News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 95
Foreign Labourers Targeted Throughout Bahrain
- Inter Press Service
As protests in Bahrain continue, increasingly migrant workers are being victimised in violent hate crimes.
LIBYA: Obama Doctrine of Multilateralism on the Line
- Inter Press Service
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) prepares to assume command and control of military operations in Libya after five days of the United States at the helm, U.S. President Barack Obama's doctrine of multilateralism is on the line.
No Plans for Regime Change in Libya, Assures U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brushed aside widespread speculation that the U.S.-led military attacks on Libya is part of a much-wider plan with a hidden political agenda: the ouster of Muammar el-Gaddafi from power.
EGYPT: Virginity Checks Are Army's Latest Weapon
- Inter Press Service
Fresh-faced Salwa El-Hosseiny had joined protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square when a plainclothes officer grabbed her and dragged her to army officers stationed in a nearby museum.
OP-ED: Libya Intervention Threatens the Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
Despite its official U.N.-granted legality, the credibility of Western military action in Libya is rapidly dwindling. Within just 48 hours of the start of the bombing campaign, the U.S. and its allies have lost the support of the Arab League.
LIBYA: U.N. Chief's Ambivalent Role in the No-Fly Zone
- Inter Press Service
When the Security Council adopted a wide-ranging resolution last week recommending humanitarian and military action inside Libya, both U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa were assigned key roles in 'coordinating' the implementation of the mandate.
Egyptians Endorse Constitutional Change Amid Mounting Polarisation
- Inter Press Service
Egyptians overwhelmingly endorsed a raft of proposed constitutional changes in a nationwide referendum on Saturday. But while the vote -- the first since the Feb 11 ouster of longstanding president Hosni Mubarak -- was hailed as the freest in recent Egyptian history, it also served to polarise public opinion along broadly sectarian lines.
Libyan Rebels Form 'Interim Government'
- Inter Press Service
Libya's pro-democracy fighters have formed an 'interim government' even as forces backing the country's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, press ahead with attacks against them.
YEMEN: Selling Freedom Tea at Change Square
- Inter Press Service
Popcorn, peanuts, protest posters, tons of tea and the ubiquitous Yemeni flag dominate the anti-government sit-in demonstration outside Sana'a University as entrepreneurs have sought to meet the demands of protesters.
Top Army Commanders Defect in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
Several top Yemeni army commanders have declared their support for anti-government protesters seeking the resignation of the country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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