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Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, left, walks past the Sudanese honour guard with South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, right, after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

Peace Photos South Sudan Sudan Wikipedia: Sudan–SPLM-N conflict (2011)

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South Sudan accuses Sudan of breaking peace pact
Tue 14 Feb 2012
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan on Tuesday accused its northern neighbor Sudan of bombing a border town, violating a non-aggression agreement between the two nations just hours after it was... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)

Brazil-Arab world trade on the rise

Arab Bahia Brazil Photos Trade Wikipedia: Brazil

Gulf News
Brazil-Arab world trade on the rise
Tue 14 Feb 2012
Brasilia/Sao Paulo Brazil's trade with the Arab world increased more than 28 per cent to $25.13 billion (Dh92.9 billion) last year and is expected to grow by up to 15 per cent this year, according to... (photo: WN / Marzena)

Bashar Jafa’ari, Permanent Representative of Syria to the UN, addresses a meeting of the General Assembly on the situation in his country, 13 February, 2012.

Jakarta Globe Tue 14 Feb 2012
Syria rejects UN charges as Homs battered
Syria flatly rejected UN charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, even as monitors said troops killed at least six civilians in the heaviest shelling of the protest city of Homs for days. Navi... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Human Rights Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising

Syrian regime supporters flash the V-victory sign as they hold up a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria. Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011.

Jakarta Globe Tue 14 Feb 2012
Syrian Forces Start New Attacks On Opposition
Amman/Beirut. Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on several fronts on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing from one town near the capital and bombarding Homs for an... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos Politics Protests Syria Wikipedia: February 2012 bombardment of Homs

In this image from amateur video a youth is claimed to lie bleeding in a square in Homs, Syria Monday Aug 22 2011 after shots were fired at protesters against the regime of President Bashar Assad.

Jakarta Globe Tue 14 Feb 2012
Activists: Syrian Rebels Repel Attack on Key Town
Beirut. Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assadâs regime in an 11-month conflict that... (photo: AP)
Activists Photos Rebels Syria Wikipedia: February 2012 bombardment of Homs

Daily Press Tue 14 Feb 2012
Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will press Pakistan to provide access to senior Afghan Taliban leaders when he visits Islamabad this week in a bid to... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jennifer Andersson)
Afghanistan Pakistan Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

President Barack Obama sends a tweet during a "Twitter Town Hall" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.

The Independent Tue 14 Feb 2012
David Cameron and Barack Obama discuss Syria sanctions
A No 10 spokesman said the Prime Minister and the US president were “disappointed” at the failure earlier this month to agree a United Nations Security Council resolution... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama Photos President Security Wikipedia: Barack Obama

A closed natural gas station is seen in Gaza City on April 11,2011, as Gaza Strip suffers from the shortage of natural gas which enter to enclave Strip from Israel . (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)

BBC News Tue 14 Feb 2012
Gaza's only power station closes
The authorities in Gaza say the Palestinian territory's only power station has shut down because of a lack of fuel. The closure is believed to be caused by a shortage in... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza Palestinian Photos Power Wikipedia: Gaza Strip

Nicolas Sarkozy during his meeting in Toulouse on April, 12th 2007

The Guardian Tue 14 Feb 2012
Election ahead, France's Sarkozy faces crunch time
PARIS (AP) — It's make or break time for Nicolas Sarkozy if he wants another term as French president. Polls show the brash, risk-taking and unabashedly pro-American... (photo: Creative Commons / Guillaume Paumier)
Election France Photos Sarkozy Wikipedia: Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy

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Terrorism

	Well-trained person carried out the terror attack: Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Home Minister ... The Telegraph India
	Why Are Government Bureaucrats Turning America Into Nazi Germany? Pakalert Press
	US Restarts Deadly Drone Strikes in Pakistan Pakalert Press

Science&Technology

	Energy News Recap: Scientists Warn Against Arctic Oil Drilling; Palestinians Install Renewable Energy Despite Opposition; More Treehugger
	Could war engulf the Mideast? Palm Beach Post
	Syrian Forces 'Enter Town Near Lebanon' Skynews

War

	Fresh violence in Syria as UN warns of civil war Khaleej Times
	UN says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto Khaleej Times
	Panetta defends military budget plan Breitbart
	Homs under fire after Arab League vows to aid rebels France24

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 20, 2011. Obama praised Brazil's transition from dictatorship to democracy as a model for the Arab world, where decades of stability enforced by strongmen is giving way to an uncertain but potentially brighter future.

US Incentive Fund to boost Arab democracy

The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony .

