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Somalia seals Arab world’s newest constitution
Somalia’s Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly approves draft
International flotilla sets sail to break Gaza blockade
Swedish based organisation begins voyage hoping to raise awareness for plight of Gazans
US praises Bahrain for report, as clampdowns continue
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report: the country is more stable, despite ‘nightly’ confrontations with police
UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria
Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of the most isolated states in the body’s membership
Gunfire at the Morocco-Algeria border leaves three border guards dead
The Algerian border guards were killed in an ambush
Iran claims testing of new short-range missiles
Defence minister: “These capabilities are defensive and would only be used against aggressors and those who threaten the country’s interests and territorial integrity”
Two killed including one soldier in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Eleven people have already been killed in violence in Qatif since November
Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks
Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave immediately, citing intelligence that Gaza-based groups were planning to target Israeli visitors for kidnapping
Tunisian bill set to criminalise ‘values-based offences”
Rights group: “The draft bill would provide prison terms and fines for broadly worded offenses such as insulting or mocking the ‘sanctity of religion'”
Saudis refute claims that 700 Egyptians are to be released
Saudi Ambassador says pardons will go ahead but not in numbers claimed
Iraq government condemns visit of Turkish FM
The Baghdad government says the visit underestimates “national sovereignty and violate the rules of international relations”
Mohamed Badie urges Sudanese to unite
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie urged the Sudanese people to unite in order to face the challenges they are currently facing
Jordanian and Syrian troops exchange fire at border
Refugees continue streaming into Jordan amid cross border gunfire between Jordanian and Syrian authorities
Bahrain violations being reviewed by US Congress committee
Amid US Congress hearings on Bahrain, protesters face more violence despite an order from the Bahrain crown prince to security forces to use restraint
Syrian opposition uses government tanks against Al-Assad forces
After claiming to have overun three police stations in Aleppo this week, Syrian opposition forces are now saying they have turned captured tanks onto to Bashar Al-Assad’s forces
Israel: time for sanctions on Iran is over
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected pursuing further sanctions during the visit of US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta
Yemeni policemen loyal to Saleh storm Interior Ministry
The attack ignited clashes between police and Yemeni security forces that left 15 dead and 43 wounded
UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo
Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law
Israeli military exemption of Orthodox Jews expires
A law exempting Orthodox Jewish Israeli men from military service expired Wednesday
UN deadline in Sudan set to end without progress
As the United Nations’ deadline for peace talks between Sudan and South Sudan looms ever nearer, Sudan has been plagued by the largest anti-government demonstration the country has seen since austerity measures were implemented in June. The protest raged on Tuesday as over 1,000 people, mostly students, took to the streets in Darfur in …
US citizen admits to supporting Somali terrorist group
A US citizen arrested in 2010 has plead guilty to charges that he attempted to join the Al-Shabaab jihadist movement in Somalia and raised funds to support the group. Shaker Masri, a 28 year old Chicago resident, was arrested in 2010 just hours before leaving for Somalia where he planned on engaging in Jihad …
Morsy official denies validity of letter from President to Shimon Peres
Morsy’s office is denying reports that he sent Israeli President Shimon Peres a letter hoping to put the Middle East Peace Process back to “its right track.”
Bahraini Crown Prince orders police to use restraint with protesters
The move came after Bahraini authorities banned public demonstrations by Bahraini political association
Syndicate considers arming doctors
Doctors are seeking removal of the Interior Minister because of insecurity at hospitals
Explosions target Shi’a districts in Iraq
Following the deadliest month in two years, more attacks target Shi’a districts in Iraq
Lebanon MP: Army is doing Hezbollah’s ‘dirty work’
The Lebanese Member of Parliament thinks the army is not operating independently
Saudi Arabia blogger released after spending a year in prison without charges
Saudi authorities release Nazir Al-Majid, a year after detaining him
Al-Bashir declines invitation to meet with Kiir
Al Bashir turns down an invitation to meet the South Sudanese president
Romney’s statements during Israel visit cause controversy
Romney’s statements cause controversy
Nationwide blackout in Lebanon threatened
Blackout threatened as power cuts continue in Lebanon