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Course Schedules Available At: www.guilford.edu/academics/catalog/course_schedules/ For More Information: www.guilford.edu/registrar WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM WORLD & NATION PROTESTS Unrest in North Africa and Middle East targets governments, economic hardships Continued from Page I with Reuters. "It's time for action. We are moving now. Time is out now ... we gave them two weeks (for negotiations)." The United States' relations with Libya have been strained ever since a 1988 Pan Am jet was bombed and Libya was thought to be behind the event. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, President Barack Obama is considering a "no-fly" zone over Libya. "I believe Gadhafi is on the wrong side of history," Obama said during a White House news conference, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "I believe the Libyan people are anxious for freedom." While Gadhafi shows no signs of surren der, each day, tens of thousands of Libyan citi zens flee their country as the unrest escalates. Bahrain Bahrain's streets are filled with the shouts of protestors calling for the res ignation of the monarchy. According to CNN, the majority of the protestors are Shiite, whereas the Sunni remain in support of the current government. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa are considering making a political change. However, forces from neighboring Sunni- ruled Saudi Arabia have been invited into the country to help suppress the upris ing, reports BBC News and other sources. The act points to already strained Sunni-Shiite tensions in the region that are feared to be spreading, and signifies possible rifts between ruling class views on how the protests should be handled. The crown prince plans to sit down with the opposing political party to allow voices on both sides be heard, details the San Francisco Chronicle. Meanwhile, CNN reports, the streets con tinue to echo with the chants of protestors: zens of Algeria are calling for the removal "The regime must go... Down, down Khalifa." of their president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. According to the American Free Press, Yemen the protests are led by the National Like many of its surrounding countries. Coordination for Change and Democracy. Yemen is calling for the dismissal of their They began their part on Jan. 21 after president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. The citizens a riot left five dead and 800 injured, are dissatisfied with the current governing On Feb. 22, there was some celebrating, officials. According to CNN, Saleh is call- reports CNN. On that day, the State of ing for a sit-down with the opposition, to Emergency — which had been in place for 19 put an end in the revolt. Already, Saleh has years — was lifted. This had restricted free- promised not to run in the next elections, dom of speech and assembly. Bouteflika's Despite contrary reports, the opposition thoughts had been that this allowance of "We will not have any dialogue with the ruling porty. Our only demand that this regime leaves and IS is not talking with Saleh and his government. "We will not have any dia logue with the ruling party," Mohammed al-Qubati, a spokesman for Yemen's coali tion of oppo sition parties, told CNN. "Our only demand is that this regime leaves and then we can talk —- about dialogue." Protests that took place on Feb. 25 left 11 people killed and 26 injured, CNN reports. Since the protests began. Amnesty International sums the death toll to be 27. The high unemployment rates and accusations of a corrupt govern ment have also fueled these revolts. then we can talk about dialogue. Mohammed al-Qubati, a spokesman for Yemen's coalition of opposition parties freedom would help allevi ate the protests in his country. Aljazeera, an Arabic news network, report ed some of the slogans of the Algerian revolt. As time moves on, there seems to be no halting in the shouts of, "Don't march on my tran quility and my freedom." unem- Algeria Escalating food prices, high ployment rates, and housing issues are what have stimulated revolts in Algeria. Like in neighboring countries, the citi- Iran "I strongly advise them to let nations have their say and meet their nations' demands if they claim to be officials of those nations," said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of leaders quell ing protests throughout the region, specifi cally Libya's President Muammar Qaddafi. However, Ahmadinejad's govern ment has responded harshly to pro tests and other opposition efforts. According to Reuters, two people were killed during a Feb. 14 protest, and 1,500 more were arrested. Other inci dents include security forces firing into a crowd of protestors — killing one person and injuring several others — and dis persing many groups of protestors with batons and pepper spray, reports CNN. Two of the opposition's leaders, Mir- Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, have gone missing, according to the Guardian. Family members say they and their wives were kidnapped by government officials. The opposition continues to protest and demands the release of Moussavi and Karrubi, calling for protests every Tuesday until they are released. Iraq Iraq's protests are not centered on the government, but rather they are protest ing against high unemployment, a crum bling infrastructure, lack of basic servic es, and corruption, according to CNN. On Feb. 25, thousands protested in what they called "Day of Rage." At least 17 different demonstrations were held across the country, according to Agence France-Presse. Security forces used tear gas and water cannons to diffuse pro tests, and 15 demonstrators were killed. During the week leading up to the planned protest, security forces raided the Iraqi nonprofit Journalistic Freedom Observatory (JFO), taking computers, hard drives, and files. Additionally, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki implement ed a curfew for bicycles and vehicles in Baghdad, The Washington Post reported. "If they want to get rid of our dem onstration, then let them do reforms," said Director of JFO Ziad al-Ajeeli to The Washington Post. "This is a new concept. Previously, people thought you had to change things with weapons. Now we want to change things through our ideas. We want Iraqi society to be a civil society." SCHEDULE Student Status: CCE Students All holds must be cleared fall Traditional Senior (current earned credits 88 or greater) Traditional Junior (current earned credits 56 to 87) Traditional Sophomore (current earned credits 24 to 55) Traditional First-Year (current earned credits less than 24) Online Registration Time & Dates Sunday, April 3 - August 21 Sunday, April 3 - August 21 Monday, April 4 - August 21 Tuesday, April 5 - August 21 Wednesday, April 6 - August 21 before you can register for 2011. 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