Antony in Saudi Arabia to uplift defence ties

Arab foreign ministers, representatives of Arab embassies, during honoring Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt

League wants peacekeepers in Syria

UAE Prime Minister gets a dedicated YouTube channe Zeenews
UN General Assembly to vote Thursday on Syria Khaleej Times
Syria rejects UN charges as Homs under barrage Khaleej Times
Hackers Hit U.S. Ammunition Company Accused of Selling to Ar The New York Times
Bahrain: Crackdown After Clashes The New York Times
Syria rejects UN charges of crimes against humanity The Daily Telegraph Australia
Egypt state media accuses US of spreading anarchy Zeenews
Syria: the Middle East's tipping point GlobalResearch
BAHRAIN: US-Backed Regime Replays State of Emergency to Crus GlobalResearch
After revolution in Egypt, women's taste of equality fades The Los Angeles Times
Talks may resume in Bahrain The Washington Times
Bahrain troops smother protests Belfast Telegraph
Trudy Rubin: Intervene in Syria? Not so fast Ohio
A year on, violence erupts again at Bahrain flashpoint The Independent
Syria keeps up assault on rebels despite Arab threat The Independent
Yemen’s president hands over power Malaya
CNN Dialogues continue: Arab Spring The Examiner
Abu Qatada 'won't be tortured' on return to Jordan BBC News
Beating the drums for war in Syria The Miami Herald
Feb 22 hearing for objection to Saudi application The Star

US to discuss trade, Syria and human rights with Xi

US to discuss trade, Syria and human rights with Xi

A Lebanese Swedish woman cries as she is being evacuated from Lebanon with her family, on buses organized by the Swedish embassy, from a road intersection , leading out of the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. About 850 Swedes among about 5,000 in Lebanon have been evacuated, most to Aleppo in northern Syria. Westerners fled by land, sea and air as Israel launched waves of bombings that hit south Beirut, the border and the eastern city of Baalbek in the early hours Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians trade blame over Aleppo bombings

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, right, speaks at a joint news conference with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011.

Two Sudans Edge Closer to Brink in Oil Dispute

UAE PM to have dedicated You Tube channel The Hindu
World Bank lends Egypt $224 million The Daily Telegraph Australia
Iraq Aims to Boost Northern Oil Output to 1 Million Barrels Rig Zone
JPMorgan Chase CEO: I Was Safer In Lebanon Than With The Occ Huffington Post
China forges ties with oil-rich Arabs The Washington Times
S Arabia assures India to meet oil import shortfall The Times of India
NEW YORK — Boeing has locked in its biggest order ever with Chicago Sun-Times
Bank, govt jobs beckon Emiratis Khaleej Times
Jordan Faces Greek Test of SNB Resolve as Franc Nears 1.20 Business Week
Sudan seizes 2.4 mln bbls of South's oil -S.Sudan The Guardian
Iraq aims to more than double northern oil output France24
Summary Box: EU asks China help on Iran, Syria my SA
Somalia, gender and changes to USAid The Guardian
Kuwait forms new cabinet with change in oil, defence Khaleej Times
Church Supports Decision to Shut Oil Wells All Africa
Kuwait Replaces Oil Minister with Ex-KPC Head Rig Zone
SOUTH SUDAN: Briefing – life without oil IRINnews
EU leader pushes for Chinese help on Iran, Syria Springfield News-Sun
Net profit of Kuwait’s telecom giant Zain slides 73% Middle East Online
EU leader pushes China to open markets, calls for support on The Washington Post

A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.

A World At Risk

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, center, looks at Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, left, while heading a meeting with members of Yemen's parliament in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

Yemen kicks off post-Saleh election campaign

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, left, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, center, and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea listen as U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes the G20 world leaders to the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2

S. Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi

Saudi Arabia offers more crude supplies to India The Times of India
Repsol Gets OK to Develop Algeria Gas Fields Rig Zone
14 win RTA's sustainable transport awards Gulf News
Sudan peace-packed broken? Independent online (SA)
Sustainable transport awardees in Dubai honoured Gulf News
Iraq opens offshore oil facility Gulf News
NIGERIA: Bayelsa State to speed up aid for oil-spill victims IRINnews
'Scores killed' in shelling of Syria's Homs Al Jazeera
UAE supports sustainable energy for all Gulf News
South Sudan signs oil pipeline deal Independent online (SA)
High stakes for South Sudan oil crisis talks France24
Syria uprising: February 8 as it happened The Daily Telegraph
Oil says signs 20-yr crude supply deal with Saudi Aramco The Guardian
20 years after the first Gulf War, a direct flight to Iraq f Indian Express
Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors Khaleej Times
Trafigura in South Sudan oil row The Guardian
The Climate Post: U.S. May Be "Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas," Huffington Post
UAE, Saudi oil to make up for shortfall Gulf News
The dymanics of Saudi Arabia - part III The Examiner
Saudi Arabia pledges secure energy supply to South Korea Middle East Online

First vice president Mohammad Qasim Fahim talks to media following Afghan President Hamid Karzai's registration at the election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, May 4, 2009.

