Wednesday, July 31, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Egypt protesters defy cabinet threat

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:55 PM PDT

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi continue their sit-ins despite a fresh warning from the military-backed cabinet.

UN to probe Syria chemical weapons

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT

United Nations inspectors will go to Syria to visit three sites where chemical weapons are suspected of being used, a spokesman says.

Gaddafi minister sentenced to death

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:30 PM PDT

A Libyan court sentences a minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi to death for inciting violence during the country's 2011 civil war.

Livni urges Israel support for talks

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:29 AM PDT

Israel's peace negotiator, Tzipi Livni, calls on parties in its coalition government to support the latest round of direct talks with the Palestinians.

Tunisia cabinet hit by resignation

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Tunisia's Education Minister Salem Labyedh has resigned following the assassination of opposition MP Mohamed Brahmi, the prime minister's office has said.

VIDEO: Egypt orders end to sit-in protests

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:44 PM PDT

Egypt's military-backed government orders police to end sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo.

Subdued hopes for Mid-East talks

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:06 AM PDT

Muted response to fresh Mid-East peace talks

Bahrain on the brink?

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:53 AM PDT

Bahrain MPs call for a crackdown amid increasing attacks

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Mid-East talks to work towards deal

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will aim to reach a "final status" agreement in the next nine months to end their long conflict, the US says.

Ousted Egypt leader 'in good health'

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:23 PM PDT

Egypt's Mohammed Morsi is in good health, says the EU's Catherine Ashton, who is the first foreign diplomat to visit him since he was removed.

Kuwait emir pardons insult convicts

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:14 PM PDT

The emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Sabah announces a pardon for all those convicted of insulting him on the occasion of the last 10 days of Ramadan.

Kurdish politician killed in Syria

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:43 AM PDT

A leading Kurdish politician, Isa Huso, is killed in a car bomb attack in the border town of Qamishli in north-eastern Syria.

Lash and jail for Saudi web activist

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:04 AM PDT

A Saudi court sentences online activist Raef Badawi to seven years in jail and 600 lashes for posting comments on religion, his lawyer says.

VIDEO: EU chief in Egypt: BBC interview

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:41 AM PDT

The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who met with Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, has been speaking to the BBC.

Monday, July 29, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Wave of deadly car bombs hits Iraq

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:13 AM PDT

A wave of car bombs hit the capital, Baghdad, and other areas, killing at least 51 people in mostly Shia areas, officials say.

Syria troops 'retake' key Homs area

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:25 AM PDT

Syrian government forces have fully captured the Khalidiya district of Homs, a key rebel stronghold in the central city, state media report.

Saudi to build $22bn Riyadh metro

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:21 AM PDT

The Saudi Arabian government says it will spend more than $22bn on a metro for the capital Riyadh

Tunisia government 'will not quit'

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:02 PM PDT

Tunisia's Islamist-led government will not step down despite opposition demands and will hold elections in December, the prime minister says.

Cairo vendors killed in mass brawl

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT

At least 12 people die in a fight between street vendors in central Cairo, apparently sparked by a row over spaces.

Morsi backers stage defiant marches

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:07 AM PDT

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi march on three points in Cairo despite warnings from the military-backed government.

Christian Benitez dies aged 27

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:02 PM PDT

Qatar striker and former Birmingham City player Christian Benitez dies at the age of 27.

VIDEO: Wave of car bomb attacks in Iraq

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT

A wave of car bombs has killed at least 51 people in mostly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and in other cities around the country.

VIDEO: Why Mid-East peace talks now?

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:45 PM PDT

The US has said peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians will resume in Washington on Monday, after almost three years.

After Khalidiya, Syria conflict goes on

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Khalidiya 'victory' does not mean Syria uprising will be extinguished

How can Egypt get out of crisis?

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:02 AM PDT

No easy solution as Egypt grapples with chaos and violence

Bahrain struggles to get economy back on track

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:24 AM PDT

Signs of revival raise hopes for Bahrain's battered economy

Life in Zaatari refugee camp

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:39 AM PDT

Rapid growth of Zaatari - Jordan's vast camp for Syrian refugees

Sunday, July 28, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Mid-East peace talks to resume

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:21 PM PDT

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are to resume stalled peace talks in Washington on Monday, the US State Department has announced.

Egyptian minister urges restraint

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Egypt's foreign minister tells the BBC all sides must use restraint, after scores are killed in clashes and amid fears of a crackdown against protesters.

Syrian army 'makes key Homs gains'

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 06:50 AM PDT

Syrian government forces capture most of Khalidiya, a key neighbourhood in the strategically important central city of Homs, activists say.

Two explosions in Libya's Benghazi

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT

Two explosions hit the Libyan city of Benghazi, injuring 10 people - the latest in a series of violent incidents there.

Suicide bomber kills police in Iraq

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:13 AM PDT

A suicide bomber kills eight Kurdish police in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu after targeting a convoy, local officials say.

