February 2011 Blog Posts (93)

Young and unassuming, Fethi Terbil is the Libyan lawyer who dared to challenge Moamer Gathafi and whose arrest

A revolutionary without ambitions

Libyan Lawyer hero of anti-Gathafi revolt: Fethi Terbil.

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In a whirlpool of paint, Najah Kablan is busy making banners for the uprising against Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi's

'We were unafraid because we are all united'

Libyan women make strong contribution in anti-regime demos, create artistic ammunition for…

Pressure mounted Monday on Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi as anti-regime forces overran towns in his traditional

Tripoli is next

Libyan protest leaders establish transitional 'national council' in several eastern and western cities seized from regime.

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Morocco will be spared mass demonstrations sweeping other Middle Eastern and North African nations as long as the

Bolder and speedier reforms

Analysts stress Morocco has to embark on bolder, speedier reforms to fulfill Moroccans’ demands.

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Bahrain protesters showed no sign of retreat Thursday as an anti-government uprising entered its 11th day and

'We want a government elected by the people'

Bahraini uprising enters its 11th day as pro-democracy protestors insist regime must meet pre-conditions for…

TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Moamer Gathafi spoke Thursday to the elders of a town west of the capital where he said a

Libya's dissident-held east vowed to march on Tripoli

Ten people killed as pro-government forces attack rebellious Libyan town of…

MANAMA - Bahraini authorities have released 23 Shiite activists held on terrorism counts and pardoned two others

Will their release calm the protests?

23 Shiite activists held on terrorism counts freed, two others abroad pardoned in bid to calm anti-regime…

TRIPOLI - The Libyan monarchist flag, raised on Tuesday at the country's embassy in Stockholm, dates from before the

Resurrected

Monarchist flag has become one of symbols of opposition to embattled Libyan leader's rule.

 iron-fisted rule of Moamer…

Tens of thousands of supporters of Bahrain's Shiite-led opposition poured into the streets of Manama on Tuesday

'The march of loyalty to martyrs'

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy Bahrainis demonstrate against regime, lethal security forces.

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NOUAKCHOTT - While force-feeding of young girls is waning in Mauritania, particularly in urban areas, many girls and

“The woman occupies in her man’s heart the space she occupies in his bed”

Many girls, women are voluntarily turning to dangerous methods to gain weight…

This is a story right out of '1001 Nights'. The genie escaped from the bottle, and no power on earth can put it back.

In my fondest dreams I could not imagine a wiser and more attractive course for us Israelis, than to join this Arab march in body and spirit, says Uri Avnery.

When it happened in Tunisia, it could have been said: OK, an Arab country, but a minor one. It was always a bit more…

BAGHDAD - Around $40 billion are "missing" from a post-Gulf War fund that Iraq maintains to protect the money from

It's only money

Iraq forms investigative committees to track down cash that 'does not appear' in official accounts

 foreign claims, its…

CAIRO - Protesters Monday overran several Libyan cities and regime stalwarts began defecting as the pillars of

Total chaos

Libyan protesters attack regime pillars, 'control cities' including Benghazi.

 Moamer Gathafi's hardline rule were…