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Solid Growth Forecast for Global South, But Threats Loom
- Inter Press Service
While most of the developing world should enjoy solid economic growth through 2013, several factors could upset such a scenario, according to the latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report released by the World Bank here Tuesday.
Governments and Powers-That-Be Fear the Internet
- Inter Press Service
The global reach of the internet, and its ability to transmit information in real time and mobilise populations, creates fear among governments and the powerful, says Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
U.N. Chief Seeks Second Five-Year Term from 2012
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who completes his five- year term by the end of this year, offered himself 'for consideration' for a second five-year term as chief administrative officer of the world body.
The Struggle for Succession in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia leaves something of a power vacuum in the country, which has been ruled by one man for decades.
Morocco's Uprisings and All The King's Men
- Inter Press Service
Thousands poured into the streets of Rabat on Sunday Jun. 5 to condemn the death of a protester and to demand an end to the country-wide government crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.
MIDEAST: Palestinian Spring Brings no Fruit
- Inter Press Service
It is a scene replayed weekly in Palestine. In Gaza, groups of chanting demonstrators walk towards the border with Israel, singing, chanting, dancing. Ayat el Masari, 20, walks with the masses. An English major at Gaza's Aqsa University, the young woman is among many women who regularly attend Palestinian protests.
Egypt Sounds Alarm on Economy
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian officials are warning that the country, just emerging from a popular uprising that ousted the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, could be facing a major economic crisis with lagging international aid and foreign investment.
Paradoxes of Iranian Society Spur on Heroic Women
- Inter Press Service
Haleh Sahabi is the latest Iranian woman to die in political violence.
EGYPT: Popular Opposition Mounts to Camp David Deal
- Inter Press Service
Throughout ousted president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, the 1979 Camp David agreement served to keep the peace between historical foes Egypt and Israel. But since Mubarak's February departure, popular calls for the treaty's abrogation have grown louder.
Libya Dominates EU-Africa Talks
- Inter Press Service
Facing unrest in the north and a struggle against poverty elsewhere, leaders of the African Union and their European counterparts are working as 'equal partners' to spread democracy and economic opportunity across the African continent.
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