Wednesday 9 March 2011

UPDATES: News and Links

 
  
Collected and brought by Aadel M Al-Mahdy 
Rebels set demands for Gaddafi exit
Head of Libyan rebels tells Al Jazeera Gaddafi "will not be pursued" if he quits within 72 hours and ends the fighting.

Yemeni police fire on protesters
At least 75 pro-democracy demonstrators injured in the shooting as calls for president Saleh's ouster gain momentum.

Copts, Muslims clash in Cairo
At least one person killed as Egyptian Christians protesting the torching of a church clash with Muslims in the capital.

Ivorian women protest over killings
Hundreds march over shootings of women during a protest last week as four people reported killed in Abidjan.

Syria frees human rights activist
Haitham al-Maleh's release comes after president issues amnesty for older prisoners and those jailed for minor crimes.

Libya no-fly zone a UN decision, says Hillary Clinton

Any decision to impose a no-fly zone over Libya should be made by the UN and not by Washington, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

New 9/11 helicopter video of Twin Towers released

New video has emerged of the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York's World Trade Center, shot by a police helicopter crew hoping in vain to rescue trapped office workers.

Opposition denies exit deal talks with Gadhafi

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Fierce battles raged Tuesday for control of key Libyan cities in the east and west as Libya entered its fourth week of fighting and continued its descent into civil war.

Violence against sub-Saharan Africans reported in Libya

(CNN) -- The United Nations refugee agency reported disturbing accounts of violence and persecution of sub-Saharan Africans within Libya Tuesday, urging a recognition of their particular vulnerability in the midst of civil war.

Gaddafi deploys tanks and hundreds of troops in all-out effort to take Zawiyah

Witnesses tell of women and children being killed in huge assault on refinery town held by rebels for past two weeks

In Libya, volunteers flock to join the rebels' drive-in war

Fighters battling against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Ras Lanuf lack experience, but not enthusiasm or courage

IDF: We won't be able to contain widespread civil uprising in West Bank

Senior officers now serving, or who once served, in the West Bank estimate that chances are low for a completely nonviolent Palestinian uprising.


State company trying to evict Evangelical Christian from Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter

The resident works with former minister Benny Elon on forging closer ties between Evangelical Christians and right-wing organizations in Israel.


Egypt security services chief arrested as Cairo clashes ensue

Tensions remain high in Egypt nearly a month after mass protests ousted President Hosni Mubarak; soldiers fire shots in the air to break up the clashes.


 River to Sea Uprooted Palestinian

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