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Judge freezes assets of former Presidential candidate, in divorce proceedings. The marriage never recovered from her six years in captivity. Ingrid Betancourt (Fabiogis50) EYES INSIDE – LATIN AMERICA When Íngrid Betancourt was brought to Bogota, Colombia in July 2008 following a daring rescue operation, she was greeted at an air base by her family, including […]
The Arab world’s eyes and ears continue to strain to better gauge the situation in Libya, where Muammar Gaddafi appears to be using all means at his disposal to hold on to power. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie FUZZY PICTURE *The Arab world’s eyes and ears continue to strain […]
In the heart of the uprising against the Libyan regime, the death count is still unknown, but the scars are everywhere.
In the heart of the uprising against the Libyan regime, the death count is still unknown, but the scars are everywhere. By Cécile Hennion BENGHAZI – The shots that resound in the night are no longer the echoes of the fierce street battles that set off the uprising against the Libyan regime of Colonel Muammar […]
EDITORIAL: France’s “provincial and imperialist” response to Cassez affair.
The city of Tobruk has been liberated from Gaddafi’s rule, but residents worry that the regime will strike back.
Analysis: the violent crackdown in Libya exposes decades of Rome playing ball with a dictator, the sort of economic-driven Western realpolitik that must end. (abodeofchaos) The bloodbath that is going on right now in our backyard is not an occasion for scoring political points on the home front. For starters, Italy’s relations with Muammar Gaddafi […]
All bets off on optimistic economic (and political) forecasts from the U.S. to Germany to China, as social unrest and inflation fears shake investors. (gilles chiroleu) BERLIN – It starts with a flood of dollar bills. Cheap US currency is causing a sharp rise in commodity prices, with food affected even more than oil. Global […]
Reports from Libya indicate that leader Muammar Gaddafi is quickly losing control of several cities around the country, “especially in the east, which is under the full control of protesters,” according to website Almoslim.net A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie FEET ON THE GROUND *Reports from Libya indicate that leader […]
GADDAFEED Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi delivered a virulent, often rambling television address, directly threatening violence against his people and declaring himself “the eternal leader of the revolution.” A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie GADDAFEED Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi delivered a virulent, often rambling television address, directly threatening violence against his […]
Will the Bahraini royal family be the next Arab domino to fall? As pro-democracy demonstrations in Bahrain enter a second week, protestors hold fast in the face of brutal army repression.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie The popular unrest spreading through the Arab world has met its most deadly crackdown so far in Libya. Estimates are that some 300 people have been killed in recent days as Libyan security forces attempt to put down the growing protests, with the outside […]
Gaddafi and Berlusconi’s “Special Relationship” helped close wounds of colonial past and expand economic ties. Some Italian businessmen are no doubt rooting for the regime to survive. Berlusconi and Gaddafi in Rome in 2009 (Derek Visser) The world is watching Cyrenaica, the Libyan region where the city of Benghazi is located. For Italian business interests, […]
A new book from Germany’s Daniel Domscheit-Berg reveals Assange’s geekish world of all-nighters, stuffy hotel rooms, sexual preferences. And dreams of a revolution they once shared. Happier times. Assange and Domscheit-Berg in 2009 (Andy Gee) BERLIN – He ate three slices of meat loaf and left only one for me. He didn’t wash for days […]
A new book from Germany’s Daniel Domscheit-Berg reveals Assange’s geekish world of all-nighters, stuffy hotel rooms, sexual preferences. And the dreams of an Internet revolution they once shared. Happier times. Assange and Domscheit-Berg in 2007 (Andy Gee) BERLIN – He ate three slices of meat loaf and left only one for me. He didn’t wash […]
In his hometown of Berlin-Steglitz, Fatih T. seemed like a typical German youth. This is how the son of Turkish immigrants came to lead a deadly Pakistani terror outfit. A mosque in Lahore, Pakistan (JacksonCam) STEGLITZ – A tall, nondescript building stands in the residential district, just south of Berlin city limits. This is the […]
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000204 EndHTML:0000036235 StartFragment:0000002655 EndFragment:0000036199 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/jef_israely/Downloads/FatihTtheIslamistfromBerlinDieWelt1302.doc http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article12508451/Fatih–T–der–islamistische–Fanatiker–aus–Berlin.html An Islamist Fanatic Born And Bred In The Suburbs Of Berlin In his hometown of Berlin-Steglitz, Fatih T. seemed to be well integrated. Then one day, the German-Turk became the leader of a jihadist group in Pakistan. Florian Flade DIE WELT/Worldcrunch A tall, nondescript house stands in the […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie ALL NEWS IS GLOBAL *Outrage spread (digitally) around the world, as people woke up to the news of the early-morning attack on Pearl Aquare in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Sleeping protesters awoke to the scent of tear gas and armed riot police forming […]
As the Wikileaks founder is being investigated for possible charges in the U.S., the renowned defense attorney explains the weight of Assange’s legal battles. Last June, Assange connected with Daniel Ellsberg (rt) of Pentagon Papers fame (JD Lasica) NEW YORK – Noted liberal US attorney and Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz explains why he […]
A report says US military advisors were carrying a cargo of hallocenogenic drugs when they arrived in Argentina to train local police. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and US Vice President Joe Biden, in 2009 (Nirava Micky) EYES INSIDE – LATIN AMERICA A US air force plane with a mysterious cargo that landed in Buenos Aires […]
GADDAFI’S WORLD Protests continued to ripple around the Arab world, from Yemen to Algeria. In Libya, protesters clashed with police in the coastal city of Benghazi, demanding the release of human rights activist Fethi Tarbel. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie GADDAFI’S WORLD Protests continued to ripple around the Arab […]
Since the Bali attack of 2002, police in the world’s largest Muslim country pray with extremists as part of program to ‘de-radicalize’ them. With only partial success.
