February 2011 Blog Posts (93)

TEHRAN - Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of Iran's ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was freed on Sunday after

Faezeh Hashemi, the new face of Iran revolution

Ex-president's daughter freed after brief arrest when leading number of protesters in…

Thousands of jubilant Bahrainis returned on Saturday to Manama's Pearl Square, the focal point of bloody anti-regime

Back to the square

Opposition rejects crown prince's dialogue offer as protesters back in Manama’s Pearl Square after security force…

DAMASCUS - A young Syrian blogger sentenced to five years in jail, Tal al-Mallouhi, worked for the US spy agency

Is the CIA recruiting children or are the Syrian authorities lying?

Syria's Tal al-Mallouhi - held since December 2009 - convicted for passing on secrets…

A year and a half after the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009, former president

Former Iranian President realigns his position as demonstrations get serious, names Mousavi , Karroubi as 'Leaders of Sedition'.

By Siavosh Ghazi - TEHRAN

 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has distanced himself from the…

CAIRO - Egypt's new military rulers have launched their own Facebook page to better communicate with the youth who

The new Egyptian 'party' AKA Facebook

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces dedicates page "to the sons and youth of Egypt who ignited the January 25…

CAIRO - Google executive Wael Ghonim, who emerged as a leading voice in Egypt's uprising, was barred from the stage

Our turn now

Islamic scholar competes with electonic scholar for the attention of Tahrir Square audiance.

 in Tahrir Square on…

BEIRUT - A Lebanese military court sentenced a man to death on charges of spying for Israel's Mossad and providing the

Mossad doors open to all traitors

Alleged spy sentenced to death for providing information that aided Israeli attacks on…

CAIRO - Libyan security forces killed at least 24 people in a violent crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations during a

'Day of Anger'

Rights groups denounce excessive use force by Libyan security against peaceful anti-regime…

NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has announced the creation of a 3.5 million dollar

The four ancient cities are classed as world heritage sites by UNESCO

Mauritania promotes tourism as 3.5 million dollar fund seeks to develop country's…

CAIRO - Rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Egyptian military to halt the use of torture

'The army was holding detainees'

Egyptian military urged to stop 'torture and other abuse of detainees' as fresh evidence implicates…

Bahrain's military deployed armoured vehicles in the centre of Manama and vowed to restore order Thursday after a

'Will have catastrophic repercussions'

Bahraini opposition to quit parliament after regime's 'savage and unjustified attack against a peaceful…

Book review of 'Gaza in Crisis - Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians', authored by Noam Chomsky

Two of world's most informed academics collaborate in book focusing on current situation in besieged Palestinian Strip.

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Riot police stormed through a Manama square early Thursday firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a violent crackdown

Pearl Square cleared

Riot police attack protesters with rubber bullets, tear gas in Pearl Square without warning.

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LONDON - Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given unreliable

The intelligence game was abvious

Report Ex-US Secretary of State urges CIA, Pentagon to explain how he was given unreliable information which proved key…

TRIPOLI - At least four people were killed in clashes with Libyan security forces, opposition websites and NGOs said

Pro-Gathafi rally in Tripoli

Opponents of Libyan regime say four killed in protesters’ clashes with security forces in Al-Baida ahead of 'Day of…

LONDON - Oxfam has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about Britain’s system for deciding on asylum

Between a rock and hard place

Concerns over Britain’s system for deciding on asylum claims as right-wing press demonizes asylum…

LONDON - The defector whose claims that Iraq had biological weapons were used to justify the 2003 US invasion has

Happy to use and be used by US intelligence

'Curveball' says despite his admission on wrong intel, security officials continued to take his claims…

TRIPOLI - Dozens of people were injured in clashes in Benghazi, a hospital in the eastern city said Wednesday, as

Gathafi supporters chanted slogans against Al-Jazeera

Dozens of Libyans injured in clashes between anti-regime protestors and security forces, Gathafi…