New WikiLeaks release quotes violent threats of Guantánamo detainees
Gunatanamo detainees verbalized violent threats against their captors, according to the latest set of classified files leaked to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Two Syrian MPs quit to protest brutal crackdown
Two Syrian lawmakers have resigned in protest over the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters, according to reports.
Syrian security forces kill mourners at funeral procession
One day after the bloodiest day of the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad (in which at least 90 people were killed security forces), at least five more protesters died when government troops fired on mourners attending funeral processions.
Omanis protest for jobs, higher wages, end to corruption
At least 1,000 demonstrators have assembled and marched through the city of Salalah in southern Oman demanding more jobs, higher wages an end to corruption and democratic reforms.
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Bomb in Karachi gambling den kills at least 15
At least 15 people have died in an explosion in an illegal gambling den in Karachi, Pakistan, according to reports.
Saleh to consider GCC’s plan for Yemen power transition
Delegates from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have offered the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and a proposal for him to step down from power, after months of unrest in the small, poverty-stricken country.
Prominent Syrian exile believes Assad will fall
A prominent former official of the Syrian government said he thinks that President Bashar al-Assad will eventually be overthrown as a result of the regime’s brutal crackdown on demonstrators.
Oscar-nominated photographer killed in Libya's Misrata
Two news photographers were killed in the conflict zone in Libyan rebel stronghold of Misrata where Muammar Gaddafi's forces have intensified attacks on rebel positions.
Dozens killed, thousands homeless in Nigerian post-election violence
The re-election of Goodluck Jonathan as president of Nigeria has led to dozens of killings and thousands of people leaving their homes, according to the Red Cross.
UK advises its citizens to leave Syria as unrest continues
Despite the lifting of emergency laws and other political concessions, unrest in Syria persists.
Fresh violence in Yemen after UN fails to agree on statement on crisis
Yemen has been struck by fresh new violence, one day after a summit in the United Nations failed to reach a consensus on the nation’s crisis.
Security forces in Homs, Syria disperse thousands with gunfire
Security forces in the city of Homs in Syria have opened fire to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters, according to media reports and witness accounts.
More die in Syrian clashes, despite Assad’s plan to lift emergency law
At least eight people have been killed during clashes between state security officers and anti-regime protesters in Homs, a town in western Syria, according to reports.
Libyan conflict: China's reluctance and NATO's aggression
As the Libyan inferno continues to elicit China's muted response punctuated by its anti-NATO stand, it has, however, evoked multiple questions about its underlying motivation.
Suicide bombing in Kabul targets defense minister
Another suicide bombing in Afghanistan has killed at least two people and injured seven in an attack inside the country’s defense ministry in Kabul.
Egyptian court dissolves Mubarak’s former ruling party
An Egyptian supreme administrative court has dissolved the former ruling organization of deposed president Hosni Mubarak.
No end in sight to Syrian unrest; massive rally in Damascus
Security forces have fired teargas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in Damascus, in one of the biggest rallies against the regime Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad since unrest erupted one month ago.
Bahrain backs off from banning opposition parties
The Bahraini government has delayed plans to ban two principal opposition political parties -- al-Wefaq and the Islamic Action Society --on the heels of criticism from the U.S. government.
Italian peace activist kidnapped, murdered in Gaza
An Italian peace activist was murdered in Gaza as a result of a feud between Hamas and another militant group, the ultra-radical Salafi.
Syria’s Assad forms new government; frees non-criminal prisoners
Amidst a spiraling wave of protests against his repressive regime, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has formed a new government under Adel Safar, the recently-appointed Prime Minister
Yemen opposition sets deadline for Saleh’s departure
Opposition forces in Yemen have spurned a peace initiative by the Gulf States to resolve the country’s political crisis and have now set a two-week deadline for embattled President Ali Abdullah to resign his office.
Qatar summit agrees to set up trust fund for Libyan rebels; disagree about arming them
The international “contact group” that is meeting in Qatar to discuss the crisis in Libya has agreed to establish a temporary “trust fund” that will be used to move financial assistance to rebel groups seeking to topple Moammar Gaddafi.
Mubarak reportedly suffered heart attack
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak is in intensive care in a hospital after reportedly suffering a heart attack, according to state-run media.
Mubarak hospitalized on day he was scheduled to face prosecutor
Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been taken to a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to state security sources.
Deadly protest in Damascus, as Syrian unrest deepens
A protest by students in Damascus Syria has turned into a melee after security forces beat some of the demonstrators up and arrested several others, according to the Associated Press.
Israel, Hamas seeking ceasefire in Gaza
After several days of cross-border military attacks between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, the Israeli government said it will observe a ceasefire as long as Palestinians agree to cease their rocket attacks.
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