Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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 More Tunisian ministers resign after protests

(CNN) -- At least three Tunisian government officials resigned Monday and Tuesday, the country's official news agency reported, in the wake of the resignation of the prime minister on Sunday.

Aid crisis on Libya's west border

One of the most difficult facets of the crisis in Libya to unravel is the nature of the opposition to the Gaddafi regime.

LSE investigates Gaddafi's son plagiarism claims

The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis.

Mid-East unrest: Arab states seek London PR facelift

Over the past two months, as unrest spread across the Middle East, from Tunisia to Bahrain, many Western journalists were discreetly contacted by PR agencies acting for Arab leaders trying desperately to stem the flow of negative headlines.

Chaos at Libyan-Tunisian border
Border guards struggling to control crowds as the UN says 140,000 people have fled the revolt aimed at toppling Gaddafi.

Top powers split over Libya options
Russia and France caution against moves to use the military option against Gaddafi.

Tunisian ministers continue to quit
Three more ministers have quit, following the resignation of the prime minister and two others since the weekend.

Yemen leader blames protests on US
President Saleh accuses US and Israel of destabilising his country and Arab world as fresh protests hit capital Sanaa.

Fresh protests break out in Oman
Troops in Gulf state fire in the air on fourth day of rallies demanding jobs and political reform.

Argentina puts its past on trial
Two ex-dictators face trial over kidnapping of babies born to dissidents during military rule.

Gadhafi's regime cites key towns in effort to regain control

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi tried to retake a town near the capital that is under opposition control but were repelled, an opposition leader in the town told CNN Tuesday.

U.S. warns of civil war in Libya unless Gaddafi goes

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya could descend into civil war unless Muammar Gaddafi quits, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure intensifying pressure on the longtime leader after news of Western military preparations.

Arab League ministers to reject military intervention in Libya

Despite U.S. and European calls to institute a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent government attacks on civilians, Arab nations are expected to restrict their response to sending aid and collecting facts.


High school students protest Egypt's educational system
Hundreds of student protesters marched to the Ministry of Education on Tuesday afternoon, demanding immediate changes to the national curriculum and adjustment to ministry policies.

Egypt's military meets with ElBaradei, politicians, businessmen
The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces (SCAF) on Tuesday met with reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei and a delegation of Egyptian intellectuals, politicians and businessmen.

Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain's past and future
Ali Abdulemam is a prominent digital activist in Bahrain, recently released from prison in a move the government hopes will tame growing protests. The 30-year-old computer engineer established bahrainonline.org in 1998, which has flourished despite being blocked in the island nation since 2002.

Q&A: Reformist judge Hesham El-Bastawisi on the revolution, constitution and future of Egypt
Hesham El-Bastawisi is a pro-reform judge who in 2005 threw himself, along with other judges, into a fierce confrontation with the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak over the issue of judicial independence.


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