Month: September 2011

By Abderrahim El Ouali CASABLANCA, Sep 14, 2011 (IPS) – Morocco’s offer of autonomy to Western Sahara to stave off demands for full independence is boomeranging on the kingdom with other regions now demanding similar...

By Arshad Mohammed and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. envoys will visit the Middle East this week to try to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians and avert a Palestinian bid for U.N....

The regime of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi and the rebel government — the National Transitional Council — have both committed war crimes during the conflict in Libya and someone needs to take control to stop abuses...

Algeria has announced sweeping media reforms to allow private radio and television stations to exist for the first time since independence in 1962. The moves comes as the government battles to contain popular protests against...

Why Rushing to the Polls Could Reignite Civil War Dawn Brancati and Jack L. Snyder September 2, 2011 Summary: Elections held too soon after a civil war often end in violence. The UN and the NTC should defer their plans until the...