LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, Jun 27, 2011

Journalist Robert Fisk faces libel action for pointing out Bahrain-Saudi alliance World Socialist Web Site Saudi Arabia has played a leading role in the moves to stifle the Arab Spring, not just inBahrain, but in Yemen, Libya, Syria and elsewhere. As one of America's three major props in the region, along with Israel and Egypt, Washington turns a blind eye ... See all stories on this topic »

US-Saudi-IEA Cooperate to Set Best Oil Price Oil and Gas Industry Latest News Since then, the government in Riyadh has thrown billions of dollars of extra spending into social programmes in order to try and head off any spread of the instability seen inLibya, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, etc. Saudi Arabia has one of the fastest ... See all stories on this topic »

Days of reckoning for first IDB annual meeting since the Arab Spring Arab News ... because of the political turmoil and violence in Yemen, which of course is a mere single manifestation of the so-called 'Arab Spring' sweeping several IDB member countries including inter alia Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. ... See all stories on this topic »

2011 Halftime Report Newsweek Tunisia's longtime president fell, and the movement quickly spread, via Twitter, Facebook, and old-fashioned word of mouth, to the oppressed youth of Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, and Libya. Meanwhile in America, in one whirling six-day span, ... See all stories on this topic » Newsweek

In this Country at Least, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised OpEdNews In Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia tens of thousands have taken to the streets demanding true democracy and a more representative form of government. Osama Bin Laden had it all wrong; these people didn't want an ... See all stories on this topic » OpEdNews

Collapse Of The Nuclear Empire, Double Or Quits For Nuclear Business The Market Oracle Elsewhere in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, probable or possible candidate countries - until the start of the Arab spring revolt - included Jordan, Egypt,Libya and Algeria. WNA web sites do not tell us what happens to large sized ... See all stories on this topic »

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

Revolution and against-revolution in the Arab world | Economics ... By B.B The spark lit by Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia in December 2010 has inflamed the Arab masses of the oppressed Morocco to Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, through Iraq, Syria and Jordan. ... situation in Libya is different from that of Bahrain and Yemen . Ben Ali's flight to Saudi Arabia 14 January 2011 raised a great hope for change in the Arab world. Addressing the Tunisian people not to congratulate, but to regret the departure of his friend dictator Gaddafi said with much contempt ... Economics Newspaper

In this Country at Least, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | MyFDL By Daveparts In Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia tens of thousands have taken to the streets demanding true democracy and a more representative form of government. Osama Bin Laden had it all wrong; these people ... Daveparts's myFDL diary

Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and ... 4 Responses to Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen andEgypt. Robert Alexander Dumas June 19th, 2011 at 9:49 pm «. Hey Liz, ... my.firedoglake.com/.../sunday-night-summary-of-libya-tunisi...

YouTube - Yemen: The Mother of all Revolutions With Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Bahrain all in mind: But I have never seen anything like The Yemeni Revolution. Have you? Chanting ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=A70uxkfnMvk

Free #Libya #Tunisia #Syria #Yemen #Egypt.... and #Bahrain ... Free #Libya #Tunisia #Syria #Yemen #Egypt.... and #Bahrain, #Palestine, and all those standing for human dignity http://twitpic.com/5gur1u. www.breakingnews.com/.../free-libya-tunisia-syria-yemen-egy...

Arab Spring exposes Nasrallah's hypocrisy And then Tunisia happened, and Egypt, and Libya, and Bahrain, and Yemen - and then, Hassan Nasrallah and Ali Khamenei's nightmare, Syria happened. ... english.aljazeera.net/indepth/.../2011618103354910596.html

Tunisia Daily » Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain ... Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and EgyptFiredoglake TUNISIA: The rich aren't like us. When we are accused of a crime, ... www.tunisiadaily.com/.../sunday-night-summary-of-libya-tuni...

If Liz were Queen | News from Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria ... News from Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia and Libya ... Egypt's pound weakened to its lowest since mid-April after the government said it had no need ... iflizwerequeen.com/?p=9276

#Libya #Syria #Yemen #Bahrain #Tunisia #Egypt = #ArabRevolution + ... Libya #Syria #Yemen #Bahrain #Tunisia #Egypt = #ArabRevolution + #PeoplePower + #VivaLiberty ... #Allah #AllahIslamQuran #Islam #Quran : AllahIslamQuran. inagist.com/.../Libya_Syria_Yemen_Bahrain_Tunisia_Egypt_...

