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NCCAR — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:59:21 +0000

It’s easy, fast and free to stay up-to-date with the dramatic developments unfolding for the peoples of the Arab World. Visit NCCAR’s Daily Media Scan daily for updates by 11 am. Quickly scan the headlines, read only articles of interest and catch up on older ...Continue reading

Iraq executes people ‘at will,’ rights group says – CBC.ca

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:35:27 +0000

Iraq executes people ‘at will,’ rights group says CBC.ca The report said Iraq authorizes the death penalty for close to 50 crimes including terrorism, kidnapping, and murder, but also for offences like damage to public property. Telephone calls to Iraqi justice ministry officials to ...Continue reading

Russia’s Syria veto at UN to ‘protect’ Putin, opponent says – CBC.ca

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:34:44 +0000

CBC.ca

Russia’s Syria veto at UN to ‘protect’ Putin, opponent says CBC.ca Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution against Syria because Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fears he’ll be the next strongman to fall, one of the country’s opposition leaders ...Continue reading

UN-Arab observer mission proposed for Syria – Los Angeles Times

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:33:46 +0000

UN-Arab observer mission proposed for Syria Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM BEIRUT– As violence in Syria reportedly raged anew on Thursday, the United Nations and the Arab League were considering sending a joint observer mission to the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation. In New York, UN ...Continue reading

Aleppo, Syria, long loyal to the government, appears to waver – Los Angeles Times

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:33:16 +0000

Los Angeles Times

Aleppo, Syria, long loyal to the government, appears to waver Los Angeles Times A supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad holds a portrait of him near the Turkish-Syrian border city of Kilis, on the road to Aleppo, ...Continue reading

Sadrists fete Iraq departure of US ‘occupiers’ – AFP

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:32:40 +0000

AFP

Sadrists fete Iraq departure of US ‘occupiers’ AFP BAGHDAD — Supporters of anti-US Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia fought pitched battles with American forces, on Thursday officially celebrated the departure of the “occupiers” from Iraq. The last American ...Continue reading

‘Appalling brutality’ of Syrian attacks a ‘grim harbinger,’ UN says in latest … – National Post (blog)

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:31:33 +0000

National Post (blog)

‘Appalling brutality’ of Syrian attacks a ‘grim harbinger,’ UN says in latest … National Post (blog) Related Syria government strikes in Homs kill as many as 100 civilians: opposition Assad will halt violence in Syria: Russia Turkish ...Continue reading

Car Bomb Strikes Capital – New York Times

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:06:56 +0000

Somalia: Car Bomb Strikes Capital New York Times A suicide car bomber killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in an explosion on Wednesday in Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. The blast was near the Hotel Muna and a barber shop frequented ...Continue reading