AL JAZEERA News, Jan 25, 2012

The time is now for Ivory Coast Al Jazeera Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports on an Ivory Coast side studded with stars from top club sides around the world - but which has failed on the African stage. The Elephants haven't won the Africa Cup of Nations since 1992, despite featuring players ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigerian police raids anger local Muslims Al Jazeera ... wife were among those shot and killed by police gunfire, and denying that they had any part in last week's attack. Locals say that authorities are unfairly targeting the most devout Muslims of the community. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Kano. See all stories on this topic »

Al Jazeera in exclusive negotiations for French football DigitalTVEurope.net Al Jazeera is bidding for a package of six weekly pay-per-view matches. The broadcaster already has the rights to two weekly matches. L'Equipe newspaper has reported that Al Jazeera is offering €240 million over the 2012-16 period for the rights. See all stories on this topic »

Confronting Iran: Warmongering in the Middle East Aljazeera.com He is currently serving his third year of a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

One billion international tourists forecast for 2012 Toronto Star The first story was an Al Jazeera piece about how the United Nations WorldTourism Organization (UNWTO) is predicting a BILLION international tourists across the globe this year. That's absolutely stunning, isn't it? One billioninternational tourists ... See all stories on this topic »

Somalia Speaks: Amplifying Unheard Somalian Voices Global Voices Online (blog) With the help of an Ushahidi based platform “Somalia Speaks“, Al Jazeera English is aggregating unheard voices from inside Somalia via SMS. The responses are translated into English and finally plotted onto a map. People can also send in a report via ... See all stories on this topic » Global Voices Online (blog)

Egypt: Jan 25 anniversary demonstrations - live updates The Guardian benwedeman (@bencnn) January 25, 2012 Protests have also begun in Suez, according to al-Jazeera's Adam Makary. Only a few hundred protesting now in #Suez's Midan Arbaeen but three big marches are headed in our direction #Egypt ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

China's young power base Al Jazeera ... step toward full-fledged membership in the ruling Communist Party. National leaders of the youth organisation often go on to top positions in the government, notably current president Hu Jintao. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Sichuan province. See all stories on this topic »

Japan posts $32bn trade deficit Aljazeera.com Ben Collett, of Hong Kong's Louis Capital Markets brokerage firm, told Al Jazeera the deficit was "shocking" and "indicative of a longer-term trend". The yen's surge to record levels against the dollar and euro has made Japanese exports more expensive ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Free Syrian Army 'not only defectors' Al Jazeera There are those in Syria's divided opposition who believe armed civilians make up the bulk of the opposition Free Syrian Army's ranks. Efforts are now under way to create a unified military authority. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reportsfrom Tripoli in ... See all stories on this topic »

Pro-Gaddafi fighters retake Bani Walid Aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker, reporting from the outskirts of Bani Walid, said that pro-Gaddafi fighters seized the town late on Monday and are still in control there. "Many brigades from other parts of the country have assembled here on the outskirts ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

China celebrates the Year of the Dragon Aljazeera.com But, the celebrations will not be dampened, with the country's Shaolin Kung Fu monks, associated with the country's growing vitality and power, participating in the festivities for the first time. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Hong Kong. See all stories on this topic »

Turkish anger over French 'genocide' vote Al Jazeera ... killings of Armenians in 1915 constituted genocide. Turkey says relations between the countries will be seriously affected if French President Nicolas Sarkozy signs it into law. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Turkey's main city, Istanbul. See all stories on this topic »

Obama delivers populist speech Al Jazeera ... and political accomplishments while attempting to depict his Republican rivals as pro-rich. In response, Republican leaders fired back with claims that Obama has made the country's economy worse. Al Jazeera's Patty Culhanereports from Washington, DC. See all stories on this topic »

Iran's dissidents head online but the regime is there, waiting for them Toronto Star Last week Iran also jammed broadcasts by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, reportedly because it objected to its coverage of the uprising in Syria. The channel said it has “faced sustained interference to our satellite transmissions. See all stories on this topic »

Egyptians mass in Tahrir to honour uprising Aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Tadros said: "What we have right now is their [military] promise. And this was something reiterated by Field Marshal Tantawi on Tuesday." "Apart from saying that the scope of emergency law would be narrowed, he also said and promised, ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Arab Nations, U.S. to Press Russia on Syria Resolution at United Nations Bloomberg The Qatari Prime Minister told Doha-based Al Jazeera that Arab countries “didn't ask the United Nations for a military intervention. We only ask it to adopt and support the Arab decisions.” Russia has been wary of any UN-backed use of military action, ... See all stories on this topic »