News on: TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan ... TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq , Und So Weiter. TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, ... www.liquida.com/.../egypt-pakistan-libya-osama-bin-laden/

Free #Libya #Tunisia #Syria #Yemen #Egypt.... and #Bahrain ... Free #Libya #Tunisia #Syria #Yemen #Egypt.... and. arrow. name. twitter username . @reply to tagged user. Hide map and return to photo ... twitpic.com/5gur1u

TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan - The Iconoclast The New English Review - A monthly political/cultural magazine with a literary slant. The Iconoclast is a group blog featuring Hugh Fitzgerald, Mary Jackson ... www.newenglishreview.org/blog_display.cfm/blog.../35848

Yemen's revolution and the US intervention - Canadian Charger Muslim women leading revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain andYemen is a great story for the Western media to cover. But because of the fear ... thecanadiancharger.com/page.php?id=5&a=956

On the 14th of June this year, the UNSC only spoke about Israel ... On the 14th of June this year, the UNSC only spoke about Israel, and did not mentionLybia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen and the Palestinians. ... www.haaretz.com/.../on-the-14th-of-june-this-year-the-unsc-o...

Countering Iran the major factor behind US support for Bahrain ... On the other hand, we see Libya and Syria, which are not pro-US. .... specially the popular uprisings in Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan and Egypt, will be of Iran's ... www.thepeoplesvoice.org/.../countering-iran-the-major-factor-...

Bahrain in the Context of the Arab Spring | thepearlroundabout.org Bouazizi's death was the spark that has since rippled across the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region to Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, ... www.thepearlroundabout.org/?p=2279

Global Debate: USA Policy Debate Topic Finalists for 2011-12 ... Government should substantially increase its democracy assistance for one or more of the following: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen. ... globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/.../usa-policy-debate-topic-fin...

Summer's here and it's time to call the 'Arab spring' a revolution ... In fact, as a wave of mass unrest swept through Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain,Yemen, Syria and beyond, revolutionary upheaval rapidly became something ... www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/.../arab-spring-revolution

.:Middle East Online:.Six months on, Arab spring faces serious threats The protests spread to Egypt, the most populous Arab country, ... being challenged by the experiences of Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain," she said. ... www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46738

Ethiopia | Clinton Warns African Dictators Such As Meles: Reform ... Now compare that to the uprisings in Bahrain, Yemen, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Libya,Syria and Egypt. If you expect to see Hillary support the uprisings in ... www.ethiopianreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t...

Arab Spring exposes Nasrallah's hypo... - **MIDEAST POLITICS ... And then Tunisia happened, and Egypt, and Libya, and Bahrain, and Yemen - and then, Hassan Nasrallah and Ali Khamenei's nightmare, Syria happened. ... tribes.tribe.net/.../cf53e6fa-4cc0-460f-8c2f-375001faa36c

The spring of free expression - Fiji Times Online To date, there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, a civil war in Libya, civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; major protests in Algeria, ... www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=173405

YouTube - We will never forget The Protesters' terrorism in Bahrain 4 Scenes from lies of protesters in Bahrain Crimes protesters in Bahrain... and police protesters terrorists in Bahrain Iran Yemen Libya Syria... www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6-O74o64sQ

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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Jun 27, 2011

Greece Debt Crisis Long-term Solution EU Unification Under One Leader? The Market Oracle On March 25, 2011, the leaders of the euro zone approved a new, constant crisis mechanism. Although it has a different name, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), it will function on the basis of the same principle as its predecessor fund, the EFSF, ... See all stories on this topic »

WORLD News, Jun 27, 2011

China audit uncovers misuse of affordable housing program Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Improper allocation of housing units, misuse of funds and an insufficient supply of land are undermining China's massive affordable housing program, a report by the State Audit Office said on Monday. Full Story1

China's Wen signals doubt inflation goal can be met Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year, underlining expectations that interest rates will rise further even as economic growth slows down. Full Story1

