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22 / 05 / 2012

Syria violence spillover into Lebanon raises concerns

22 / 05 / 2012

Suu Kyi to give Nobel speech, 21 years late

21 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Armed Forces Council Calls for Peaceful Elections

21 / 05 / 2012

More than 60 killed in Syria despite presence of U.N. monitors

21 / 05 / 2012

Egypt ‘revolution youth’ divided ahead of landmark poll

21 / 05 / 2012

‘Election silence’ prevails in Egypt as final countdown to landmark voting starts

21 / 05 / 2012

Zimbabwe: I Am Tired, Mugabe Says

18 / 05 / 2012

Results for Egypt’s expat voting Friday; U.S. group to send 22 monitors to polls

18 / 05 / 2012

Syrian opposition leader Burhan Ghalioun resigns amid mounting criticism

18 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Military Source Denies Armed Forces' Intention to Issue Constitutional Declaration

16 / 05 / 2012

Syria National Council reelects Ghalioun president

16 / 05 / 2012

Copts to shun Islamists in Egypt’s presidential, vote fear sectarian conflicts

16 / 05 / 2012

Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea

15 / 05 / 2012

Syria's squeezed moderate voices

15 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: 57 Thousand Expats Voted in Elections Until Monday Noon

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Liberal Party Warns of Campaigning in Mosques

14 / 05 / 2012

[Ticker] Belgium: EU is considering military presence in Syria

14 / 05 / 2012

Death toll mounts across Syria as EU readies new round of sanctions against Assad

14 / 05 / 2012

Egypt: Day 1 in Expats Voting - High Turnout in Gulf Countries, Average in Europe

14 / 05 / 2012

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Officially Declares His Ambition to Lead Zanu-PF

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12 / 12 / 2011

The Middle East on the brink: an urgent appeal for common sense

"This is an appeal to the global citizenry to wake up to the dire situation unfolding before our eyes and to raise our voice. It is time to put concerted pressure on our respective governments, who are complicit in this cynical spectacle, and urge them to act responsibly for the benefit of all nations". Read more

 

By Karabekir Akkoyunlu, Open Democracy, 12 December 2011

 

 

 


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