Friday, October 5, 2012

Middle east protests

  • The Middle East Channel: Protesters gather for pro-reform rally in Jordan

    Thousands of Jordanians have gathered in the capital city of Amman for a pro-reform rally organized by the Islamic Action Front, the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

    mideast.foreignpolicy.com

  • Protests erupt in Tunisian revolution town

    TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Hundreds of protesters have stormed the seat of the local government in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid where the revolution first erupted that went on to spawn the Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East. The state news ...

    www.boston.com

  • Some Protesters in Middle East Regret Anti-US Outbreaks

    CAIRO - Ahmad Aggour is a 24-year-old Egyptian activist who was shot in the face by the police during clashes last November on Mohammed Mahmoud Street in Cairo and again in his legs in February at protests that followed soccer riots in Port Said.

    www.nytimes.com

  • O'Sullivan: Middle East protests could have a silver lining

    One way in which the recent upheaval might have a lasting effect is on how freedom of speech is (or isn't) respected in the new Middle East. Last week we witnessed a serious exchange of views on the subject among world leaders at the United Nations.

    www.newsday.com

  • Dearborn police: We're ready for Jones protest at high school

    The minister, whose promotion of an inflammatory anti-Islamic film is being blamed for sparking deadly protests across the Middle East, has scheduled a demonstration outside the Edsel Ford High School against what he says is bullying by "Muslim gangs" ...

    www.detroitnews.com

  • Protesters March Against War in Istanbul as Tension With Syria Escalates

    ... on signs and banners carried by the protesters were: "This War Is Not My War," "No to Imperialist Intervention in Syria," "We Will Halt the AK Party's War Politics," "We Won't Be the Soldiers of Imperialism," and "U.

    thelede.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Middle East Protests: Ultras Settle Scores, Islamists Seek to Score Points

    The anti-American protests spreading across the Middle East and North Africa may be fuelled by an obscure anti-Muslim American film but are really about domestic score settling and political maneuvering.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Middle East protests: Signs of hope, challenge for fledgling democracies

    After decades of promoting democracy, the US is getting an early glimpse of what free societies will look like in the Middle East - and the kind of views that may be expressed. The opening up of public life has allowed for the airing of deep anti ...

    www.csmonitor.com

  • Thousands protest for political change in Jordan

    The complaints have been echoed for some time in Jordan and gained steam when the Arab Spring began to sweep North Africa and the Middle East in 2010 and 2011. Popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have ousted longtime leaders from power.

    www.cnn.com

  • Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

    Around 30,000 mainly public sector workers marched through Rome last Friday September 28 to protest against cuts in public spending imposed by the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti.

    www.wsws.org

  • Middle East Protests Against US

    Angry demonstrations against an anti-Islam film shot in the United States spread to their widest extent yet around the Middle East and other Muslim countries Friday, as protesters smashed into the German Embassy in the Sudanese capital, and security ...

    www.spokesman.com

  • Violent protests across Middle East target embassies, Pope visit to Lebanon

    Violent protesters attack German embassy in Sudan. Anti-American violence flared Friday across North Africa and the Middle East, with Muslim mobs reportedly scaling the walls of the U.S. Embassies in Tunisia and Sudan, breaking windows and setting fires.

    www.foxnews.com

  • US says Iran jamming VOA, other broadcasts

    WASHINGTON -- The government-appointed body that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-sponsored broadcasts is accusing Iran of jamming radio and television programming into the Middle East and eastern Europe amid protests in Iran over the ...

    www.kansascity.com

  • Protests continue across the Middle East

    Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Monday over an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S.

    www.freep.com

  • Romney Aide On Middle East Protests: If Mitt Were President Instead Of Obama ...

    The Romney campaign has intensified its criticism of the Obama administration two days after an anti-Islam film sparked deadly protests throughout the Middle East. In fact, in a Thursday interview with the Washington Post, a Romney advisor went so far ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Panetta says protests in Middle East will continue, but violence is leveling off

    ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the U.S.

    www.foxnews.com

  • Muslim protests could have a silver lining

    One way in which the recent upheaval might have a lasting effect is on how freedom of speech is (or isn't) respected in the new Middle East. Last week we witnessed a serious exchange of views on the subject among world leaders at the United Nations.

    meadvilletribune.com

  • Rare protests taking place in Saudi Arabia

    Detentions without trial are a common practice in the Arab Middle East; Saudi Arabia is one of the most tightly policed countries in the world; Protests seem to have been influenced by Arab Spring demonstrations. 11:48PM EST September 30. 2012 ...

    www.usatoday.com

  • Preventing a China-Japan War Over the Islands: What America Must Do

    In fact, the world seems preoccupied with conflicts in the Middle East. Yet given the level of intensity escalating around the East China Sea island dispute between China and Japan -- with both countries ramping up military presence at sea, engaging in ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Anti-American protests continue in the Middle East

    Anti-American protests continue in the Middle East. U.S. diplomatic compounds continue to come under attack in Egypt, Yemen and other countries.

    www.washingtonpost.com

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