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  • Scores dead in Iraq bomb blast

    At least 48 people have been killed after a car bomb struck a funeral ceremony in Baghdad, officials say. Dozens were also wounded in the attack on Thursday, which took place in the neighborhood of Shuala, in the north of the Iraqi capital. "A car bomb that exploded outside a tent where mourners were gathered for a funeral ceremony killed 37.. More

  • Anti-government rallies hit Yemen

    Tens of thousands of people in Yemen have taken to the streets in the country's capital, calling for an end to the government of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president. Inspired by recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, opposition members and youth activists rallied at four different locations in Sanaa on Thursday, chanting for Saleh, who has been in power.. More

  • Egypt tense ahead of protests

    Internet and mobile phone text message users in Egypt have reported a major disruption to services as the country prepares for a new wave of protests against the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, the president. Anti-government protesters have called for mass protests after the noon prayer on Friday as they increase the pressure on the fourth day of the.. More

  • Tunisia seeks arrest of ex-leader

    Tunisia wants to have ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family arrested and put on trial for possession of expropriated property and for transferring foreign currency abroad, the nation's interim justice minister has said. Interpol, the international police agency, has been asked to help arrest Ben Ali, his wife Leila Trabelsi and other.. More

  • Angry Egyptians defy protest ban

    A protester and a police officer were killed in central Cairo as anti-government demonstrators pelted security forces with rocks and firebombs for a second day, according to witnesses. Activists had called on people to rally again on Wednesday after a "Day of Wrath" the previous day had seen thousands of people take to the streets across.. More

  • Leaked papers show PA stonewalled the Goldstone vote

    On October 2, 2009, the UN Human Rights Council was widely expected to pass a resolution supporting the Goldstone Report, the UN’s probe of war crimes committed during Israel’s war in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009. The Council instead agreed to delay a vote on the report until March 2010, following major reservations expressed.. More

  • Rage follows Lebanon PM nomination

    Lebanon's president has formally appointed a Hezbollah-backed candidate as prime minister-designate and asked him to form a new government. MPs in Beirut voted on Tuesday to back billionaire businessman Najib Mikati, the candidate Hezbollah had proposed as a prime minister. He gained 68 votes to Hariri's 60, putting the Hezbollah-led opposition in.. More

  • Leaks claim Palestinian 'collusion'

    The Palestinian security forces engage in extensive cooperation with their Israeli counterparts, according to US documents released by the whistleblower website, WikiLeaks. The release of the documents comes as separate confidential documents just released by Al Jazeera under the rubric The Palestine Papers, describe the compromises the Palestinian.. More

  • Three dead in Egypt protests

    Two civilians and a police officer have died after a wave of unusually large anti-government demonstrations swept across Egypt, calling for the ouster of longtime president Hosni Mubarak. In central Cairo, crowds numbering in the thousands protested and clashed with police throughout the day. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, security forces.. More

  • Deadly blast at Moscow airport

    At least 35 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a blast at Moscow's busiest airport, health officials said. The explosion at Domodedovo airport, in the southeast of the Russian capital, occurred on Monday afternoon inside the airport's international arrivals hall near the baggage area. "Today at 4.32 pm (13:32 GMT) an explosion.. More

  • Tunisia cabinet to be reshuffled

    Tunisian politicians are reportedly negotiating the creation of a committee of "wise men" to replace the interim government and "protect the revolution". Sources have told the Reuters news agency on Monday that the committee could include respected opposition politician Ahmed Mestiri. The comments echo that of the country's army.. More

  • Hariri backers call 'day of anger'

    Supporters of Saad Hariri, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, have called for a day of anger in protest against Hezbollah's nomination of a candidate for the post of prime minister, a move that brings the group one step closer to controlling the government. Protests had earlier erupted in Sunni Muslim regions across Lebanon against the nomination.. More

  • Leaks show Palestinians giving much ground to Israel

    Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents that show Palestinians offering much bigger 'peace' concessions than previously revealed. The documents, obtained by the Al Jazeera television channel, could undermine the position of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose.. More

  • Israeli panel: Flotilla raid legal

    An Israeli inquiry commission has defended the actions of the country's troops during a deadly raid on a Turkish-led flotilla of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip last year. The core findings were issued in a 300-page report released on Sunday by an Israeli government-appointed panel. Made up of four Israelis and two foreign observers, the panel.. More

  • 'Liberation caravan' reaches Tunis

    Hundreds of Tunisians have defied a nighttime curfew and travelled hundreds of kilometers in what they call a "Liberation caravan" to join protesters in the country's capital, where anger at the interim government continues to grow. The protesters entered the capital, Tunis, on Sunday, tearing through the barbed wire surrounding the office.. More