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Local Star Soony Saad Turns Pro
Soony Saad, local Dearborn star, turns pro
Israel, Alone Again?
Jerusalem–Israelis want to rejoice over the outbreak of protests in Egypt’s city squares. They want to believe that this is the Arab world’s 1989 moment. Perhaps, they say, the poisonous reflex of blaming the Jewish state for the Middle East’s ills will be replaced by an honest self-assessment.
Algeria to Debate Scrapping Emergency Powers
ALGIERS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Pro-government members of Algeria’s parliament have proposed lifting a 19-year-old state of emergency, a sign the authorities may consider scrapping a measure opponents say is used to stifle political freedom.
Yemen President Signals Won’t Stay Beyond 2013
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, eyeing protests that threaten to topple Egypt’s long-time ruler, indicated Wednesday he would leave office when his current term ends in 2013, after three decades in power.
Gulf Arab Governments Tackle Higher Food Prices
JEDDAH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Countries in north Africa and the Middle East are urgently seeking ways to soften the blow of surging food prices for their citizens, alarmed by protests against authoritarian rulers from Algeria to Yemen.
Al Jazeera Told to Shut Down in Egypt, Signal Cut
CAIRO/KUWAIT (Reuters) – Qatar-based satellite channel Al Jazeera was ordered by Egypt’s information ministry on Sunday to shut down its operations in the country, and later in the day its signal to some parts of the Middle East was cut.
US Chickens Come Home to Roost in Egypt
Now, with a revolution against Mubarak by two million Egyptians, all bets are off about who will replace him and whether the successor government will be friendly to the United States.
U.S., Afghans Hope to Rout Expected Taliban Offensive
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. and Afghan military officials hope that months of heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan have enabled them to head off a bloody offensive from the Taliban this spring as U.S. forces prepare to begin their withdrawal.
ElBaradei, Muslim Brotherhood Offer Political Path Out of Egyptian Confrontation
Muslim Brotherhood throws support behind ElBaradei
Algae
Algae, explained for kids
