Ain’t no party like a? Pyongyang party, ’cause a Pyongyang party is ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY
Tag: united kingdom
Phil Black, whose convoy came under attack, responds to reports that fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi no longer control parts of Sirte, Libya.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie MIRACLESLebanese political leaders hardly need occasion to snipe at each other in the press. The media facilitates the endeavor because major political factions own the largest media outlets, where they flog their own views and denounce those of their opponents. In a political landscape […]
Torn between their hunger for freedom and fear of radical Islam, Syria’s ancient minority Christians do not know whether to support the protesters or Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Categories
Exclusive: Amy Winehouse’s Father Speaks
Amy Winehouse’s father opens up to CNN’s Piers Morgan about the late singer six weeks after her death.
Salim, 16, is the son of Gaddafi loyalists from Sabratha, north of Tripoli. He now lies in a hospital prison bed in Misrata, lucky to be alive, but scared to contact his parents — and knowing his life will never be the same.
Categories
Muammar Gaddafi’s Last Stand
What appears to be the final battle for the pro-Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid continues, with NATO air strikes helping Libyan fighters trying to capture the town. There has been stiff resistance, however, after the deadline given to the Gaddafi loyalis
Little by little, North Korea is looking to build tourism in the otherwise isolated Communist country. A reconverted freighter has been unveiled as the first chance to take a cruise, replete with evening entertainment and great scenery. Certain amenities,
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie PLEA FOR PROTECTIONThe Syrian Revolution Facebook group, after months of encouraging Syrians to rise up and bring down the regime, has turned its attention directly to the international community. The “Friday of International Protection” protests feature the tagline: “We ask for civilians to be […]
Citing concerns about both productivity and security, some businesses in Britain have begun to block their employees from accessing social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Reuters obtains video, believed to be from 2005, of Muammar Gaddafi playing with his granddaughter. The Libyan leader’s current whereabouts remain unknown.
The country’s best writers were long forced to rely on metaphor and symbolism to express their art and avoid the wrath of the regime. Now, with Gaddafi driven from Tripoli, a new world is set to open up.
Though he fought along jihadists in Afghanistan, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, who leads the Libyan rebels in Tripoli, says in one of his first interviews since taking the capital that he was never allied with Bin Laden, and only wants democracy for Libya.
In a further sign of how far Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi has fallen, a local newspaper – and local residents- openly mock the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for 42 years
Allied with the rebel leader in Tripoli linked to Al Qaeda, Ismail Al-Salabi says he has neither a terrorist past nor political ambitions for the future. He does, however, insist that Libya’s new Constitution emphasize Islam — and has harsh criticism for
At a makeshift prison outside of Tripoli, foreign soldiers – as young as 14 – await an uncertain fate. The Libyan rebel army colonel overseeing the inmates tells an Italian reporter that human rights will be respected. The prisoners don’t seem to believe
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, who leads the rebel forces in Tripoli, was a founder of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and is believed to have been close to bloodthirsty head of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا ACROSS THE BORDERMuammar Gaddafi’s wife, daughter Aisha and sons Mohammed and Hannibal have fled to Algeria. The Foreign Ministry of Algeria officially confirmed the Gaddafi family members are on Algerian soil following reports over the weekend that a convoy of six armored vehicles crossed the Libyan desert […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا LIBYA TODAYLibyan rebels are launching an offensive in the western part of the country, as well as a push toward Muammar Gaddafi’s historical stronghold of Sirte. One rebel military official predicts, “God willing, we will finish soon.” LIBYA TOMORROWLibyan commentator Saleh al-Sanusi writes on Al Jazeera’s website […]
Western intelligence sources say that this past spring, North Korea passed a highly specialized computer program on to the Ministry of Defense in Tehran that could give Iran crucial know-how for making nuclear weapons.
Amidst — and beyond — the rebel bombs and Gaddafi’s bunkers, the people of the Libyan capital finally feel free to speak out, and say what the upheaval means for them.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا BATTLE OF TRIPOLIViolent clashes continued on Wednesday in Muammar Gaddafi’s last stronghold in the Libyan capital. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tripoli reports that Gaddafi’s headquarters in the Bab al-Aziziya district was hit by mortar shells fired from a nearby neighborhood. “There are snipers on the buildings in […]
Categories
Where Is Muammar?
