Politics

Clashes in Algeria as opposition plans new protest - 02/13/2011

ALGIERS, Beatrice Khadige- Hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with police in the eastern Algerian city of Annaba on Sunday, as the opposition announced another major anti-government...

Egypt revolt revives pride of Nasser era - 02/13/2011

CAIRO, Anna Cuenca- The revolt that toppled Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak has restored a pride that many here have not felt since the days when charismatic nationalist Gamal Abdel Nasser inspired...

Egypt military vows democracy after Mubarak's fall - 02/13/2011

CAIRO, Joseph Krauss - Egypt's new military leadership vowed Saturday to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel, as Egyptians basked in their victory a day after Hosni...

Erakat, a veteran voice of the Palestinians - 02/13/2011

RAMALLAH- For nearly 20 years, Saeb Erakat, who stood down on Saturday as his people's chief negotiator with Israel, eloquently championed the Palestinian cause. However, he fell on his sword in...

Protesters in Montreal call for change in Algeria - 02/13/2011

MONTREAL- Some 200 people demonstrated Saturday in the streets of Montreal, joining calls for the resignation of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the heels of revolts in Tunisia and Egypt....

Six years on, Hariri legacy falters in Lebanon - 02/12/2011

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck - Six years after Rafiq Hariri's assassination galvanised Lebanon, sparking mass protests seen in Beirut as a model for Egypt's uprising, his legacy is faltering in a country...

Mubarak falls as a million Egyptians march - 02/12/2011

CAIRO, Mona Salem- Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was forced to cede power Friday to a junta of senior military commanders after more than a million demonstrators took to the streets, culminating...

Saudi activists found first political party - 02/11/2011

DUBAI, Wissam Keyrouz- Despite a ban on political parties, nine activists in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia have announced the formation of the first party there, aiming to forward political reform,...

The Al Jazeera Effect - 02/09/2011

The inside story of Egypt's TV wars and how Saudi Arabia could be next. "Long live Al Jazeera!" chanted Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square on Feb. 6. Many Arabs -- not least the staff at Al Jazeera...

Saddam targeted Bush, Rumsfeld daughters - 02/08/2011

WASHINGTON- Former US secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld revealed Tuesday that Saddam Hussein had a $60 million bounty on his daughters' heads and also targeted ex-president George W. Bush's two...
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