In pictures: Arab women in sport

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:29 AM PDT

Arab women involved in sport, from beginners to elite athletes

Re: New comment posted on A day after coup, Egyptians awake to uncertainty

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along morsi short time of rule, media attacked him , insulted him , and he wasn't able to take a decision without brutal attack of those who against him , and yet they refused all his invitations of negotiating about government , the constitution was formed of those who withdraw of it after they they couldn't impose their view on the majority , IF morsi in your claim was gaining power , how could this coup happened if he had any real power in the country ? the army , police , the government , the old judges of mubarak regime all were against him with the help of gulf oil shiekh to take him down . few honest with ourself , lets not fool people.

4:14 a.m., Sunday July 28

 
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Saturday, July 27, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Egypt protesters 'to be dispersed'

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Egypt's interior minister warns that supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi will 'soon' be dispersed, as scores died in clashes with security forces.

Mass jailbreak from Libyan prison

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT

About 1,200 inmates escape from a jail in the restive Libyan city of Benghazi - a day after the killing of a local activist triggered unrest.

Tunisia state funeral for murdered MP

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Tunisia holds a state funeral for opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi who was killed on Thursday - the second such incident this year.

BBC correspondent Jon Leyne dies

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 09:01 AM PDT

Jon Leyne, one of the BBC's most experienced and travelled correspondents, dies of a brain tumour at the age of 55.

VIDEO: How technology is changing Ramadan

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT

The holy month of Ramadan is a tradition which dates back hundreds of years but technology is starting to change the behaviour of those taking part.

VIDEO: Syria rebel leaders hold talks at UN

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:13 PM PDT

Syrian rebel leaders have met for the first time with the United Nations Security Council to discuss the country's two-year civil war.

VIDEO: 'Scores killed' in Cairo unrest

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT

More than 100 people have been killed at a protest supporting ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, doctors say.

Maccabiah Games reinforce Jewish identity through sport

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:13 PM PDT

Maccabiah Games reinforce Jewish identity

Altered Images: Egypt's disinformation war

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 07:01 AM PDT

Egypt's social media battlefield blurs fact and fiction

Friday, July 26, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Huge rival rallies grip Egypt

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:22 PM PDT

Huge rallies by supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president continue into the night with five people killed in Alexandria.

Kuwaitis head to polls amid boycott

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:55 PM PDT

Kuwaitis are set to elect a new parliament for the second time in less than a year, amid a boycott of the poll by some opposition groups.

Activist dies in Benghazi killings

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:45 PM PDT

A prominent Libyan political activist and two senior security officials are shot dead in the restive eastern city of Benghazi.

Health fears for Iran's Karroubi

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Fresh concerns are raised about the health of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2010.

VIDEO: Tunisia mass protests for second day

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:40 PM PDT

Thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital Tunis for a second day.

In pictures: Writing a Torah scroll

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:37 PM PDT

Ancient art of a Torah scroll - Judaism's holiest object

Q&A: Kuwait parliamentary election

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Why Kuwaitis will and won't be voting in the latest polls

Girl's online plea highlights plight of Yemen's child brides

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

Girl's online plea highlights plight of Yemen's underage marriages

Thursday, July 25, 2013

BBC News - Middle East

BBC News - Middle East


Syria death toll rises above 100,000

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:49 AM PDT

More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.

Tunisia politician Brahmi shot dead

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:50 PM PDT

Gunmen assassinate Tunisian opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, sparking protests in cities across the country.

Dozens dead in violence across Iraq

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:04 PM PDT

At least 31 people are killed in another wave of violence across Iraq, officials say, most in a blast at a cafe and in shootings at a fake roadblock.

UAE arrests Islamists in 'crackdown'

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:57 AM PDT

Three members of an Islamist society have been arrested in less than a week in the UAE, an activists says, as a 'crackdown' on Muslim Brotherhood supporters continues.

US eases Iran medicine sanctions

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT

The US eases sanctions on exports of medical equipment to Iran in order to enable "legitimate humanitarian trade".

VIDEO: How the Gulf got a taste for Vimto

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:22 PM PDT

A Saudia Arabia factory churns out more than 20 million bottles of Vimto every year destined for the Gulf which has the biggest market for Vimto drink outside the UK.

VIDEO: At least seven dead in Syria blast

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:42 PM PDT

At least seven people have died and more than 65 have been injured in a car bomb explosion in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

VIDEO: Sending weapons to Syria 'deepen crisis'

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:33 PM PDT

The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi has warned that sending more weapons to Syria will only only deepen the crisis.

VIDEO: Home movies tell Israel's story

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:33 PM PDT

Israel: A Home Movie uses personal videos shot over a 40 year period to chart Israel's history

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Re: New comment posted on A day after coup, Egyptians awake to uncertainty

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The people of Egypt became the first country in the world given orders to the army to isolate the president and also to fight terrorism under the direct orders of the people.

2:21 a.m., Thursday July 25

 
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its a military coup.don;t play with the words

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