Peace Agreements

Somali opposition says could fight UN peacekeepers

iht.com     1 hr ago   84 related          

Somalia's new hard-line opposition leader promised Friday to pacify his shattered country through Islamic law, warning U.N. peacekeepers they will face attack if they deploy and support the government. Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys,...                

Cyprus leaders to launch peace talks on Sept 3

reuters.com     5 hrs ago   87 related          

By Simon Bahceli and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Greek and Turkish Cypriots agreed on Friday to launch talks in September to re-unite their island, whose continuing division is damaging Turkey's chances of joining the...                

Sudan bombed Darfur during Bashir tour: rebels

reuters.com     11 hrs ago   23 related          

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel faction that has a pact with Sudan's government accused the army on Friday of bombing a village this week even while President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was in the region making a call for peace.                

Daily Star Political News: After three years of isolation, Syria comes in from the cold

beiruter.com     1 hr ago   83 related          

Syrian skies seem to be finally clearing after a very long storm and the virtual shunning of President Bashar Assad from the international political scene for almost three years. Many may perceive the recent rapprochement...                

SOMALIA: Famine Looms as Aid Workers Flee

ipsnews.net     31 mins ago   20 related          

NAIROBI, Jul 25 (IPS) - By December this year, aid agencies estimate that the number of displaced and hungry people in need of life-saving aid in Somalia will swell to 3.5 million—nearly half the country's population. Yet, as...                

Nicholas D. Kristof: Tough love for Israel?

iht.com     8 hrs ago   19 related          

On his visit to the Middle East, Barack Obama gave ritual affirmations of his support for Israeli policy, but what Israel needs from America isn't more love, but tougher love. Particularly at a time when Israel seems to be...                

Abkhazia agrees to German-hosted talks on Georgia conflict - Summary

georgiandaily.com     8 hrs ago   11 related          

Deutsche Presse Agentur The autonomous rebel region of Abkhazia Friday agreed to attend expert-level talks in Germany with Georgian representatives on their territorial conflict, Abkhazia's President Sergei Bagapsh was quoted...                

Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence

theconservativevoice.com     6 hrs ago   90 related          

Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage Baghdad muralists resist push for sectarian themes Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent...                

Lost in the Horn

allafrica.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Human security should come first in seeking conflict resolution in the Horn of Africa. Favour should be shown to partners that protect their people - whether they are state or non-state actors - and not just to those who claim...                

Conditional solidarity

ahram.org.eg     4 hrs ago   9 related          

With Sudan's president facing charges of genocide, Arab leaders rally behind Khartoum, but not at any price, Dina Ezzat reports A Sudanese man holds a portrait of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir; Al-Bashir meets with Arab...                

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