House rejects measure to continue US role in Libya

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House refused to vote President Barack Obama the authority for U.S. military operations against Libya on Friday but stopped short of cutting off funds for the mission, a mixed message reminiscent of congressional unease on Vietnam and more recent wars.

In a repudiation of the commander in chief, the House voted overwhelmingly against a resolution that would have favored letting the mission continue for one year while barring U.S. ground forces, a resolution the president said he would welcome.

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Out of reach Ha'aretz Unfortunately, a financial dispute has left the material under lock and key By Nir Hasson The official Hebrew name of the British-governed territory that stretched between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea was "Palestina," followed by the ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

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Impoverishing Africa: EU and China's illegal fishing NL-Aid Overfishing in the Mediterranean Sea and tight enforcement has forced large corporate fishing companies using trawlers to invade Africa's waters from the Ivory Coast to Guinea. In what amounts to a multi-billion dollar business, large European and ... See all stories on this topic » NL-Aid

Promoters invent ways to hide pledged shares Equitymaster.com The 'Silk Route', which was a network of busy trade routes, started in China, and ended near the Mediterranean Sea. Could we soon see this route re-emerge from our history books? Well, it seems so. Lately, the emerging market's growth model was ... See all stories on this topic »

Cavotec secures milestone order for 24 MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems CisionWire (press release) Under the multi-million euro contract, Cavotec will manufacture, engineer, install and commission 24 MoorMaster™ MM200C units, which will be used on an exposed berth at a Mediterranean Sea port. This MoorMaster™ system will deliver productivity and ... See all stories on this topic »

ARTS ON THE TOWN: Still life with paper plates Grand Forks Herald Also part of the current exhibit are a series of black and white photographs taken by Rena Effendi in Azerbaijan and other countries along the 1100-mile Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline that extends from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. ... See all stories on this topic »

New menus at Palio's, Quadro Times of Malta It is open daily for dinner from 7 pm Palio's is specialises in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine. It is right by the sea offering unobstructed views of the Mediterranean Sea. Palio's is open daily for dinner and for lunch and dinner on Saturdays and ... See all stories on this topic »

Expatriate Healthcare Hews: Turkey 'a destination for all seasons' Expatriate Healthcare Joanna Marsh, PR coordinator for the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, noted that the temperature is warm enough for it to be pleasant to swim in the Mediterranean Seauntil November or "enjoy a beach holiday along the Aegean coast" from May to ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogging Gaza: border opening fails to soften siege New Internationalist (blog) A year on, in this enclosed 40-something km strip of land flanked by the Mediterranean sea, I notice some things have changed, but the big picture hasn't. The water is still contaminated from untreated sewage pumped into the sea for want of treatment ... See all stories on this topic »

Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution ... Tripoli Post Twenty ships under NATO command are patrolling the central Mediterranean Sea to enforce a UN arms embargo. On Wednesday, 14 vessels were hailed to determine destination and cargo. Five were boarded but none diverted. A total of 1486 vessels have been ... See all stories on this topic »

The New Man at JGPO Forward: USN Capt. Daniel Cuff Pacific News Center Captain Cuff reported as an E-2C Hawkeye NFO to the “Screwtops” of VAW-123 and made several Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf deployments aboard USS America (CV-66) to include combat operations in support of DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. ... See all stories on this topic »

FIA GP3 - As The Sole US Series Driver; Daly Leverages Test Momentun In ... Autochannel (press release) Noblesville, June 23, 2011: MAZDASPEED driver Conor Daly, second-generation formula car racer, heads to the seaside city of Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain set along the Mediterranean Sea for this weekend's GP3 Series race. ... See all stories on this topic » Autochannel (press release)

'CARS' sequel features scenic, sophisticated fun for whole family Pittsburgh Post Gazette The former brings picturesque fountains, cobblestone courtyards, terra-cotta roofs and the Mediterranean sea, while the queen is regal in blue and, of course, wears a crown. "Cars 2" never condescends to children, who might particularly relate to a ... See all stories on this topic » Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Emperor of the West: Charlemagne, the father of Christian Europe The National For centuries, civilisation had flourished by the Mediterranean Sea and the Fertile Crescent. Great cities and trading empires were built when the north was still stuck in a damp and primitive Iron Age, the speech of its inhabitants so incomprehensible ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Stocks to watch: June 24 Stuff.co.nz Cavotec MSL Holdings (CCC): The global engineering group and owner of Christchurch-based MoorMaster has won a multi-million euro order to supply 24 of its MoorMaster units designed for handling containers ships to a Mediterranean sea port. ... See all stories on this topic »

