Friday, November 25, 2011

Egypt protests: Mass rally in Cairo ahead of election, packed into central Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand that Egypt's military rulers step aside.

Syria Misses Arab League Deadline as Sanctions Near

Fox News - 
| AP AP Nov. 24: Pro-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans as one holds a mock coffin with Arabic words reading: 'The Syrian people announce to you the death of the Arab League,' during a protest against the Arab League meeting, in Damascus, Syria.

Hamas: Israeli threats won't stop unity gov't

Jerusalem Post - 
By JPOST.COM STAFF Likud MK: I will petition international community to isolate Palestinian unity gov't including Hamas. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal responded to discontent in Jerusalem surrounding a united Palestinian government with Hamas and Fatah ...

Iraq, Turkey end bans on flights, open skies to other country's planes

CNN International - 
File picture dated 03 August 2005 shows an Iraqi Airlines Boeing 737 type plane at the tarmac of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraq and Turkey have agreed to allow flights between their countries, ending a mutual ban that began with ...

Morocco votes in first poll since Mohamed VI's reforms

BBC News - 
Moroccans have begun voting in parliamentary elections for the first time since a new constitution was approved by a referendum in July.

Teen accused of pot possession in Indonesia sentenced to 2 months

CNN International - 
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An Australian teen was sentenced to two months in prison in Indonesia for marijuana use in a case that has drawn international attention.

Iran raises stakes with claims it has netted 12 US spies

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Hezbollah fighters parade on Hezbollah martyr day in Beirut, Lebanon. The Iranian Intelligence Minister, Heydar Moslehi said 12 alleged US spies were captured.

Yemenis stage rival Sanaa rallies amid violence

AFP - 
SANAA - Opponents and supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh held rival rallies in the Yemeni capital Friday after pre-dawn fighting between rival security forces dashed hopes an exit deal for the president would end the violence.

The Son Also Sets: Behind Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's Capture

TIME - 
He looks dazed, his eyes wide open but seeing nothing ahead of him. Perhaps it is all hindsight now for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 39, the son and would-be heir of the recently and violently deceased Muammar, ...