The island of Lampedusa has long been a point of entry into Europe for immigrants making the perilous sea crossing from North Africa. A new wave is now fleeing uncertainty in Tunisia.
The military council presiding over Egypt’s transition forms an eight-member panel to recommend revisions to the country’s Constitution. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie TOP STORY *The military council presiding over Egypt’s transition forms an eight-member panel to recommend revisions to the country’s Constitution. “The armed forces want to hand […]
Egypt’s transition to democracy will be overseen by an institution that worked closely with the now deposed regime. But the military has also long been integral to Egyptian society as a whole.
As women take to the streets of Italy to defend their dignity in the face of a series of Silvio Berlusconi sex scandals, one Italian woman explains why she wants no part of it.
As Reagan’s 100th birthday is marked, some Social Democrats say Berlin’s “honorary citizenship” is enough for former US president credited with accelerating reunificaton. Remains of the Berlin Wall (Bernt Rostad) BERLIN – It’s not exactly a return to the Cold War, but Germany’s ruling right-leaning CDU party and the left-leaning SPD opposition are battling over […]
Less than 24 hours after defying mounting demands to resign, pledging to stay in office through September’s presidential elections, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down after 30 years in power. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie Less than 24 hours after defying mounting demands to resign, pledging to stay […]
Disillusioned Palestinians have three targets: Hamas, Fatah, Israel.
All signs in and out of Egypt say the revolution will not be turning back. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie ARAB HUMOR *All signs in and out of Egypt say the revolution will not be turning back. Rumors circulating all day in diplomatic and journalistic circles about a highly […]
Commentary: The Middle East is facing a transformation similar to the one begun in Eastern and Central Europe two decades ago. Europeans must support democratic movements, even in the face of the uncertainty — and chaos — it could bring. Cairo, 2011 (Ramy Raoof) Politicians do not particularly like it when the status quo is […]
Editorial: Le Monde slams President Nicolas Sarkozy’s administration after revelations that his foreign minister and prime minister accepted free holiday travel and accomodations from the morally compromised leaders of Tunisia and Egypt.
The Jordanian intelligence service is denying that its agents hacked into the popular Ammon News website earlier this week and forced it offline for several hours. A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie MEDIA MATTERS *The Jordanian intelligence service is denying that its agents hacked into the popular Ammon News website […]
Journalists from Egyptian state media are turning against their bosses. What it means for Mubarak’s chances for survival.
The capital’s population is rising by a half-million every year, mostly migrants from other parts of China. Authorities have responded with a new “population evacuation” policy. Beijing crowds (Mike Beltzner) EYES INSIDE – CHINA “Beijing welcomes you!” A slogan used during the 2008 Olympic Games in China’s capital is about to ring with irony for […]
The capital’s population is rising by a half-million every year, mostly migrants from other parts of China. Authorities have responded with a new “population evacuation” policy. Beijing crowds (Mike Beltzner) EYES INSIDE – CHINA “Beijing welcomes you!” A slogan used during the 2008 Olympic Games in China’s capital is about to ring with irony for […]
Journalists from Egyptian state media are turning against their bosses. What it means for Mubarak’s chances for survival. By Benjamin Barthe LE MONDE/Worldcrunch CAIRO – Held in the lobby of the Egyptian Journalists’ Union office, the meeting Monday was meant to be a time for mourning. Members of the institution, a regime stronghold, had planned […]
Journalists from Egyptian state media are turning against their bosses. What it means for Mubarak’s chances for survival. By Benjamin Barthe LE MONDE/Worldcrunch CAIRO – Held in the lobby of the Egyptian Journalists’ Union office, the meeting Monday was meant to be a time for mourning. Members of the institution, a regime stronghold, had planned […]
Chile and Bolivia have made history by coming together to resolve a land dispute that dates back to 1879. But still much ground to travel. Bolivia’s Evo Morales and Chile’s Sebastián Piñera together in September (courtesy: Chilean govt) EYES INSIDE – LATIN AMERICA After 60 years, Chile and Bolivia are finally talking. On Monday, the […]
A long-contested ban preventing Frankfurt’s female public employees from wearing burqas has been settled in court, but the vitriol continues online. Opposition to Burqas has spread. This graffiti from Australia (Beau Giles) FRANKFURT – A Frankfurt city employee may have lost a long-running battle to wear a burqa to work, but the debate is still […]