Kuwaiti officials take steps to insure military loyalty

Jim Kouri 2 years ago Region: Kuwait

  With civil unrest occurring in several Arab and Muslim nations -- including Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, and others -- the government of Kuwait led by the Amir is attempting to strengthen it's control over it... more

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PRESS UNDER ATTACK IN BELARUS - FOR COVERING ELECTION DEMONSTRATIONS

Volha Birukova 2 years ago Region: Belarus

At least 26 journalists have been detained while covering demonstrations after the 19 December presidential elections in Belarus. They are among an estimated 700 people detained at the demonstrations. Two journalists ar... more

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Bomb explosion in Quetta, 2 killed dozens wounded

Imran Schah 2 years ago Region: Pakistan

 Quetta, Pakistan: A bomb explosion in Quetta killed two and injured dozens.   A bomb explosion in an auto-rickshaw killed two and wounded many wedding party guests in a nearby van.   It was an improvise... more

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The enforcement of Islamic Sharia is not Taliban’s agenda: Pak Information Minister

Imran Schah 4 years ago Region: Pakistan

Peshawar, Pakistan: The Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the Islamic Sharia is not Taliban’s agenda.   He was talking to the news channels here in the provincial capital Peshawar he s... more

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Kirkuk Turmoil Over Council Move

IWPR 4 years ago Region: Iraq

Government calls for calm as Kirkuk authority urges union with Kurdish region. By Tiare Rath in New York Politicians have warned that Kirkuk provincial council’s threat to join the region to Iraqi Kurdistan will in... more

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Kenya Back to Normal

Global Voices 5 years ago Region: Kenya

by Rebecca Wanjiku It is funny how life can turn around. A country that was tilting on the edge and threatening to follow the legacy of Africa's failed states, is now back to full life and life is back to normal. Residen... more

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UN needs to intervene in Myanmar

Al Jeratso 5 years ago Region: Myanmar

The mass demonstrations in Myanmar, led by thousands of monks, could attest to the fact that the military junta had gone out of hand in enforcing its military rule in a country where massive poverty is killing many of its ... more

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