Palestinians, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem (Reuters)
Reuters – Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem on Tuesday and President Barack Obama’s Middle East envoy canceled plans to return to the region as a U.S.-Israeli crisis over Jewish...
View ArticleIraq electricity minister resigns
Iraq’s electricity minister says he will resign after violent protests in several cities over chronic power shortages. Go to Source
View ArticleHezbollah nominee made Lebanon PM
Lebanon’s president appoints Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati as prime minister-designate, amid violent protests by thousands of people across the country. Go to Source
View ArticleEgypt turmoil rattles Middle East stock markets (AP)
AP – Investors nervous about instability gripping Egypt drove Middle Eastern stocks down sharply Sunday as markets reopened following a weekend of violent protests. Go to Source
View ArticleFresh violent protests rock Yemen
About 2,000 demonstrators clash with police in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in the third consecutive day of anti-government protests. Go to Source
View ArticleLibyan city ‘rocked by protests’
There are reports of violent protests in the Libyan city of Benghazi, said to have followed the arrest of a government critic, amid ongoing Middle East unrest. Go to Source
View Article"Bahrain has been at the forefront of ensuring civil liberties & Democracy …"
Dear Avi Gavai, agavai@embassymag.ca Bahrain’s violent protests are unique and the government was forced to respond to violence on our streets which threatened our national stability. Bahrain is a...
View Article"Israel will look like Ben Ali & Mubarak in the face of a non-violent...
Abu said: “… As I said yesterday, the events along Israel’s borders should be a wake-up call for the Israeli political class. Although the easy thing to do here will be to claim that Israel has no...
View ArticleInternational panel to probe uprising in Bahrain (Reuters)
Reuters – The international committee investigating violent protests in Bahrain this year will be given access to official files and be able to meet witnesses in secret, the panel’s chair said on...
View ArticleBahrain national dialogue begins
Bahrain’s Sunni leaders begin talks with majority Shias aimed at resolving months of violent protests. Go to Source
View ArticleThe Clearance of Tahrir Square
The Egyptian Army and Central Security Forces moved into Tahrir Square today and forcibly cleared the remaining demonstrators camped out there. Most of the major political movements left the square...
View ArticleIsrael arrests suspect in mosque arson (AP)
AP – Israeli police said Thursday they have arrested a suspect in a mosque burning that sparked violent protests in an Arab village earlier this week. Go to Source
View ArticleDeadly protests in Yemen capital
Violent protests against Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh erupt in the capital Sanaa, with at least nine people killed and dozens hurt. Go to Source
View ArticleYemen votes for a new leader
SANA'A, Yemen – After a year of violent protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, people in Yemen Tuesday voted to elect a new president – though there is only one candidate in the poll. Go to...
View ArticleEgypt military detains hundreds following violence
Egypt’s military officials moved swiftly Saturday to prosecute protesters they blamed for an attack on the Defense Ministry, in an attempt to put down increasingly violent protests against their...
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