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Latest in Region

Bahraini policemen to be tried for torture
Interior ministry recruits 500 new police officers

Palestinians show solidarity with fasting prisoners
Palestinians protesting in solidarity with four detainees

Confidential list of Syrian war crime suspects handed to UN
Over 20,000 deaths later, independent UN investigators conclude war crimes have been committed

Israeli airline may stop Cairo flights
High economic costs, lengthy security processes, and low demand are the reasons for the move

Libya sacks Benghazi security chiefs
Deputy interior minister for the eastern region and the head of national security for Benghazi sacked, following the attack on the US consulate

Pro-Palestinian activist’s killers jailed
Over a year after he died, Arrigoni’s family sees justice

Israeli forces arrest Al-Aqsa representative
Manager of mosque has been previously apprehended for incitement

Hezbollah calls for protests across Lebanon
“This assault is even worse than the 1969 burning of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque”, says Nasrallah

Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage

Rising speculations about Al-Qaeda’s affiliation to the attack on Benghazi consulate
AQAP suggests in a statement the attack was in revenge for Al-Libi’s death, while the US is allegedly sending surveillance drones over Libya

Members of Iranian Special Forces present in Syria and Lebanon are only ‘counsellors’
Iran confirms the presence on Iranian forces in Syria

Israel and Iran usual War Dance
Multinational armada in the Arab Gulf while Iran tests its defences

Militants kill three soldiers in Yemen
Fail to assassinate targeted minister

Syria’s refugee crisis and ongoing violence set the stage for Brahimi
Refugee crisis in Turkey worsens as Brahimi continues talks in Syria

US withdraws embassy staff from Sudan and Tunisia
Yemen and Sudan refuse deployment of Marines

Brahimi meets Al-Assad
Peace envoy’s meeting with Syrian president leaves behind warnings of a “crisis

Brahimi arrives in Syria
Envoy for Syria meets foreign minister
Gaza tunnels not crippled in Egypt crackdown
Gaza tunnels not crippled in Egypt crackdown

Protester shot dead as mob storms US embassy in Yemen
Protester shot dead as mob storms US embassy in Yemen

Crackdown on UAE reformists continues
Over 60 now detained in government crackdown

Yemeni security reshuffle
President sacks security officials loyal to ousted Saleh

Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
“We don’t want police mentality in our newspaper”

Turkey to relocate Syrian refugees
Turkish-based NGO believes number of Syrian refugees in Turkey could reach 300,000 before conflict resolved

International inaction provokes Syrian women to hunger strike
Female activists tell Daily News Egypt why they are hunger striking

Turkish and Syrian hostages in Lebanon finally freed
Syrian hostages rescued in midnight raid in Lebanon while Turkish businessman’s release negotiated on same day

Egyptian doctor released from Lebanese custody
Al-Hamshari arrived back to Cairo on Wednesday night

Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo airport
“The humanitarian problem sparked by the conflict is our biggest crisis”, says the UNHCR spokesman

King Abdullah II: Israel disrupting nuclear plans
Israeli official dismissed the charges by the King of Jordan

Protests and strikes against recession in Palestine
PM promises to reduce prices by cutting salaries of ministers and officials