The longer the fight to gain control of Tripoli lasts, the more Muammar Gaddafi’s whereabouts become the central question. Has he left the country? Or is he hiding in a maze of tunnels beneath the capital city? Or an artificial underground river below the
As rebel troops launch what appears to be a final assault on the famously fortified compound on the outskirts of Tripoli, an Italian reporter recounts the legends and his own personal experience within the gates of Bab-el Aziza.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا LIBYA: DANGERWith Libyan state television now off the air, a key indicator that the regime is about to fall, a spokesman for the rebels remains cautious. “As long as Gaddafi is free, danger remains,” said Mohammed Abdul Rahman. LIBYA: DAUGHTERThe network also reports the rebels as having […]
Categories
Libya: And What Next?
As Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year reign comes to an end, Libya’s rebel forces must now focus on establishing an orderly transition in a nation with built-in political, historical and tribal fault lines.
Once upon a time, he was addicted to everything — sex, drugs, alcohol, hooliganism. Fast forward and he’s talking us through the UK riots. Why British entertainer Russell Brand, known for his excesses, has suddenly become a voice of reason.
Looking back across urban uprisings of the past half-century, a French scholar of modern British history says the summer riots of 2011 show that the questions are above all about haves and have-nots.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا TARGET: MINARETA Syrian television station showed footage of the Othman Mosque in the besieged eastern city of Deir a-Zor, now reportedly occupied and subdued by the Syrian military. The top of the minaret has been blown off as gunfire crackles and artillery booms in the background. This […]
Categories
What Made London So Ripe For Riots
The uniquely integrated socio-economic mix within the city’s individual neighborhoods are a benefit for London — when times are good. But once the economy tanks, the differences lived up close can be an explosive source of conflict and resentmen
Hana Gaddafi supposedly died 25 years ago during an American bomb attack. Die Welt has turned up evidence that the Libyan leader’s daughter is alive and well, as doubts swirl around other reported Gaddafi family deaths.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا PERSUASIVE BY DESIGN*The Syrian Revolution Facebook group has a new logo, with a face split down the middle; half civilian and half clad in military gear. “We will not serve in an army that is killing us,” the banner reads at the top. The design reflects the […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا PARTY LINE, TAKE ONEHezbollah-backed Al-Manar broadcaster reports on Prime Minister Najib Mikati, an ally of Hezbollah, defending his stance that Lebanon should not judge events in Syria. “This position is consistent with the Lebanese position of not interfering in the affairs of other countries,” Mikati told reporters. […]
Children from 5 to 15 years old are increasingly being diagnosed with the eating disorder. It can be difficult to detect by parents who can’t believe their young child could suffer from a disease that is still largely caused by social pressures.
“Süddeutsche Zeitung” sources reveal an operation last spring where Turkey intercepted an Iranian arms delivery, in bald violation of UN sanctions. The weapons were thought to be headed for Syrian-based members of the Lebanon Shiite grou
A R A B I C A ارابيكا RAMADAN’S TOLL *As Ramadan begins, the Syrian government’s campaign to stamp out protests is intensifying, with more than 140 civilians reported dead in the past 48 hours. Meanwhile, the scale of protests is also intensifying as the military shifts its focus back to the central Syrian city […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا PALESTINIAN FEUD One of the most powerful men in the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Dahlan, is under investigation on murder and corruption charges. Palestinian security forces raided Dahlan’s home near Ramallah on Thursday, seizing 16 weapons and 12 vehicles, and detaining 12 “illegal” armed men, Al Jazeera reported. […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا DUMA The Syria Revolution Facebook group continues to post clips from protests around the country. The dates are impossible to verify, but here, the person filming a small nighttime march in the Damascus suburb of Duma makes a point of shouting the date as July 25th over […]
In recent years, European intelligence services have seen radical Islam as the region’s top terrorist threat. After the emergence of Norway’s Anders Behring Breivik, the threat of right-wing extremists is set to take on a new urgency across the continent.
The new President vows reconciliation, yet some villages in western Ivory Coast are still ghost towns as residents try to recover from terrible acts of violence.