Face to face with Jaguar's wild XKR-S gulfnews.com So some more feedback could be quite helpful in keeping you out of theMediterranean Sea just to the right down there. A Brit brute if ever there was one, this isa 21st-century Blower, as focused on the track as the unlucky XJ13, and as frightening on ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Swim, cycle, run: the Ironman is coming The Riviera Times Competitors will swim two circuits in the Mediterranean Sea (3.8km), bike a route through the Nice hintreland (180km), and run four laps of the Promenade des Anglais (42km). To allow the 2500 triathletes to compete in the 1.5-million-euro event, ... See all stories on this topic »

Affordable holiday home rentals in European hotspots Easier (press release) ... but affordable homes to rent in the most sought-after locations in these countries. Kick back and relax in style in a contemporary Riviera-style apartment in Monaco with breathtaking panoramic views directly over the Mediterranean Sea; ... See all stories on this topic »

NATO chief tries to repair cracks over Libya Al-Masry Al-Youm Italy lies directly across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya and NATO relies heavily on its military airfields to launch air operations over Libya. But the Italian government is an uneasy participant in the campaign, with some parts of the ruling ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel PM agrees to return to 1967 borders Ma'an News Agency Netanyahu reportedly said during a cabinet meeting Sunday, that “the discussion on the number of the Israelis and the Palestinians in the area that is located between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is irrelevant and not real, ... See all stories on this topic » Ma'an News Agency

Council urges probe of sinking refugee boats in Mediterranean ... or mechanically unsound boats sinking in the Mediterranean Sea. ... sea and denied assistance or rescue when approaching the countries of destination. ... edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/.../libya.war.refugees...

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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen news, Jun 24, 2011

Which destination in Cairo and Tunis? The Daily Star By Michael Meyer-Resende, Paul O'Grady The optimism of the early Arab Spring has been overshadowed by war in Libya and the brutal repression in Syria, Yemen andBahrain. Even more important in defining such optimism, Egypt and Tunisia must make headway ... See all stories on this topic »

Re-alignment in Malaysia's West Asia policy Malaysia Star And so we see firm Western resolve in dealing with Libya but only talk when it comes to dealing with Syria and Yemen. In strategic Bahrain, home of the US fifth fleet, peaceful protests have been violently suppressed without too much international ... See all stories on this topic »

The Moroccan King's Speech Wall Street Journal The brightest expectations of the Arab Spring have crashed with the bloody crackdowns in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. Transitions to democracy in Tunisia and Egypt, which deposed their dictators, are proving bumpy. So the news out of Morocco last ... See all stories on this topic »

The long war between Sunni and Shia New Statesman This is not to say that the great geostrategic fissures have disappeared, but they exist primarily in the minds of the leaderships still in place which, when they haven't been content simply to fight for their own survival (as inLibya or Yemen), ... See all stories on this topic » New Statesman

Opinion: Yemen's revolution and US intervention Egyptian Gazette 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 that such coverage will improve the image of Islam and Muslims it has not been widely covered. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kelly McParland: Dog days in the Hate Israel industry National Post (blog) People were killed in Egypt, people were killed in Tunisia and Bahrain, people are still being killed in Yemen, Libya and especially Syria. They're being killed because they'd like to change the government, which you can do in Israel just by turning up ... See all stories on this topic »

The role of the 'New Turkey' in making the 'New Middle East' Today's Zaman Having sided with popular demands, initially in Tunisia and Egypt, and with some delay, in Libya and Syria, Turkey cannot be imagined to adopt a different attitude with respect to Bahrain, Yemen or other countries where popular uprisings may be seen ... See all stories on this topic »

Time to tell Syria's Assad to go TheNewsTribune.com Whatever happens in the months ahead, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,Yemen and even Syria will not be the same. Neither will other countries that have been able to contain or co-opt protest movements. And while the United States waits for the region to draw a ... See all stories on this topic » TheNewsTribune.com

The EU, Turkey and the Arab spring Times of Malta Many analysts are even attributing the Turkish successful experiment in joining Islam with democracy as the spark that truly ignited the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. These are countries in a region where Turkey has ... See all stories on this topic »

Loans fall more than bonds in regional unrest gulfnews.com The revolts that began in Tunisia reached countries including Libya. Protests also spread to Bahrain, Syria and Yemen. The drop in syndicated loans was in part because "the political situation has impacted the ability of some lenders to get access to ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

White House honours Khaled Said's sister Ahram Online ... and roundtable event honoured the citizens of Egypt and Tunisia. The roundtable discussion was about the Arab Spring revolutions and the struggle for democracy in the Middle East. The panelists were from Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen. See all stories on this topic » Ahram Online

Reviving Resistance in Palestine ColorLines magazine But no nonviolent uprising in the region since then has netted similar success; massacres continue in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen, while full-blown war rages inLibya. Palestine looks relatively peaceful by comparison, but perhaps only because years of ... See all stories on this topic »

