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Israeli commandos have intercepted and boarded the Dignite-al Karamaa - a boat trying to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Dignite-al Karama, was part of Freedom Flotilla II - a 10-vessel flotilla, that has been trying to breach the blockade for several weeks. Dignite-al Karama was … [Read more...]
Egyptian Interior Minister Mansour Essawy has announced the sacking of 669 senior police officers for their involvement in the killing of protesters during the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in February. Among those dismissed were 505 major-generals, including 10 of the interior minister's top … [Read more...]
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has appeared on TV for the first time since being badly burned in an attack on his palace last month. Unable to move much with both hands wrapped in bandages President Saleh said he welcomed power-sharing, but stressed that it should be "within the framework … [Read more...]
The deadly E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France may have come from seeds sourced in Egypt, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. A report said there was still "much uncertainty", but fenugreek seeds imported in 2009 and 2010 "had been implicated in both … [Read more...]
In Iraq, three wooden carts loaded with explosives have been detonated in a busy Baghdad marketplace killing at least 25 people and injuring up to 100 more. The Shurt al-Raba market is in the south of the city,and the area was crowded with shoppers at the time. One witness said "I was on my … [Read more...]
A Bahrain court has sentenced eight Shia pro-democracy activists to life in prison for "plotting to overthrow the government." The Special Security Court put 21 opposition activists on trial and rewarded their opposition to the government with hefty jail sentences. Undeterred, protesters … [Read more...]
Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been flown to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, only a day after he was wounded when his palace was shelled, Saudi Arabian officials have announced. Comflicting reports yesterday had Saleh fleeing the country and staying in Yemen following the artillery … [Read more...]
State television in Syria has announced that President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree granting a general amnesty for 'crimes' committed by protesters before 31st May. The amnesty covers all political opposition movements, including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. There have been weeks of … [Read more...]
A senior Egyptian general has admitted that "virginity checks" were performed on some women arrested during the protests following the downfall of Hosni Mubarak's government. The allegations first arose in an Amnesty International report, published a few weeks after the 9th March protest. It … [Read more...]
Egypt is to permanently open the Rafah border crossing into Gaza permanently to most Palestinians from Saturday, the Egyptian state news agency Mena is reporting. Gaza has been under blockade since 2007, when the Islamist Hamas movement took control of the territory. The Mubarak regime in Egypt … [Read more...]
A satellite survey of Egypt has reveled seventeen lost pyramids as well as 1.000 tombs and 3,000 settlements. The satellite photos were using infra-red images which are able to show buildings and structures buried underground. Initial excavations have confirmed some of the findings including … [Read more...]
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal are to stand trial over the deaths of anti-government protesters during the January/February revolution. The three men have been charged with "premeditated murder of some participants in the peaceful protests of the 25 … [Read more...]
Religious police in Saudi Arabia have arrested Manal al-Sherif, a Saudi woman for driving a car in the eastern city of Khobar. Al-Sherif had posted a video of herself driving a car on Facebook and YouTube as part of a protest against women being banned from drivinging in Saudi Arabia. Manal … [Read more...]
United States President Barack Obama has officially announced that it is U.S. policy that a future Palestinian state should be based on borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war. Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula in the so called 'six day … [Read more...]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been quoted in the al-Watan newspaper as saying his security services "made some mistakes" in their handling of demonstrations. He attributed the shortcomings to a lack of experience with such situations, which he said would normally be the police's … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
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