Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Egypt: Obama sees 'right signals' from military

US President Barack Obama says he has seen "the right signals" in Egypt after President Hosni Mubarak's downfall.

Iran protests 'going nowhere', says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the opposition protests seen in Iranian cities on Monday are "going nowhere" and vowed to punish their organisers.

Egypt's military plans for constitutional referendum

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's military has launched a plan to swiftly enact constitutional reforms, an important step to get the embattled Arab nation back in working order, political and military figures said Tuesday.

Egypt army seeks 6-month handover, Mubarak ailing

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military said on Tuesday it hoped to hand over to an elected government in six months, while the Muslim Brotherhood said emergency law should be lifted and political prisoners freed now.

Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam

Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi let imagination run wild and became main source for Colin Powell's case for war in 2003 - Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war  -  Admissions vindicate CIA's former Europe chief

Demonstrations in Yemen and Bahrain - in pictures

Bahrain's neighbours are nervy as stress tells along sectarian lines

The Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa dynasty rules over a restive Shia majority that has long complained about poverty

 Bahrain police open fire on funeral procession leaving one dead

King pledges inquiry into 'regrettable' deaths as thousands of protesters set up camp in capital

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/15/bahrain-police-funeral-procession

 Iranian Lawmakers Call for Death of Opposition Leaders

A day after the most significant street protests in Iran since the end of the 2009 uprising there, members of the Iranian Parliament called on Tuesday for the two most prominent opposition leaders to be prosecuted and sentenced to death for stirring unrest.



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