China studying accounting issues, stock fall: regulator Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is paying close attention to the slump in shares of overseas-listed Chinese companies in the wake of a string of accounting problems and is studying ways to address the issue, an official from the country's securities regulator said.Full Story1

Scenarios: Trouble in store for Thailand after the election? Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:06 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand holds a general election on July 3 that might be a step on the road to stability after five years of political turbulence. But it could just as easily prolong the crisis, especially if there is no clear-cut winner. Full Story1

Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:56 PM PDT Reuters - PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The four most senior surviving members of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime went on trial for war crimes on Monday, three decades after its "year zero" revolution marked one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Full Story1

Factbox: Facts about Thailand's election Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Thais will go to the polls on July 3 for a general election Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva hopes will settle a long-running political conflict in the deeply divided country. Full Story1

Factbox: Main parties contesting Thailand's election Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Forty-two parties will contest a July 3 general election in Thailand, with the ruling Democrat Party and opposition Puea Thai Party jostling for first place and others vying for stakes in what is expected to be a coalition government. Full Story1

Most Japanese oppose nuclear reactor restarts: poll Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 70 percent of Japanese oppose the restart of nuclear reactors halted for maintenance work, a poll showed on Monday, even though keeping them shut could mean power blackouts this summer and higher electricity bills. Full Story1

At heart of Thai election, a fugitive rallies Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - SUAN MON, Thailand (Reuters) - Saffron-robed monks chanted and young women in silk sarongs stretched out their arms in traditional Thai dance moves, but the big event was the voice on a scratchy telephone line from another continent. Full Story1

China says local govt debt at $1.65 trillion, plans clean-up Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Local governments in China had incurred about 10.7 trillion yuan ($1.65 trillion) in debt as of the end of 2010, about half of which was held by financing vehicles, the national audit office said on Monday in its first-ever audit of local government finances. Full Story1

Typhoon batters Korean peninsula, at least 9 dead Sun,26 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - At least nine people have been killed, mostly drowned in flooding, after a typhoon battered South Korea, a disaster official said on Monday, while impoverished North Korea braced for huge waves and torrential rain. Full Story1

Bombs kill 25 at Nigerian drinking spot: sources Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect threw bombs at a drinking spot in Nigeria's northeastern town of Maiduguri on Sunday, killing around 25 people, witnesses and military sources said. Full Story1

Gaddafi's future not up for debate:Libyan government Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is the historical choice of the Libyan people and cannot be moved aside, his government said on Sunday, stepping back from earlier statements offering an election on his future role. Full Story1

Mauritania says 17 died in al Qaeda operation Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania said on Sunday that 17 people were killed in a joint attack carried out with Mali on an al Qaeda in North Africa's (AQIM) camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mauritania's border on Friday. Full Story1

Rival groups march over king's reforms in Morocco Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - Thousands of rival demonstrators marched through cities in Morocco on Sunday over constitutional reforms proposed by King Mohammed after unrest inspired by "Arab Spring" uprisings in the Arab world. Full Story1

Factbox: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Sun,26 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has not been seen in public for more than two weeks following an operation in Cuba to remove a pelvic swelling. Full Story1

Venezuela tells foes "stop dreaming" of Chavez death Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Senior allies of Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez have dismissed reports he is sicker than the government has admitted, telling his enemies to "stop dreaming" of his death. Full Story1

Protesters demand French nuclear plant closure Sun,26 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - FESSENHEIM, France (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain outside France's oldest nuclear power plant on Sunday to demand the site be closed as the government mulls whether to extend its life by a decade. Full Story1

Italy government tensions rise over austerity plans Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Tensions increased in Italy's government on Sunday over an austerity plan to be approved next week, with one senior coalition member accusing Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti of trying to cause the government's collapse. Full Story1

Somalia frees UK, American ransom couriers Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia has pardoned six foreigners convicted of illegally carrying millions of dollars into the country with the intention of paying pirate ransoms, a government spokesman and presidency officials said. Full Story1

Syrian activists to meet to chart way out of crisis Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Some of Syria's most prominent intellectuals will meet in Damascus on Monday to seek a way out of the country's crisis, but anti-government activists said the meeting could give political cover to President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story1

