrians have reportedly taken to the streets of Homs, as Arab League monitors finished their first day of observation in the city that has been the centre of the anti-government protest movement.
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