Hizbollah may fight Israel to relieve Syria Jordan Times “The fact that [Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah has supported the regime's war against the opposition in Syria while attacking similar regime actions in Tunisia,Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, and Yemen has been pointed out by many as a blatant ... See all stories on this topic »

UN deeply concerned over lengthy sentences on Bahraini activists ... By Anna Malik UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed his deep concern over the lengthy sentences imposed againstBahraini activists this week; eight of them sentenced to life imprisonment. ... The unrest followed similar movements in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen. In mid-March, King Hamad declared martial law and a three-month state of emergency as security forces and troops carried out raids and violently confronted ... News Rickey

UN deeply concerned over lengthy sentences on Bahraini activists ... By admin UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed his deep concern over the lengthy sentences imposed againstBahraini activists this week; eight of them sentenced to life imprisonment. ... during the months of February and March to demand political freedom and the end of King Hamad's rule of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which has lasted over 12 years. The unrest followed similar movements in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Yemen. ... The Lincoln Tribune

The Arab Spring exposes the identical hypocrisy of both the US and ... By News Source The Arab Spring exposes the identical hypocrisy of both the US and Hassan Nasrallah. by News Source on June 23, 2011. Hamid Dabashi writes: Hassan Nasrallah is in trouble. This time the troubles of the Secretary General of Hezbollah, ... And then Tunisia happened, and Egypt, and Libya, and Bahrain, and Yemen – and then, Hassan Nasrallah and Ali Khamenei's nightmare, Syria happened. It is a sad scene to see a once mighty warrior being bypassed by the force of history, ... War in Context

Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and ... Sunday Night Summary of Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Egypt ...YEMEN: Voice of America News reports today that clashes in south Yemen kill 12 ... my.firedoglake.com/.../sunday-night-summary-of-libya-tunisi...

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 Egypt – Firedoglake. June 19th, 2011 tunisia - Google News ... www.tunisiadaily.com/.../sunday-night-summary-of-libya-tuni...

News on: TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan ... News. North America Europe Africa Middle East Asia South America SW Pacific ...TGIF In Syria, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, ... www.liquida.com/.../egypt-pakistan-libya-osama-bin-laden/

Faces of the Arab Spring --The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Mr. Obama has abandoned long-term allied governments in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, attacked Libya (which hadn't posed a direct threat to Americans for many ... www.foxnews.com/.../faces-arab-spring-good-bad-and-ugly/

Fertile ground? The collapse of unpopular, undemocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt has ... But the slow-motion agony of Yemen, Libya, Syria, and to some extent Bahrain, ... www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/.../world-middle-east-13878774

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 ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=A70uxkfnMvk

Arab Spring faces roadblocks - RTÉ News Egypt - Three weeks of mass rallies led to President Hosni Mubarak being ousted from... by the experiences of Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain,' she said. ... www.rte.ie/news/2011/0615/arabspring.html

The Spring of Free Expression - PACNEWS - News reader 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.pina.com.fj/index.php?p=pacnews&m=read&o...

Slow recovery from Mena unrest for region's carriers Gulf News, Saturday, 18 June 2011, 16 Rajab , 1432H ... But it's not just the unrest inBahrain, Libya, Syria, Egypt and Yemen that is slowing down Gulf ... www.emiratilaw.com/default.aspx?action...type=2...

On the 14th of June this year, the UNSC only spoke about Israel ... More Breaking News >. 0 0. On the 14th of June this year, the UNSC only spoke about Israel, and did not mention Lybia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen and the ... 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. .... In the newcentury in recent months, Egypt has had a revolution, in the sense ... Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, perhaps Libya, are all experiencing rebellions of one ... www.thepeoplesvoice.org/.../countering-iran-the-major-factor-...

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=T31S9pkqcz0

Unrest continues in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria, … Recent News. Unrest continues in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria, … 1 min ago. Unrest continues in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, ... theproexpress.com/.../unrest-continues-in-syria-libya-egypt-ye...

Exiled Thaksin seeks December return to Thailand - Yahoo! News News Photos Video/Audio. News Search. Yahoo! News Beta Unveiled ... Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria taking to the streets against their governments. ... news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110616/wl.../us_thailand_thaksin

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Six months of Arab Spring | Jordan Times ... what followed in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria was totally different. ... inEgypt, crumbled, under the heavy pressure of the unarmed Egyptian ... www.jordantimes.com/?news=38718

THE WAR AGAINST JOURNALISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST | NENA NEWS | NEAR ... American freelance journalist Matthew VanDyke travelled to Libya on March 6 to ... As such, journalists from Egypt to Bahrain, from Syria to Yemen have been ... www.nena-news.com/?p=10720

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

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