Yemen's Saleh to reappear as violence grips south Sun,26 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - RIYADH/SANAA (Reuters) - Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, not seen in public since an attack on his palace in early June, is well enough to return soon to Yemen and will make a media appearance within the next couple of days. Full Story1

Russia faces elections with budget woes Sun,26 Jun 2011 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Russia's government has promised voters more social spending than it can muster without threatening the country's fiscal stability as elections approach, a deputy finance minister warned on Sunday. Full Story1

U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen Sun,26 Jun 2011 08:22 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday. Full Story1

Iraq court gives al Qaeda leader's wife life sentence Sun,26 Jun 2011 07:27 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi court has sentenced the wife of a slain al-Qaeda leader to life in prison for her role in aiding insurgents' activities, a spokesman for the country's judicial council said Sunday. Full Story1

Young girl carrying bag of explosives killed in Afghanistan Sun,26 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - An eight-year-old Afghan girl was killed when a bag of explosives given to her by Taliban insurgents exploded as she approached a police outpost in southern Afghanistan, the government said Sunday. Full Story1

Analysis: Turkey loses patience over Syria Sun,26 Jun 2011 06:11 AM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey faces a growing danger Syrian economic and social disruption could spill onto its soil, with some fearing an influx of refugees could draw its troops into border operations uncomfortably close to Syrian forces. Full Story1

Israel warns journalists not to board Gaza flotilla Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:46 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel warned foreign journalists on Sunday they could be barred from the country for 10 years if they board a new flotilla that plans to challenge an Israeli naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Full Story1

Exclusive: Yemen's Saleh was injured by planted bomb: source Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured earlier this month by a bomb planted in a mosque within the presidential palace, but he is recovering and will return to Yemen soon, a source close to Saleh told Reuters. Full Story1

Japanese parents fume over Fukushima radiation impact Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:11 AM PDT Reuters - FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Angry parents of children in Japan's Fukushima city marched along with hundreds of people on Sunday to demand protection for their children from radiation more than three months after a massive quake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. Full Story1

Azerbaijan leader warns of army buildup at huge parade Sun,26 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Reuters - BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, speaking during the biggest military parade in Baku since the fall of the Soviet Union, promised to boost army spending and gain control of the territories disputed with Armenia. Full Story1

LulzSec hackers disband after last data dump Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:56 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Lulz Security group of rogue hackers announced it was disbanding on Saturday with one last data dump, which included internal AOL Inc and AT&T documents. Full Story1

Yemen president to appear in media within 48 hours Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:50 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has not been seen in public since an attack on his palace earlier this month, will make a media appearance within 48 hours, his media secretary said on Sunday. Full Story1

Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, was reunited with his family early on Sunday after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges, but he needed rest and was not ready to speak in public, his wife said. Full Story1

Twelve wounded after suicide bomber hits Iraq police station Sun,26 Jun 2011 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 12 people were wounded when a suicide bomber in a wheelchair blew himself up at a police station in the northern outskirts of Iraq's capital on Sunday, a spokesman for the Baghdad operations command said. Full Story1

Egyptians stone police cars at former minister's trial Sun,26 Jun 2011 03:11 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Families of Egyptians killed and injured in protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak hurled stones at police vehicles outside the court where the former interior minister was being tried Sunday, witnesses said. Full Story1

Taliban militant and wife staged attack on Pakistani police Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:58 AM PDT Reuters - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban militant and his wife carried out a suicide bombing on a police station in Pakistan on Saturday that killed 12 policemen, a Taliban spokesman said on Sunday. Full Story1

Earthquake hits China's Yushu again Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:15 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a largely Tibetan region in northwest China Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, more than a year after a 7.1 magnitude tremor killed 2,700 people in the same area. Full Story1

Earthquke hits China's Yushu again Sun,26 Jun 2011 02:15 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING, Jun (Reuters) - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a largely Tibetan region in northwest China Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, more than a year after a 7.1 magnitude tremor killed 2,700 people in the same area. Full Story1

Minister plays down Mubarak cancer claims: report Sun,26 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's health ministry has no official documentation confirming former President Hosni Mubarak has cancer, newspapers quoted Sunday a deputy minister as saying, casting doubt on comments by Mubarak's lawyer. Full Story1

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