Islamic Revolution proves Muslim can counter dictatorship: Afghan VP

Libyan revolutionary fighters look out from their trench during an attack against pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte, Libya, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

'Muammar Gaddafi's son warns of uprising in Libya'

An Egyptian relative of one of the Copts who were killed during clashes with the Egyptian army late sunday, mourns over his coffin outside the morgue of the Copts hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World

Maldive turmoil: Male National Museum's pre-Islamic history The Times of India
Ore. man asks why he was queried by FBI in Tunisia my SA
Debate about Islamic group's visits to Hillsborough schools Tampabay.com
Iran for good relations with Islamic, Arab countries: Envoy Irna
Albuquerque Islamic Center: Islamic Spirituality, part 1 The Examiner
Britain Seethes as Radical Islamic Cleric Released from Pris Time Magazine
Islamic Society looks to build mosque in Brookfield Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oliver Stone's Son, Defender of Ahmadinejad, Converts to Isl The Wrap
Oliver Stone's director son turns to Islam (but insists he's The Daily Mail
Mormons apologize for posthumous Jewish baptism my SA
Decoding Islam Deccan Chronicle
Oliver Stone's Son Converts to Islam in Iran The Hollywood Reporter
Iraqi-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial Palm Beach Post
Islamic al-Azhar calls for bold Arab action on Syria Daily Press
Norway tries Iraqi-born Islamist cleric on charges of death Daily Press
Maldives national museum reopens after destruction of pre-Is Star Tribune
Iraq-born Islamist cleric in Norway terror trial The Miami Herald
Muslim Brotherhood Threatens to Remove Authority From Govern All Africa
Islam for Women The Times of India
Report: Director Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam m&c

green trees on the background of blue sky

The trees of life

Police and unidentified people are seen in the streets during a demonstration in Suez, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Egypt Friday, stoning and confronting police who fired back with rubber bullets and tear gas in the most violent and chaotic scenes yet in the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.

U.S. general discusses crackdown with Egypt leader

U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary William Hague speak during a meeting of Libya Contact Group in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 15, 2011. Delegates from nearly 40 countries seeking an end to the Libyan conflict met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss more financial aid and diplomatic support to Libya's main opposition group as the rebels struggled to defeat Gadhafi-loyal forces. Senior U.S. officials have said the Obama administration is preparing to strengthen ties with the Transitional National Council once it presents detailed plans for a democratic, transparent and inclusive government as it becomes increasingly clear that the Council will govern a post-Gadhafi Libya.

Hague: No plans to arm Syria rebels

Final Solution: First Syria, Then Iran GlobalResearch
Is social media the real deal? Khaleej Times
Oman aims to attract 12m tourists by 2020 Khaleej Times
The Muslim Brotherhood prepares for Egypt's new government Ha'aretz
Dubai, Saudi hotels lead region Gulf News
Kuwait announces new cabinet Gulf News
ENEC achieves 5 International standards certifications Khaleej Times
Qatar Petroleum, QAPCO to build $5.5bn Ras Laffan petchem co ICIS
Australian journalist and US student are detained in Egypt Taipei Times
Report: Iran helping Syria to cope with sanctions m&c
Arab League 'may return to Syria' London Evening Standard
Tunisia seeks to ward off closure of German factory Leoni Middle East Online
Syria turmoil: Middle & power people suffer in the bloody st The Times of India
Renault targets Europe from low-cost Morocco factory Middle East Online
FANR releases Radiation Safety Guide Khaleej Times
Dubai Chamber discusses private sector issues Khaleej Times
Syria: White House preaches peace as Pentagon preps for war Pakalert Press
ASIA: Indigenous groups - stateless and sick IRINnews
The Demographic Pyramid Points Toward Revolution In Syria Business Insider
Career exploration week Khaleej Times

File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.

Letters raise fears for last Briton in Guantanamo

Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, during honoring the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt.

Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis

In this picture taken on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012, Syrian citizens look to a damaged armored personnel carrier belonging to Syrian police riots forces which was destroyed by the Syrian rebels during clashes Bayada neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.

Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon

China says "wrong steps" by U.N. could worsen bloodshed in S Daily Press
Survey paints broader picture of area's Jewish community Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bahrain restricts protests on uprising anniversary Joy Online
U.S., Allies Intensify Watch Over Syrian WMD Wall Street Journal
UN adviser warns of potential sectarian split in Syria United Nations
Outrage as Libya tells United Nations: 'Gays threaten the fu The Daily Mail
Sectarian Tensions Rise in Bahrain Wall Street Journal
Bernie Ecclestone resists calls to cancel Bahrain Grand Prix The Guardian
Egypt must look back before it can move forward Foreign Policy
The U.N.'s Return on Syria Huffington Post
Clashes mark anniversary of Bahrain protests CNN
One year on, Bahrain riven by political, sectarian conflict The Star
In pictures: Bahrain clashes BBC News
Arms sales to Bahrain under the scanner Al Jazeera
Bombardment of Syrian city continues Al Jazeera
Heavy police presence blocks Bahrain protests Al Jazeera
Biden chides China's Xi on Syria, highlights human rights Hartford Courant
Syria Crisis: Arab Nations Reportedly Consider Arming Opposi Huffington Post
Syria rejects UN human rights accusations Independent online (SA)
Wanted: A UN Goldstone Inquiry for Syria's Atrocities Huffington Post

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