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Thousands of Iraq Sunnis in angry anti-Maliki demos
Prime Minister accused of authoritarianism and sectarianism
IAEA chief not hopeful on Iran inspection progress
Iran denies seeking or ever having sought nuclear weapons, and rejected the alleged evidence
Saudi king names women to advisory council in historic first
30 women appointed to the previously all-male consultative Shura Council marking a historic first
Iran, world powers set nuclear talks date
The so-called “P5+1” nations had not all met since a June meeting in Moscow
BREAKING: Car explodes in Tel Aviv, police say ‘crime-related’
Several minor injuries reported
Kuwaiti journalist presides over Arab Journalists Union
Union’s new general secretariat includes two out of five Egyptian journalists who ran in elections
Brahimi says Assad plan for Syria ‘one-sided’
Al-Assad’s new plan for his embattled country is “more sectarian, more one-sided” than previous initiatives
At least 10 Kenyans killed in reprisal raid: Red Cross
In a retaliatory dawn raid in the Tana River delta region of southeast Kenya
HRW: Bahrain court verdicts ‘mind-boggling’
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation on Monday upheld jail terms served by a lower court on the 13 activists for allegedly plotting to overthrow the monarchy
Shi’as hold counter-demos in southern Iraq
Among those rallies have been an ongoing sit-in in western Anbar province that has blocked off a key highway linking Iraq to Syria and Jordan since 23 December
Bahrain appeals court upholds jail for 13 opposition leaders
The 13 activists took part in 2011 anti-government protests and were convicted by a military tribunal on charges that included “setting up terror groups to topple the regime”
Syria opposition and west reject Assad ‘peace plan’
Assad, in his first speech in seven months, on Sunday outlined his vision for a way out of the 21-month conflict
Delhi gang-rape accused in court for first time
Lawyers at the Saket court complex have decided to refuse to defend the accused, ignoring pleas from India’s chief justice
Badie, Ahmedinejad and Carlos Latuff ‘anti-Semites of the year’
The Simon Weisenhall Centre is a pro-Jewish rights group that ranks the Muslim Brotherhood as the most dangerous anti-Semitic organisation in the world
Kuwait jails opposition tweeter for insulting emir
Enezi is the first to be sentenced among dozens of tweeters, activists and former opposition lawmakers who face similar charges
Israel to fortify Syrian border fence, says Netanyahu
Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War and annexed it in 1981
Syria’s Assad speaks after seven months of silence
Assad said the conflict was not one between the government and the opposition but between the “nation and its enemies.”
Two Pakistan charity workers shot dead
Pakistan has been battling a homegrown Taliban insurgency for five years, as well as a separatist Baluch uprising in the southwest
Israeli ex-foreign minister calls for joint opposition
Lapid has so far refused to rule out joining a Netanyahu-led coalition
7.7-magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami
A similar 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Canada’s Queen Charlotte Islands, located just south of the current epicenter, last October
US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan
The United States and its allies are currently negotiating future troop commitments to Afghanistan
Outrage as boyfriend of Delhi rape victim speaks
Speaking to AFP and an Indian news channel, the boyfriend said passers-by ignored the naked and bloodied couple for 30 minutes after they were thrown out of the bus
US Patriot missiles begin arriving in Turkey
The United States will transport some 400 troops to Turkey in the next several days to operate two Patriot batteries
Tunisia opposition targets ruling officials in ICC lawsuit
The opposition Nidaa Tounes (Call for Tunisia) party will lodge allegations of “crime against humanity” against several members and allies of the ruling Ennahda party
Iraq anti-government rallies draw thousands
Protesters called for a mass prisoner release, stronger human rights provisions in Iraq’s prisons, and a repeal of current anti-terror legislatio
Lebanon to stay open for Syria refugees but wants help
Ministers also agreed to “appeal to donor states to honour their aid pledges
‘Hundreds of thousands’ join Fatah rally in Gaza
Hamas permitted the rally to go ahead as the climax of a week of Gaza festivities celebrating the 48th anniversary of Fatah taking up arms against Israel.
Nine dead in Damascus car bomb amid rebel push
Many people were seriously wounded in the car-bomb attack in a northern Damascus neighbourhood
South Sudan accuses Sudan of border attacks: Army
South Sudan army spokesman: Sudanese planes also dropped bombs as the rival forces clashed
Syria rebels besiege airports as death toll soars
Insurgents besieged troops on the perimeter of the international airport in Aleppo, and a military airbase in Idlib province