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Freedom Bus touring for solidarity with Palestine
Pro-Palestine solidarity activists launch freedom bus to tour West Bank
Former Israeli prime minister escapes harsh sentencing
Ehud Olmert could return to politics
Saudis end two-day protest over release of prisoners
Most arrested for political opinions and religious beliefs
Iran blocks access to Gmail
First step towards creating a national internet network, separated from the worldwide internet
Iranian female ex-parliamentarian sentenced over “anti-state propaganda”
Faezeh Rafsanjani sentenced to six months in prison
Syrian rebels claim to control “most” of Syria
International community’s attempts to resolve conflict
Deadly clashes in North Yemen
Clashes between Shi’a and Sunnis in Yemen leave at least a dozen dead
Donors meet to discuss Palestinian Authority assistance
“the Palestinian report asks for much more comprehensive reforms such as the removal of all settlements in the West Bank, removal of permit acquisition processes that hinder growth, and the removal of all checkpoints”
Libyan militias given ultimatum to disband
Following massive anti-militia protests in Benghazi, unsanctioned militias have 48 hours to evacuate
Syrian president’s sister ‘now in Dubai’
Al-Assad now has only his brother Maher, who commands the notorious Fourth Brigade
Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it
400 protest near French embassy in Iran
No violence was reported
Israel: No change to Egypt peace treaty
Israeli foreign minister says Israel won’t change peace treaty with Egypt
Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan to meet
Ethiopian summit comes amidst fighting along disputed border
Palestinian prisoners still face solitary confinement in Israeli prisons
Israel continues solitary confinement of Palestinian prisoners as more attention is directed towards their plight
Iraq aims to unite with new national anthem, flag
Iraq aiming to create new unifying national symbols
Syrian clashes near Jordanian border
Fighting in Syria approaches borders again
Tens of thousands protest anti-Islam film in Nigeria
(AFP) –KANO, Nigeria — Tens of thousands of people on Saturday protested on the streets of Nigeria’s second city of Kano against an anti-Islam film made in the US that has stirred outrage across the Muslim world. An AFP reporter said the crowd of demonstrators stretched several kilometres through the city, the largest in Nigeria’s …
Sabra and Shatila, 30 years on
Evidence continues to highlight responsibility and failed intervention
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike
Israel claims those killed terrorists, Hamas claims border patrol
Women’s revolution in the Middle East could be sooner than expected
Saudi women allowed to travel within Gulf without guardians’ approval, while Iranian woman beats Muslim cleric for criticising her outfit
Jordan passes law restricting internet freedom
New online media laws to increase censorship in Jordan
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood causes contreversy
The Jordanian Brotherhood’s new plan to limit powers of the king
Dozens of Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Rights groups condemn West Bank authorities’ detainment of Palestinians
Newsweek releases controversial “Muslim rage” cover
Online groups find humour in sensationalist cover title
Reward offered for capturing Al-Assad
Meanwhile Syrian army reported to have tested chemical weapons
Author of The Satanic Verses scorns anti-Islam movie
Publishes memoir of the past 10 years, discusses freedom of expression
Attack in east Turkey: seven dead
Kidnappings and attacks on civilians: PKK hardliners gaining upper hand
Egypt, Iran, and Turkey in high level talks over Syria
Saudi Arabia did not send its foreign minister
Romney: peace in Middle East “unthinkable”
Republican presidential candidate caught on camera