All Blog Posts Tagged 'Yemen' (9)

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on March 11, 2012 at 9:57am — No Comments

At least 28 people were reportedly killed in clashes on Saturday between government troops and opposition forces in Syria as the Red Cross continued efforts to evacuate civilians from the city of Homs; while at least 89 people were reportedly killed nationwide. On Sunday, the ICRC said that…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on March 2, 2012 at 9:45pm — No Comments

China announced on Friday that it had yet to receive a formal invitation to a meeting of international powers in Tunis next week to discuss the crisis in Syria; the government reportedly blocked a premiere live stream website, Bambuser, that has been used by dissidents to…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 26, 2012 at 10:25am — No Comments

A new report in the Atlantic this week suggests that a barely perceptible shift occurred in recent months that make the possibility of Israel attacking Iran’s nuclear sites more possible, as the benefits outweigh the costs. NBC reported last week…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 18, 2012 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Human Rights Watch alleged that authorities in Iran are intimidating and arresting relatives and friends of Persian-language journalists working abroad on Friday; while American spy chiefs told Congress that they believed Iran’s leaders are now more willing to attack the US in…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 12, 2012 at 12:49pm — No Comments

The Guardian ran a special report on the mistreatment of Palestinian children locked in Israel’s military justice system; allegations that many vehemently denied. Last Wednesday, an Israeli military court ordered Hamas MP Aziz Dweik, the speaker of…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on February 4, 2012 at 2:46pm — No Comments

On Saturday, the Sunni-backed bloc suspended its participation in Iraq’s Parliament after accusing PM al-Maliki’s Shi’ite led government of concentrating power. On Sunday, the last of the US combat troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait after nearly nine years of war, and…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on December 23, 2011 at 5:45pm — No Comments

The Atlantic published an article highlighting the 10 biggest Middle East Stories of 2011.
American Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich again spoke out against Palestine this week,…

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Added by Rebecca Sargent on December 17, 2011 at 8:03pm — No Comments