By Staff, Ahram Online | Staff, TV New Zealand. Suez Port workers blocked the delivery of an initial 7-ton shipment of tear gas into Egypt. A three-stage shipment totaling 21 tons is on course for the port from the American port of Wilmington, with tear-gas canisters made by the American company Combined Systems.
Continue reading →By Staff, Terra Daily. Tahir Qureshi’s life is under threat for helping to rehabilitate 30,000 hectares (74,132 acres) of mangrove along the southern coast on the Arabian Sea. “The cause is worth living such a life,” he says.
Continue reading →By Esam Al-Amin, OpEd News. Nearly 90% of all Tunisian registered voters participated, with some waiting as long as four hours to cast their votes. The huge win by Ennahda, followed by Congress for the Republic (CPR), represents a total break from the parties and political movements of the corrupt and repressive era of Ben Ali.
Continue reading →By Fabrizio Tassinari, Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Project Syndicate via Al Jazeera | Jake Lippincott, IPS | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The word revolution is so casually bandied about these days that it is quickly losing all meaning. Nevertheless real revolutions are happening. Tunisia’s is a case in point.
Continue reading →Editorial Comment Anwar al-Awlaki’s and Troy Davis’ murders are connected, and the connection is the November 2012 United States presidential elections. These elections will make little difference to the population, but they matter very much to the two political parties. … Continue reading →
By Toluwa Olusegun, IPS. Lagos, Nigeria – The sectarian crisis and recent violence by extremist groups, like the June 16, 2011 bomb blast on the Nigerian Police Headquarters, were borne out of anger at prevailing economic conditions rather than religious frustration.
Continue reading →Editorial, Granma. In the war against Libya, Washington is simultaneously pursuing several objectives: taking control of oil, protecting the safety of Israel, preventing the liberation of the Arab world, hindering African unity, and setting up NATO as Africa’s watchdog.
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