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In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judic... (photo: AP / Mohammed Asad)
Chicago Tribune
President Barack Obama meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
Administration   Afghanistan   Fighting   Photos   Wikipedia/Barack Obama  
Obama dinner to mark end of Iraq War
| With U.S. forces still fighting in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has chosen to mark the end of the Iraq War with something more modest than a ticker-tape parade — a state-dinner-like event a... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Nashville Tennessean
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that the... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska) Al Jazeera
Agriculture   Democracy   Emergency   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture  
Egyptian anti-government activists run for a cover from the tear gaz during clashes with the riot- police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt
| Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and an early handover of power by ... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Al Jazeera
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
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File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
| The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of the Peoples Republic of China to the UN and President of the Security Council for March, briefs reporters following the Councils consultations China defends Syria veto in People's Daily article
| State paper denies giving 'free rein' to Bashar al-Assad's crackdown and points to UN mandate 'abused' in Libya by Nato Chinese UN ambassador Li Baodong vetoes the secu... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) The Guardian
China   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
What To Do About Violent Biblical Texts? What To Do About Violent Biblical Texts?
| Every few weeks, it seems, Islam makes headlines in the U.S., whether the topic is a television show like All-American Muslim, a state prohibiting Sharia law, or just a... (photo: WN / Marzena) Huffington Post
Biblical   Islam   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Religion   violent  
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital
| Cairo, February 06: Former Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, is likely to be moved to the capital Cairo's Torah prison hospital, a government official says. | Mubarak i... (photo: AP / Egyptian State TV, File) The Siasat Daily
Cairo   Hospital   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak  
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009 It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama
Washington: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) Zeenews
Iran   Photos   United States   Washington   Wikipedia: American military action against Iran  
President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 18, 2011. US and Israel working together on Iran, says Obama
The US is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama has said. | He told NBC he believed Israel had not yet decided... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) BBC News
Iran   Israel   Nuclear   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Body of a roadside bomb blast victim lies in a vehicle as Afghan men mourn next to it at a hospital in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province southern Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. A roadside bomb blew up next to a minibus at a crowded intersection on a major highway in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing civilians, officials said. Afghan civilians carry cost of war as death toll rises
| Civilian deaths undermine support both in Afghanistan and the United States for the US-led war, and are one of the biggest causes of friction between President Hamid Ka... (photo: AP / Abdul Khaliq) The Independent
Afghanistan   Civilians   Death   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Saif Gaddafi's trial could begin within weeks, says NTC
| Fawzi Abdelali said yesterday that the trial will begin "within weeks, or months". The trial, which will focus on Saif's role as key member of the previous re... (photo: AP / Imed Lamloum, Pool) The Independent
Libya   Nato   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Sunni-backed lawmaker says immunity lift sought, in step tha
Sunni-backed lawmaker says immunity lift sought, in step tha
Poster notes: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Obama dinner to mark end of Iraq War
President Barack Obama meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
Obama dinner to mark end of Iraq War
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Parents refuse to accept disabled baby in Dubai
Election preparations start in conflict-torn Yemen
Election preparations start in conflict-torn Yemen
Moscow’s Syria plan: New Russia allies as replacement for As
Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp  on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn)
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
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Syria Kuwait
US closes down its Syrian embassy, CNN reports
US closes down its Syrian embassy, CNN reports
Russia to meet Bashar al-Assad over crisis
US closes embassy in Syria because of insecurity
In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria.
Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution
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Moscow’s Syria plan: New Russia allies as replacement for As
Imperialism, despotism, and democracy in Syria
Oil may hit $160 amid tension: Kuwait official
U.S. and Israel Set Stage for False Flag and Iran Attack
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009
It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama
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UAE Egypt
Kerrin McEvoy booked to ride Sepoy, Helmet at Dubai World Cu
Temperature in UAE to rise gradually
Parents refuse to accept disabled baby in Dubai
Emirates Offers Hope to Horticulture Producers
A family member of a Google worker rides a Google bike at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
Google's new privacy policy fuels worries
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One dead, dozens injured in fifth day of Egypt clashes
Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
US closes embassy in Syria because of insecurity
US closes embassy in Syria because of insecurity
In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
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Jordan Iran
Turkey, Europe And Middle East Seek Balance In Islamic Count
Football and the Arab Spring February 4, 2012
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of UN Syria
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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Iran steps up tension with Gulf war games
Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service
Report: Iran arrests several on alleged links to BBC Farsi-l
Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009
It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama
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