LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, Jul 02, 2011

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Gadhafi threatens to attack Europe STLtoday.com The demonstration came just days after renewed clashes between protesters and police left hundreds injured and underscored the lingering distrust between Egyptians and a police force long seen as a pillar of the former government. Talks set in Bahrain ... See all stories on this topic »

Factbox: Protests in Middle East, North Africa Reuters Turkish officials said around 10000 refugees crossed from Syria. -- On April 21 Assad lifted Syria's 48-year state of emergency and abolished a hated state security court. * LIBYA -- Libyan rebels who had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of Muammar ... See all stories on this topic »

Speaker of Iranian Parliament calls US actions in the Middle East “diabolical” APA America and Israel try to create problems in Syria, chairman of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani said at today's press conference.. Speaking about the rapid spread of movements in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya, Larijani said the rate of ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest Sacramento Bee Bahrain's biggest Shiite bloc says it will join reconciliation talks with Sunni rulers despite a harsh crackdown on pro-reform protests in the Gulf kingdom. The decision by the group, Al Wefaq, lends important credibility to the US-encouraged talks ... See all stories on this topic »

INTERVIEW-Opposition to Iran's rulers growing-Nobel laureate Reuters Africa ... reignite Green movement protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, even as protests have swept presidents from power in Egypt and Tunisia and sparked violence in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya: The questions and answers: Gaddafi 2 Jalil 0 Pravda Did they intervene in Bahrain or Yemen, where the Government response was equal? No. And in Syria? No. Why in Libya? Well, the Presidents of Yemen and Bahrain are western allies so basically they can do what they like. Libya has prime quality crude oil ... See all stories on this topic » Pravda

Islam and the Arab Revolutions Huffington Post (blog) In Libya, Syria, and Bahrain dictator's men ignore all aspects of Islam's emphasis on modesty, human dignity and and respect for women, as women are humiliated and raped and forced to flee to preserve their dignity. In Yemen, niqab-clad women led ... See all stories on this topic »

Social media: Did Twitter and Facebook really build a global revolution? Christian Science Monitor But when Tunisia's and Egypt's corrupt autocrats fell earlier this year, the cyber-topian dream was resurrected. No one knows if the uprisings that have spread to Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain will be as successful, but governments everywhere appear to be ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Targeting Libya, Hitting the Constitution CounterPunch But the Libyan opposition, unlike those in Tunisia and Egypt, rose up in armed rebellion against a recognized – albeit brutal – government. The Saudi King, the rulers of Bahrain, Yemen, the UAE, and Syria more than threatened their opposition: their ... See all stories on this topic »

Arabic Awakening: Human Dignity and Democracy in Question Patrick Mugo Mugo Peace and Conflict Monitor The experiences of protest and change in Tunisia and Egypt, Bahrain and Morocco, Libya and Yemen may vary substantially, notes Shehadi, yet they also seem to be components of a great collective shift, which will have reverberations far beyond the ... See all stories on this topic »

The Powers of Manipulation: Islam as a Geopolitical Tool to Control the Middle ... Center for Research on Globalization The resilience of the peoples in Bahrain and Yemen under the threats of increased state-sponsored violence indicates the articulation of more cohesive anti-US and Anti-Zionist protest movement. Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya specializes in the Middle East and ... See all stories on this topic » Center for Research on Globalization

Bankers see economic fallout from 'Arab Spring' Daily News Egypt But economic turbulence in the region has persisted, particularly as the uprisings in Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen have been violently repressed. Tens of thousand of young Tunisians have also fled the country in the wake of the revolution in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Beware: The Counter-Revolutions Are the Real Story Firedoglake And if you're confused by the administration's confused and ever-changing comments about the would-be revolutions in Syria and Yemen, it's understandable. It seems that as American influence in the region is diminishing, Saudi Arabia's is ascendant, ... See all stories on this topic »

Imam Khamenei Congratulates the Eid of Mab'ath ABNA.ir Imam Khamenei then warned that the US, in a complicated plot, tries to create problems for Syria, as a country belonging to line of regional resistance, by simulating the developments of Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya in the country. ... See all stories on this topic »

INTERVIEW - Opposition to Iran's rulers growing - Nobel laureate Reuters India ... reignite Green movement protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, even as protests have swept presidents from power in Egypt and Tunisia and sparked violence in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest developments in Arab political unrest stretching from North Africa to ... Washington Post Bahrain's biggest Shiite bloc says it will join reconciliation talks with Sunni rulers despite a harsh crackdown on pro-reform protests in the Gulf kingdom. The decision by the group, Al Wefaq, lends important credibility to the US-encouraged talks ... See all stories on this topic »

Sunday Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Egypt Sunday Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Egypt ... YEMEN: Voice of America News reports today that clashes in south Yemen kill 12 ... emmaberry.org/?p=7662

Libya, Syria and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 28 June 2011 | World ... Opposition groups in both Syria and Bahrain face the dilemma of whether to ... State TV said Saleh would outline reforms, according to the Chinese news ..... Libya / Bahrain / Yemen / Egypt and all the other points on today's agenda. ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../libya-syria-middle-east-unrest-live

Tunisia Daily » Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain ... Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Egypt – Firedoglake. June 19th, 2011 tunisia - Google News ... www.tunisiadaily.com/.../sunday-night-summary-of-libya-tuni...

Bahrain: Ban voices deep concern at lengthy jail terms handed out ... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the lengthy jail sentences given to 21 ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ... East this year, notably including Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen. ... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38823&Cr...

Will there be an Arab Summer? UK Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant's speech today at Chatham House: 'Is there ... News. Travel & living abroad ... Can we logically distinguish between what is happening in Libya and Syria, from what is happening in eg Bahrain or Yemen? ... www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id...

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