Leaning tower of Big Ben worries UK MPs Aljazeera.com ... was probably caused by underground excavations made since Big Ben was built in 1859. Members of parliament are discussing how to get the landmark back on the straight and narrow. Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reportsfrom London. See all stories on this topic »

What if you had been born there? Al-Arabiya Suppose you are neutral and that you, after the curtains are drawn, follow Al-Jazeera or Al-Arabiyah, and the reports on snipers, regime thugs, armed gangs and bloodshed in the street, and then the scenes of funerals, chants and the precursors of civil ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Eurozone debt to dominate Davos talks Aljazeera.com Ursula Von Der Leyen, Germany's labour minister, told Al Jazeerain Davos that a potential Greek default "would not diminish the structural problems we have [in Europe]." "Look at the long-term competitiveness of Europe... in the long-term we need work ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

In Lieu of Worshipping Syria Today On September 11, on his famous programme on Al-Jazeera, which has an estimated audience of 60m viewers worldwide, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, also said that he supported a no-fly zone implemented by the ... See all stories on this topic »

Liberian War Lord and Dictator Worked With CIA The New American Former Global Witness investigator Alexander Yearsley, who served in the region, told Al Jazeera that the dictator was on the CIA payroll until 2001, when then-President George W. Bush took power and shut down the operation. See all stories on this topic »

A Winter of Discontent for Hamas and Iran Jerusalem Post After a long courtship with the Assad regime, it has now denounced it (with the proactive backing of Qatar through al-Jazeera and the influential Qatari-based cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi). The new Turkish pledge to give $300 million to Hamas has soothed ... See all stories on this topic »

High Tide: From Australia And Turkey Join The EU On Iran To Gulf Arabs Quit Syria Wall Street Journal (blog) (Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Global Post, AFP, Financial Times sub req, Wall Street Journal, BBC, Time, AP) There's also more coverage of the US sanctions against Bank Tejarat, and that's here, here and here. (Foreign Policy, Wall Street ... See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com ... the green flag of the old regime was hoisted over the western part of the city. Highly trained soldiers, formerly of Gadhafi's forces, killed seven people and wounded 20. Al-Jazeera reported the town was officially under their control late Monday. See all stories on this topic »

The Voice of Copts leader on The Board of Stop Islamization of Nations (SION) Pakistan Christian Post He has been a leader of the struggle to keep the jihadist propaganda network Al-Jazeera off American airwaves. Ashraf Rameleh is the President of Voice of the Copts, an internationalorganization standing up for the human rights of Coptic Christians... See all stories on this topic » Pakistan Christian Post

Islamists dominate first post-revolution parliament Daily News Egypt However, Deputy Head Essam El-Erian made contradictory statements the following week on Al Jazeera Mubasher, saying that no one is above the law. "SCAF will not leave power without real guarantees whether implicit or explicit," said Al-Anani. See all stories on this topic »

'Hugo', 'The Artist' Lead in Oscar Nods The Mark Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business and Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera ... See all stories on this topic »

Honduran farmers oppose land deal Aljazeera.com Many farmers also continue to blame Honduran security forces and police for attacking them on behalf of wealthy landowners. Since a military coup in 2009, at least 50 people have been killed over the disputes. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Bajo ... See all stories on this topic »

Clashes in Brazil eviction raid Aljazeera.com ... according to a preliminary report on the incident. Hundreds of residents spent the night in emergency accommodation. The occupied site belonged to a firm that went bankrupt and whose assets are to serve to pay creditors. Al Jazeera's Gabriel ... See all stories on this topic »

The West's Attempt to Dominate the International Satellite News ... Al Jazeera's independent reporting on the news – which was far and above that of any U.S. news network, including the one-time standard forinternational ... www.strategic-culture.org/.../the-west-attempt-to-dominate-the...

The West's Attempt to Dominate the International Satellite News ... Al Jazeera's independent reporting on the news – which was far and above that of any U.S. news network, including the one-time standard forinternational cable news ... news networks, including Al Jazeera, RT (formerly Russia Today), and ... america20xy.com/blog6/?p=32608

Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 24 January | World ... 4.38pm: Al Jazeera is reporting that Maikel Nabil, the Egyptian blogger who.... politics, today's news is likely to be dominated by something far more familiar to ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-egypt-libya-middle-east-urnest-li...

Reports: Liberian ex-president had CIA ties - Americas - Al Jazeera ... The report, based on information uncovered through a Freedom of ... reports- at least 48 separate documents - covering several decades," the USnewspaper said. ... Taylor was finally handed over to the international court in 2006, where he ... www.aljazeera.com/news/.../01/2012120202722392322.html

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