Global Issues
News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 73
Gulf Nations Call for Syrian Reforms
- Inter Press Service
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain have recalled their ambassadors from Damascus amid mounting pressure from the Arab world against Syria's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.
After the Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
- Inter Press Service
'The people demand social justice!' Across the country's major cities, over 300,000 demonstrators, five percent of Israel's Jewish population, chanted the rallying call for the third consecutive Saturday.
EGYPT: State Media has New Bosses, Old Habits
- Inter Press Service
Six months since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the state media organs that once glorified the dictator's policies and glossed over his failures have new leaders. Yet the mindset of decades of authoritarian rule remains intact, say media experts.
Between Libya and the Deep Sea
- Inter Press Service
NATO’s five-month bombing campaign in Libya, run under the guise of protecting civilians, is also killing victims fleeing the conflict, directly and indirectly.
Tunisian Women Fear the Algerian Way
- Inter Press Service
A women’s group begins campaigning near La Marsa beach in Tunis to convince more women to come up and register in the electoral lists, in time for the deadline now pushed back to Aug. 14. Most of the women watching the proceedings are veiled.
Syria's Assad Decrees Multi-Party System
- Inter Press Service
President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree authorising a multi-party political system in Syria, a day after the U.N. Security Council issued a statement condemning the regime's use of force against protesters.
SYRIA: U.S. Moves Closer to Call for Regime Change
- Inter Press Service
Amidst growing calls in Congress for stronger measures to effect 'regime change' in Syria, the administration of President Barack Obama is escalating its rhetoric against President Bashar Al-Assad.
MOROCCO: Arab Spring Haunts Flexible King
- Inter Press Service
In spite of an amendment to the constitution, early general elections planned next October, and numerous social and economic reforms, the Moroccan monarchy may not survive the Arab Spring, activists say.
Syrian Crackdown Shows no Respite
- Inter Press Service
Syrian troops have again advanced in the central city of Hama, taking up new positions a day after activists said government forces killed 24 people throughout the country on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
JORDAN: Ripe for Reform, Slow to Change
- Inter Press Service
Having weathered the maelstrom that engulfed the Middle East earlier this year, Jordan's government has faced simmering unrest as protesters continue to press for political and economic reforms.
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