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Liberals scramble to regroup as Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood compete in the second round of parliamentary voting. Evan Hill Al Jazeera Last Modified: 12 Dec 2011 19:01 Egyptians are set for another democratic landmark on Wednesday when the country will hold a second round of parliamentary voting, part of the first elections [...]
Desmond Shephard Bikya Masr November 16, 2011 The head ofIsrael’s defense ministry’s diplomatic-security bureau warned of a possible “Islamic empire” ifSyria’s President Bashar al-Assad were to be ousted. Amos Gilad said that the removal of the Syrian leader would lead to a “devastating crisis forIsrael.” His comments come as violence inSyriareached new [...]
by Dr. Brian Phillips, Antiwar November 14, 2011 Saturday’s GOP presidential debate focused on foreign policy, and it was a disgrace — not simply because of the moderators’ blatant disregard for Rep. Ron Paul (the only candidate from either political party advocating peace was given 89 seconds to speak in the first hour), [...]
News24 2011-11-03 19:54 Cairo-Egypt’s military rulers have triggered a new public outcry with a proposal that critics see as an attempt to enshrine a supreme political role for themselves in the new constitution. The furore is over a new government-sponsored proposal of overarching principles that would guide the drafting of a new constitution. [...]
The Daily Star Beirut October 27, 2011 01:09 PM STRASBOURG: Five Arab Spring activists have won the European parliament’s Sakharov prize awarded to campaigners for freedom, a parliamentary source said Thursday. The laureats are Mohamed Bouazizi ofTunisia, awarded posthumously, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh [...]
Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on 900 stations in North America. She was awarded the 2008 Right Livelihood Award, dubbed the “Alternative Nobel” prize, and received the award in the Swedish Parliament in December. Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by TruthDig.com The [...]
Gulf News, October 15, 2011 The worst thing that could befallEgypttoday is division such as we are witnessing between the country’s Coptic and Muslim citizens. Against the same cruel dictatorship they stood united inLiberation Square(Midan Al Tahrir) demanding that former president Hosni Mubarak leave and his regime be removed. For political revolution to be [...]
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