News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 85
War Crimes Prosecutor Seeks Gaddafi Warrant
- Inter Press Service
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has asked a three-judge panel to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his second-eldest son, Saif al-Islam, and his intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi.
Expectations Build for Obama Mideast Policy Speech
- Inter Press Service
With Jordan's King Abdullah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coming to Washington next week, anticipation of a major Middle East policy speech by President Barack Obama set for Thursday is growing rapidly.
Black Market in Arms Flourishing as Arab Spring Continues
- Inter Press Service
As the Syrian uprisings escalate in violence, Lebanon’s black market in arms is flourishing, with prices of light and medium weapons driven higher by Lebanese and Syrian demand.
World in the Throes of a Human Rights Revolution, Says Amnesty
- Inter Press Service
The growing demands for democratic reforms spreading across the Middle East and North Africa - along with the dramatic rise of social media networks - have triggered 'a human rights revolution on the threshold of a historic change', says Amnesty International (AI).
POLITICS: Balkanisation of Libya
- Inter Press Service
As the battle for Libya rages on - with the country’s economic heartland, Misurata, being the scene of some of the uprising’s fiercest fighting - experts are warning that a ‘Balkanisation’ of Libya is possible if the U.S. and NATO opt to exploit loopholes in U.N. Resolution 1973 by arming the opposition.
POLITICS: Balkanisation of Libya
- Inter Press Service
As the battle for Libya rages on - with the country’s economic heartland, Misurata, being the scene of some of the uprising’s fiercest fighting - experts are warning that a ‘Balkanisation’ of Libya is possible if the U.S. and NATO opt to exploit loopholes in U.N. Resolution 1973 by arming the opposition.
Within the Arab Left, Contradictions Emerge Over Syria
- Inter Press Service
Though the Arab Spring has heralded newfound hope and optimism across the Middle East, the mood has darkened considerably as entrenched governments have fought back viciously against democratic opposition.
AZERBAIJAN: Govt Fears Spread of Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
In the wake of anti-government protests by the opposition and youth activists in Baku, Azerbaijan, authorities have arrested and detained scores of demonstrators and journalists in deplorable and inhumane conditions.
OP-ED: Secularism to the Rescue of the Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
Spring has come early this year to the Arab world. Climate change has awakened the once comatose Middle East from the stupor of singular leaderships. A new dawn of democracy and freedom is sprouting from Morocco to Oman. Or so we are told.
Sunni Monarchies Close Ranks
- Inter Press Service
Reports that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering some form of membership for two non-Gulf states — Jordan and Morocco — confirm that the conservative Sunni monarchies of the Middle East are closing ranks against Iran, Shiite-led Iraq and the democratic wave sweeping the region.
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