North Korea holds mass rally in support of new leader
• The RawStory.comMore than 100,000 North Koreans rallied in support of new leader Kim Jong-Un on Tuesday, state media reported, days after he was proclaimed the “great successor” to his father.
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U.S. sends ‘strong message’ with Saudi fighter deal
• The RawStory.comThe United States announced Thursday the signing of a $30 billion arms deal to provide Saudi Arabia with 84 new fighter jets, a move it said sent a “strong message” to the Gulf region.
Egypt police raid NGOs in foreign funds probe
• The RawStory.comEgyptian police raided more than a dozen offices belonging to local and foreign rights groups on Thursday, as part of an investigation into alleged illicit foreign funding, an official statement said.
US Sends Aircraft Carrier Through Strait Of Hormuz During Iran Wargames
• www.prisonplanet.comGovernment debated provoking war by creating false flag attack at sea
Saudi to set bourse opening rules by January 15
• www.reuters.comSaudi Arabia is pressing ahead with a long-awaited plan to open up its stock market to foreigners and is now hoping to formalize its rules by January 15, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
U.S. warns Iran not to block Strait of Hormuz
• The RawStory.comThe United States warned Iran on Wednesday against any attempt to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran issued threats over the vital oil route.
Gorbachev – the Leader Who Saved Us From World War
• lewrockwell.com/Eric MargolisThe Soviet Union’s disintegration could easily have ignited World War III with the US and NATO. That it did not was due to two remarkable men: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and chief ally, Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze.
Yemenis rally, denounce killing of protesters
• APHadi is heading a transitional government after Saleh agreed to transfer power following months of demonstrations and turmoil. Under the U.S.-backed plan, Saleh won immunity from prosecution, angering many of his opponents. Saleh said he would leave
Finland: Patriot missiles were destined for ROK
• www.chinadaily.comFinish authorities confirmed that a shipment of 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles was destined for Republic of Korea (ROK) instead of Shanghai, as earlier reports said.
Egypt to free activist blogger from prison
• The RawStory.comEgypt’s judiciary decided on Sunday to free blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has spent the past two months in custody, a judicial source and his sister said.
Arab uprising could spark unrest in UK: general
• www.reuters.comBritain's top soldier warned on Wednesday that pro-democracy uprisings in the Middle East could spawn militant Islamist activity in Britain, but said the greatest threat was economic.
U.S. lawmakers freeze $700 million to Pakistan, ties strained
• reutersA U.S. Congressional panel has frozen $700 million in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is helping fight the spread of homemade bombs in the region, a move one Pakistani senator called unwise and likely to strain ties further.
US Special Forces Mass On Syrian Border
• prisonplanet.comFollowing similar reports by former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds, Israeli intelligence sources confirm that US Special Forces are massing in Jordan on the Syrian border having been transferred from Iraq.
Pakistan: Raiding US Drones to Be Shot Down
• antiwar.comIs Obama's Air War Against Pakistan Tribals Over?
New Jersey Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Has Announced His Bid To Be Russian President
• BusinessInsider.comProkhorov will need to receive two million signatures in support of his candidacy to be included on ballots next March.
Boosted by Putin, Russia’s Middle Class Turns on Him
• New York TimesHere is the rub for Vladimir Putin: The people who stood outside the Kremlin, chanting epithets directed at him, are the ones who have prospered greatly during his 12 years in power. They were well traveled and well mannered; they wore hipster glasse
Websites downed by Russian poll hack
• theaustralian.comWEBSITES which revealed violations in Russia's elections were inaccessible yesterday after a massive hacking attack their operators said was aimed at preventing the exposure of mass election fraud.
Syria Misses Another Arab League Deadline
• antiwar.comNegotiations Stall Again With Syria Poised to 'Endorse' Another Arab League Plan
Egypt's ElBaradei: Liberals 'Decimated' in Vote
• APEgypt's top reformist leader said the liberal youth behind the country's uprising have been "decimated" in parliamentary elections dominated by Islamists and expressed concern about the rise of hard-line religious elements advocating extremist ideas
Islamists On Track to Take Majority in Egyptian Election
• The SlatestEgypt's military rulers announced Thursday that they're postponing the announcement of election results until Friday or Saturday, CNN is reporting. Officials remain "tight lipped" on confirming expected results announced earlier by Islamist parties i
Kuwait government falls
• al JazeeraKuwait's cabinet has resigned after protesters and opposition deputies demanded that the prime minister step down over allegations of corruption, state-run television has reported. "The prime minister [Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad Al-Sabah] has
Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Yemen
• Wall Street JournalHundreds of thousands of youths demonstrated in cities across the country Saturday in opposition to an agreement last week that grants President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution in return for leaving office.
Egyptian Protesters: US Stooge “ElBaradei for President”
• prisonplanet.comOnce again after yet another disingenuous campaign by the corporate media, the “Arab Spring” mobs filling Egypt’s Tahrir Square have revealed their true agenda, calling for US corporate-funded International Crisis Group trustee Mohammed ElBaradei to
Yemeni President Signs Power-Transfer Deal
• wsj.comPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen agreed to step down on Wednesday after 33 years in power, becoming the fourth Arab leader swept away by protests this year and launching his violence-wracked country into a new era of uncertainty.
Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense sites
• news.yahoo.comRussia will deploy new missiles aimed at U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia's concerns, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.
Israel Slams Calls for Nuclear Transparency
• antiwar.comIAEA's Secret 'Nuclear-Free Mideast' Conference Not as Critical of Israel as Normal
US firm's teargas used against Tahrir Square protesters
• guardian.co.ukProtesters say the CS gas seems more powerful than that used by Egyptian police during the country's last popular uprising in February. "It's stronger, it burns your face, it makes you feel like your whole body is seizing up," one witness said.
7 Months After Revolution Ousted Mubarak, Egyptian Military Maintains Control, Suppressing Dissent
• www.democracynow.orgOver the weekend, Egyptian political parties dropped a threat to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, the first multi-candidate vote since the ouster longtime president, Hosni Mubarak.
Greek Vote Approves a Despised Property Tax
• NY TimesThe Greek Parliament voted late Tuesday in Athens to back a hugely unpopular property tax, one of a series of new austerity measures. The vote could clear the way for a crucial injection of international financing meant to at least temporarily stave
Official: Egyptian elections to begin in November
• www.cnn.comEgyptian elections, the first since the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February, will begin November 21, the head of the nation's election commission said Sunday.
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