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News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 75
TUNISIA: Migrants Flee to New Traps
- Inter Press Service
As African Union and NATO leaders push for a political solution to the Libyan crisis, many of the thousands of refugees and migrants stranded on the Libyan- Tunisian border say their plight continues to fall on deaf ears.
U.N. Puts Spotlight on Youth in Tough Global Climate
- Inter Press Service
Government leaders, U.N. officials and representatives from over 400 hundred youth organisations concluded two days of talks Tuesday on such issues as the importance of youth in eradicating poverty and how to stabilise the global economic system in the face of myriad challenges.
Libya Blames NATO for Raid on Food Warehouse
- Inter Press Service
Libyan officials have accused NATO of killing at least eight people in an air raid on a food warehouse and medical clinic in Zlitan, east of Tripoli.
Germany Arms Saudis Against Iran
- Inter Press Service
Germany’s delivery of armoured tanks to Saudi Arabia is not aimed at repressing local or regional popular uprisings, but to improve Saudi military capabilities in a likely war against Iran, diplomatic and military experts say.
Egypt's Military Vows to Abide by New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's transitional military rulers reiterated Monday their pledge to hand over power to a civilian elected government and denied they are seeking to carve out a patriarchal role in the country's future political life.
BELARUS: Clap Again This Wednesday
- Inter Press Service
For the past nine weeks, Belarusians have been getting out in the hundreds into the main squares of big and small cities across the country on Wednesdays at seven in the evening. They clap, or let their mobiles ring all at once. The ‘Revolution through Social Networks- movement’ started by five students, and growing on the Russian equivalent of Facebook, Vkontakte, is posing a new threat to the Lukashenko regime.
War Makes for Strange Bedfellows
- Inter Press Service
A soldier and an Islamist - both fleeing the crackdown on Syrian pro-democracy protesters and seeking refuge in neighbouring Lebanon - have discovered that they share similar views on the ongoing uprising.
EGYPT: ‘One Mubarak Goes, 18 Come In’
- Inter Press Service
Almost six months after the popular uprising that led to the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, the honeymoon between protesters and Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) - initially portrayed as a 'defender of the revolution' - appears to be over.
Bitter Divides Persist Below Bahrain's Relatively Calm Surface
- Inter Press Service
When Bahraini ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo arrived in Washington three years ago, she was greeted as the representative of a close U.S. ally with a reputation for more openness and tolerance than most Gulf nations.
EGYPT: Parliamentary Polls to Precede New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
In a blow to those calling for a new constitution to be drawn up before elections are held, Egypt's ruling military council last week reiterated its intention to hold parliamentary polls later this year.
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