News from the frontlines of the Arab Spring (VIDEOS)

Dead rebel fighters in Misrata are prepared for burial. LIBYA Heavy fighting between pro-Gaddafi troops and rebels broke out in the Libyan city of Zlitan, 160 kilometres east of Tripoli. Ahmed Bani, a military spokesman in Benghazi, told Reuters clashes had broken out in Zlitan on Thursday and resumed on Friday with Gaddafi forces killing [...]

Protesters sentenced to death in Bahrain

A Bahraini military court has sentenced four Shia protesters to death and three to life jail terms for the killing of two policemen during demonstrations last month, state media has reported.Thursday’s verdicts are the first related to the uprising against the Gulf kingdom’s ruling family, which begain in February. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend [...]

Syria & Iran: diplomacy and covert operations

Israel, the US, Israel, and some EU nations would love for Syria to undergo regime change, but not for the right reasons as many democratically-minded people wish. The interest of US, Israel and EU is to keep the Middle East weak and divided, and its assets sold at low prices through western corporations. Blog this! [...]

Syria seems to have reached point of no return after more than 100 killed in two days

The banner reads: No Baath, no Assad, we want a liberated country’ Security forces and gunmen loyal to Assad have killed at least 112 people over the last two days. They fired at protesters demanding political freedoms and an end to corruption on Friday and on mass funerals for victims a day later. Secret police [...]

To appease insurgents, Karzai crosses limits

While the international community has tried to improve the situation in Afghanistan, and it has improved to some extent compared to two years ago, President Karzai has stepped up efforts to appease the insurgent groups ostensibly in order to persuade them to end the insurgency but in actual fact to keep the international community away [...]

Yemeni children continue to be caught in the crossfires of conflict

Children face a number of battles growing-up, however all of the hurdles and challenges of a normal childhood are increasingly compounded by conflict. The children of Yemen are no strangers to adversity, however the challenges of childhood seem are growing more drastic as the the county’s conflict grows more deadly. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on [...]

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