The Egyptian army drove protesters out of Tahrir Square on Monday destroying tents and smashing signs the demonstrators had made. Human rights activists reported that perhaps a total of 150 people had been detained and dozens brutally beaten by military policemen and...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has overseen a notable shift in Turkey's governance, from corruption and military rule to civilian control. An annual meeting on Monday to decide on appointments in the military command illustrated the losing battle Turkey's...
Libya Rebel Commander Killed by Fellow Comrades | Gen. Younis was executed by rebels for alleged ties to Gadhafi
Libyan Rebel Chief Killed After Arrest by Rebels
Thousands rallied for reform this week in Bahrain as an international panel set up by King Hamad began to investigate Shi'ite-led mass protests and the brutal crackdown by the government. The Bahraini monarchy has been accused of killing over 30 people and detaining...
Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh will only cede power “through the ballot box and by adhering the constitution,” his foreign minister said. Still in Saudi Arabia recovering from injuries sustained in an assassination attempt in June, Saleh's reverence...
Israel is suing a group of poor Bedouin Palestinians in the Negev desert for over $500,000, the claimed costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it. Israeli authorities have destroyed, and the Bedouin have rebuilt, the homes in al-Araqib more than 20...
NATO promised to continue bombing Libya, and that the country’s leader, Moammar Gadhafi, cannot “wait us out.” Spokeswoman Carmen Romero said Tuesday that airstrikes will continue until Gadhafi gives up. NATO has conducted over 6,000 strike sorties since the start...
Cuts to Pentagon Don’t Make a Dent
The U.S. Navy is considering moving its Fifth Fleet from where it has long been stationed in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Bahrain’s ruling al Khalifa family has been violently cracking down on pro-democracy protesters in recent months and rising allegations of...
