Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition leaders signed a long-awaited agreement Wednesday to transfer power to the country’s vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and hold early presidential elections. The agreement could end months of protests against his 33-year rule. Mr. Saleh and the opposition signed the agreement during a ceremony in Saudi Arabia. […]
Yemen President Signs Transition Deal, Protests Continue
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkish PM Apologizes for 1930s Killings of Kurds
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologized for the 1930s killings of nearly 14,000 people during a Kurdish rebellion — the government’s first public apology for the killings. Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party on Wednesday had demanded Turkey acknowledge its past actions. Between 1936 and 1939, the Turkish government killed […]
Russia Warns of Response to US Missile Shield
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will aim missiles at U.S. anti-missile sites in eastern Europe if the United States does not heed Russian concerns about its missile defense plans. Mr. Medvedev said in a televised statement Wednesday that Russia will deploy long-range missiles in the southern and western parts of the country if it […]
Decades of Resistance: The Turkish-Kurdish Relationship
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Decades of Resistance: The Turkish-Kurdish Relationship August 10, 1920: A Kurdish state: At the end of World War I, the Treaty of Sevres proposes the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish state. July 24, 1923: Turkey overrides Kurdish statehood: Under the Treaty of Lausanne, Turkey is declared an independent state and plans for an autonomous Kurdish […]
Yemen’s Saleh to Transfer Power, Protests Continue
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a Gulf initiative that calls for him to transfer power to a deputy, a move designed to end months of swelling protests against his 33-year rule. Mr. Saleh signed the agreement, crafted by the Gulf Cooperation Council, during a ceremony in Saudi Arabia Wednesday. Under the plan, Mr. […]
US Envoy: Rwanda Political Life ‘Closed’
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. envoy to the United Nations says Rwanda remains politically “closed,” despite having experienced impressive growth since the 1994 genocide. Ambassador Susan Rice spoke in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Wednesday at the start of her four-day diplomatic mission to the East African country. The diplomat called Rwanda a “friend” to whom she can […]
A Look At Yemen’s Power Transfer Agreement
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed an agreement designed to end months of anti-government unrest. Here is a look at the main provisions in the plan crafted by the Gulf Cooperation Council: -Mr. Saleh transfers powers to his vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. -Hadi works with opposition leaders to form a national unity […]
A Look At Major Events in Yemen’s Anti-Government Unrest
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A timeline of this year’s anti-government unrest in Yemen: January 22: Hundreds of students and other protesters gather at Sana’a University, calling for an end to the 32-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The demonstrators apparently were inspired by the protests that led to the ouster of Tunisia’s president. March 1: Tens of thousands […]
Turkish PM Apologizes for 1930s Killings of Kurds
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologized for the 1930s killings of nearly 14,000 people during a Kurdish rebellion — the government’s first public apology for the killings. Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party on Wednesday had demanded Turkey acknowledge its past actions. Between 1936 and 1939, the Turkish government killed […]
Bahrain Rights Report: Government Used Excessive Force
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The head of a special commission investigating Bahrain’s unrest says the government used “excessive force” and tortured detainees during its bloody crackdown on protesters earlier this year. Commission chief Cherif Bassiouni also announced Wednesday that the investigation did not find evidence linking Iran to the uprising. Bahrain’s rulers have blamed Iranian interference for stirring up […]
