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Families of Islamist detainees in protest
Islam no threat to democracy, says Nobel winner
Reuters 10 Dec 2011
Islam and other religions do not threaten democracy, Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said...
A file photo shows a general view of the skyline of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as seen from one of its high-rise buildings.
Islamists dominating elections deepen Israeli fears
AP 04 Dec 2011
For Israelis, the Islamist election surge in Egypt is depressing confirmation of a deeply primal fear: An inhospitable...
File photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a TV interview on the Syrian state TV, Damascus, 21 August, 2011.
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
Reuters 04 Dec 2011
At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising...
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta smiles during a meeting with Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy, Cairo, October 4, 2011, during an official visit that aims to defuse tensions between Egypt and Israel that have mounted since the end of Hosni Mubarak's rule.
US defense secretary: Israel must get to 'damn' peace table
Reuters 03 Dec 2011
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to get back to the "damn" negotiating table with...
Moroccans post their ballots at a voting station in Sale, near Rabat, July 1, 2011. Moroccans voted today in a referendum on curbing the near absolute powers of King Mohammed VI, who has offered reforms in the wake of protests inspired by pro-democracy uprisings around the Arab world.
Islamists claim election win in Morocco
AP 26 Nov 2011
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco's Arab Spring-inspired parliamentary elections saw a 45 percent turnout rate on...
In this handout made available by the Yemeni Presidency, July 10, 2011, Yemen's injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh meets with top US counter-terrorism official John Brennan (unseen) in a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he is recovering after being badly burned in a bomb attack at his presidential palace in Sanaa last month.
Yemen president of 33 years to quit amid uprising
AP 24 Nov 2011
SANAA — Yemen's autocratic leader agreed Wednesday to step down after months of demonstrations against...
New Tunisian leaders announce government plan
AP 22 Nov 2011
TUNIS — The main winners of Tunisia's elections announced late Monday the shape of the country's interim...
Syrian opposition: Arab League's decision lets Assad kill protesters
Haitham al-Sharkawi 17 Nov 2011
The Syrian opposition on Thursday criticized recent decisions made by the Arab League concerning the situation in Syria...
The 20th Arab Music Festival opened on Friday at the Cairo Opera House paying tribute to the revolutions of the Arab Spring.
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim 12 Nov 2011
The 20th Arab Music Festival and Conference opened Friday evening at the Cairo Opera House with a dramatic pageant of...
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows two Syrian anti-government demonstrators lying on the ground after being shot by security forces, Aleppo, August 12, 2011 as thousands of anti-regime protesters rallied in flashpoint cities after the Ramadan weekly prayers.
Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty
Reuters 05 Nov 2011
Syrian security forces killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens as they cracked down on protests after Friday...