US caught napping Feb 8, 2011... (photo: AP / Bikas Das) Asia Times Egypt Photos Protests US Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests |
Weapons overkill Feb 8, 2011... (photo: US DoD file / Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway) Asia Times Defence Photos US Weapons Wikipedia: DARPA |
Qatar to host 2022 Cup alone in summer: Blatter London: The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in the summer as originally planned and will not be co-hosted with neighbouring countries, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said. Blatter, reiterating... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere) Zeenews Fifa Photos Qatar World Cup |
OPT: Prices soar in Gaza as Rafah, tunnels close GAZA, 7 February 2011 (IRIN) - More than a week of political unrest in Egypt has heightened the threat of a humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Gaza. Egyptian soldiers fled their posts on the northern... (photo: Public Domain / One last pharaoh) IRINnews Egypt Gaza Photos Prices Wikipedia: Egypt |
Egypt's new cabinet meets as protests continue The government attempts to reassert stability over country rocked by weeks of protests. Large numbers of anti-government demonstrators are expected to remain in Tahrir Square. Share Related Multimedia... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The Los Angeles Times Democracy Egypt Photos Protests Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian protests |
Jerusalem pushes ahead contentious plan to build housing for Jews in disputed eastern sector JERUSALEM - Jerusalem's City Hall says a key committee is pushing forward with plans to build a new Jewish housing project in an Arab neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Thirteen apartments are to be... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) Star Tribune Israel Palestine Photos Settlements Wikipedia: Sheikh Jarrah |
Iran unveils 4 new satellites Tehran: Iran says it has built four new domestically produced satellites as part of a space program that's worrying other nations. State TV showed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiling the... (photo: Creative Commons / Daniella Zalcman) Zeenews Iran Photos Satellites Tehran Wikipedia: Iran |
Jordan continues to be a safe tourist destination Jordan’s tourism sector is keeping a close eye on regional political developments while assuring its international partners that the Kingdom remains to be a very safe destination. The... (photo: WN / Marzena) TravelDailyNews Egypt Jordan Photos Tourism Travel |
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Expects 2022 Qatar World Cup To Be Held In Summer It had been suggested that tournament would take place in winter By Jonathan Birchall Share Share FIFA president Sepp Blatter appears to have changed his mind regarding when the 2022 World Cup in... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere) Goal Fifa League Photos Qatar Soccer |
Protesters in Iraq demand job security, improved services BAGHDAD - Protesters scuffled with riot police and marched along sewage-filled streets in demonstrations across Iraq yesterday to demand better utilities and job security from their government.... (photo: AP) The Boston Globe Government Iraq Photos Protesters Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency |