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Iran plans to take chicken off the menu and the screen
It is a decision to ensure hungry hordes without chicken on their plates do not have to be exposed to the scene on the screen.
Moroccan police rain batons down on protesters
Protesters took aim at the wealthy clique of Moroccans known as the Makhzen, the governing elite centered around monarch King Mohammed VI
Regional Briefs
Libya Libya’s Olympic chief was released on Sunday, less than a week before the Olympic games begin in London, United Kingdom. His abductors never made a public statement and Olympic chief Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam said he was given little information during his captivity. He told the Associated Press, “They raised no issue and they …
Saudi King calls for Muslim Leader Summit
Summit will address ‘sedition and fragmentation’ in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings
Scores die in Iraq attacks
Coordinated attacks targeting security personnel in both Sunni and Shia neighbourhoods ripped through Iraq
Syria claims Egyptians in rebels’ ranks
State TV shows bodies of two men said to be fighters from Egypt
US military aid to Yemen resumes
After one year of suspension, US military aid to Yemen resumes with drones a part of the new deal
UN Committee: Israel maintaining a “system of permanent oppression”
A UN investigation finds wide-scale use of harsh solitary confinement inflicted on young Palestinian detainees
Lebanese Judge calls for the death penalty for 88 involved in clashes
Judge Ghassan Oueidat recommended the death penalty for 88 people involved in fatal clashes in a refugee camp in Lebanon
Soldiers shot dead near the border with Gaza
Two soldiers were reportedly killed in the Sinai Peninsula underlining escalating security challenges at the border
Iran, US exchange threats over Hormuz closure
Meanwhile Gulf states make alternate plans for oil exports
Iranian spy ring caught in Yemen
Yemeni president fires accusations against Iran
Israel accuses Iran of Bulgaria bus bombing
The Bulgarian authorities say a suicide bomber caused explosion and have already released a photo of the suspect
Regional Briefs: Iraq, UAE, Israel, Yemen, Somalia
Iraq An adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said the recently defected Syrian Ambassador to Iraq made a confession of complicity in regards to several attacks launched by Al-Qaeda within Iraq some years ago, according to the BBC. The former Syrian Ambassador, Nawaf Fares, told media sources that his government had formed an …
Saudi considers silencing ‘blasphemers’ of Islam
The move comes as Al-Azhar similarly requests a formal ‘blasphemy’ article in the Egypt constitution
Libyan election results announced
No party has a clear majority, but moderate coalition in best position
Morsy’s meeting with Abbas leaves Iran cold
Iran hopes that their time with the president will finally come at the end of next week
Clinton fears Sinai will be a terrorist base
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is worried for the safety of Americans, Egyptians and Israelis should Sinai become a terrorist base
Israel expands a university in West Bank settlement
While elections in Israel are looming following the collapse of the coalition government, Israel continues to develop its settlements
Forced conversion claims staunchly denied by Hamas, rights group
Hamas government in Gaza denied claims that Ramez had been forcibly converted to Islam, saying that the man had willingly converted
Oman crackdowns on freedom of speech
latest arrests for criticising the Sultan highlight government unease with dissent
The battle for Damascus underway
After several high level ranking officials are reported dead or injured, Al-Assad’s forces promise the fight for the capital is far from over
Qatar upgrades weaponry with a US deal
Amidst growing tensions with Iran, Qatar upgrades defences while the US steps up military presence
Thousands of Syrian refugees flee to Egypt
Syrian refugees face hardship and uncertainty in Egypt
US views working with Iran on Syria as ‘unproductive’
Dueling draft resolutions on Syria pit Security Council members against each other
Clinton in Israel
US Secretary of State visits crucial US ally for the first time in two years
African leaders divided after historic AU vote
A historic vote that saw the first woman elected to head the AU Commission, with some hailing the decision as others criticised powerhouse South Africa’s tactics
Russia and Saudi Arabia trade barbs on human rights
The tersely worded statements may hint at secret negotiations on Syria
Turkish police crack down on Kurdish rally
Riot police used water cannons and tear gas on Kurdish protesters armed with stones
Iraq clamps down on freedom of expression
A new Informatics Crime Law is putting journalists and activists between Nouri Al-Maliki and his opponents