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The Union Minister of External Affairs, Shri Pranab Mukherjee meeting with the President of Syrian Arab Republic, Dr. Bashar al – Assad, in New Delhi on June 18, 2008.
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Syria		  The Guardian 
Assad says Syria immune from unrest roiling Egypt
Mon 31 Jan 2011
ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president, who has resisted calls for political freedoms and jailed critics of his regime, said in an interview published Monday that his nation is... (photo: PIB )
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, unseen, during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 7, 2010.
Mideast   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad		  Wall Street Journal 
Syria Strongman: Time for 'Reform'
Mon 31 Jan 2011
By JAY SOLOMON And BILL SPINDLE DAMASCUS—Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who inherited a regime that has held power for four decades, said he will push for more political reforms in his... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
A member of a pro-Islamic group holds a crossed-out poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak with words in Turkish that reads "dictator Mubarak, get out of Egypt " as people demonstrate in show of solidarity with protestors in Egypt, outside the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.  The New York Times  Sun 30 Jan 2011
Israel Nervously Gauges a Conflicted Partner
JERUSALEM — The street revolt in Egypt has thrown the Israeli government and military into turmoil, with top officials closeted in round-the-clock strategy sessions aimed at rethinking their... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Egypt   Israel   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests
Protesters wave at a military helicopter flying over a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Jan. 30, 2011. Minutes before the start of a 4 p.m. curfew, at least two jets appeared and made multiple passes over downtown, including a central square where thousands of protesters were calling for the departure of President Hosni Mubarak.  The Los Angeles Times  Sun 30 Jan 2011
Egypt dispatches jets, helicopters over protesters on sixth day of turmoil
The U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave the country. Sunday's protests are less unruly but fervent. Police vacate cities, and citizens arm themselves with bats and steel bars against looting.... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
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Lebanon Protests Pictures m&c; Sun 30 Jan 2011
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Lebanese protesters shout slogans against high costs of living and in support of the Egyptian people during a demonstration organized by the Union of Lebanese Democratic... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)
Egypt   Lebanon   Mideast   Photos   Protesters
Protestors hold a banner next to people praying, left, during a demonstration in Cairo, Sunday Jan. 30, 2011. The Australian Sun 30 Jan 2011
Israel fears a future minus Mubarak
THE possible fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak confronts Israel with the possibility that its own geopolitical situation in the region could... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Egypt   Israel   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests
Kashmiri women shout slogans protesting against the death of Afroza Bano in Srinagar on Tuesday. Bano, a student of MA Arabic in Islamic University Awantipora, was missing since June 11 and later her body was fished out from a river in Bandipora district sparking protest among the residents. The Miami Herald Sun 30 Jan 2011
Who speaks for moderate Arabs?
For someone who has covered the Arab world for 40 years, the middle-class Tunisian revolt was exhilarating. Especially gripping was the fact that the youthful women... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Arab   Photos   Politics   Protests   Wikipedia: 2010–2011 Arab world protests
A Filipina "nun's" red shoes get six women caught trying to go to Lebanon The Examiner Sat 29 Jan 2011
A Filipina "nun's" red shoes get six women caught trying to go to Lebanon
The domestic helpers dressed as nuns trying to bypass the Lebanon ban from a few years ago got caught because of a pair of red shoes. Six women disguised as nuns almost... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Domestic   Lebanon   Photos   Women
A region in turmoil: How far will the unrest spread? The Independent Sat 29 Jan 2011
A region in turmoil: How far will the unrest spread?
Morocco Population: 32.3m GDP: $91.7bn King Mohammed VI Notionally a constitutional monarchy, the Moroccan government has been accused of using the courts to imprison... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Morocco   Photos   Population   Travel   Unrest
Anti-government protesters surround and stand atop an Egyptian army armoured personnel carrier, near the Tahrir Square, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Egyptian activists protested for a fourth day as social networking sites called for a mass rally in the capital Cairo after Friday prayers, keeping up the momentum of the country's largest anti-government protests in years. The Times of India Fri 28 Jan 2011
Tunisia to Egypt, an Arab upheaval
The Arab street is on fire, how far will it spread? As the Tunisian contagion catches on and violent protests sweep through Egypt and Yemen, authoritarian regimes in the... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Tunisia   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests


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A man waves his national flag during a protest in the capital's central Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. A coalition of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo's streets Tuesday to ratchet up pressure for President Hosni Mubarak to leave. Egypt's police return; foreigners try to evacuate The Los Angeles Times
Former Lebanese Public Works Minister Najib Mikati is seen during an interview in Beirut, Friday, April 15, 2005, after being nominated as a candidate for prime minister. The anti-Syrian opposition choose Mikati in an effort to break a deadlock in forming a government and open the way for elections that many believe will break Damascus' hold on parliament. Mikati hears demands on cabinet formation Daily Star Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures while speaking during a media conference at a NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday March 5, 2009. Clinton: Lebanese alone should decide future of their country Daily Star Lebanon
Wounded protestors are evacuated after clashes in Tunis, Wednesday Jan. 26, 2011. Police in Tunisia Fire Tear Gas at Protesters The New York Times
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NYSE Euronext market indicators are shown on a board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 in New York US STOCKS-Wall Street up on economic data, earnings The Guardian
Richard Perkins uses a Bobcat to clear the parking lot of two-inch thick ice in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More ice and snow is expected in Central Indiana throughout the day. Flights Canceled as Midwest Braces for Another Storm The New York Times
King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein of Jordan speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. The non-partisan 3-day conference, led by Clinton to address poverty, climate change, and other worldwide issues, launched Thursday with a gathering of political leaders and activists who are promising to pitch in - and must put those pledges in writin Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet The New York Times
A Tunisian holding a board reading "Not afraid of Islam", welcomes opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi, unseen, during his arrival at the international airport of Tunis, in Tunisia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Arab Revolutions: From Tunisia To Egypt, Is This The Beginning Of A Domino Effect? Huffington Post
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Demonstrators react in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Militants wait in the wings Asia Times
In this photo taken Friday, Jan.28, 2011, Egyptian women demonstrate in Alexandria, Egypt. Thousands of Alexandrians met Sunday Jan 30 to pray in downtown Alexandria, a Mediterranean port city that is a stronghold of the Muslim Brotherhood. After prayers, the crowd marched towards the city's old mosque to pray for the souls of those who died in the protests. The Brotherhood factor Asia Times
Palestinians fill bottles and containers with water at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Khan Yunis refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 27, 2010. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Baptizing the Palestinian and Israeli Crisis WorldNews.com
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