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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 1 March, 2011
1 March, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia: Two ministers quit interim government BBC News Two ministers have resigned from Tunisia’s interim government, a day after Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannounchi said he was standing down. Mohamed Afif Chelbi and Mohamed Nouri Jouini were both in the cabinet of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, … www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12604730 Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info US Military Repositions Forces in Preparation for Libya Response Fox News The US military is repositioning its forces near North Africa as the United States and its allies impose sanctions on Libya and consider whether to impose a no-fly zone over the country, where a resistance army is building against Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protests in Oman Spread New York Times By NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon — Demonstrators blocked roads and clashed with police on Monday in Oman, the normally quiet oil-rich country along the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, as three-day old protests calling for political reforms … www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/middleeast/01oman.html Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Activists on Facebook call for March protests in Saudi Arabia USA Today On Sunday, about 100 Saudi intellectuals, activists and university professors published an open letter calling on the king to launch major political reforms and allow citizens to have a greater say in ruling the country, Reuters reports. … Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 27-28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 28 February, 2011 Rescue farce shows private sector’s incompetence Gaddafi has never been a democrat or socialist As Death Toll Grows, 100,000 Flee Libyan Violence Libyans Organize Citizen Councils to Run Cities Liberated from Pro-Gaddafi Loyalists: “”Libyans in “Liberated” Eastern Cities Balance Self-Government With Supporting Tripoli Resistance: Anjali Kamat Reports Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt imposes travel ban on Mubarak Aljazeera.net Prosecutor orders financial assets inside the country frozen for former president and his family pending investigation. Egypt’s general prosecutor has imposed a travel ban on former president Hosni Mubarak and his family pending further investigations. … english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011228111333371538.html Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Background: Saleh’s eroding support Aljazeera.net Yemen’s president seems to be losing support among the northern tribes, currently his major power base. Anti-government protests in Yemen could come to a head in the coming days, as president Ali Abdullah Saleh competes for tribal support with the … english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/yemen/2011/02/20112279236457898.html Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Is Bradley Manning Being Used As An Example: Are The Charges Pumped Up Daily News Pulse By Kyle Young on February 27, 2011, 10:36 am Politicians have called for Manning’s head, sometimes literally. And yet a strong legal defense for Pfc. Manning is not difficult to envision. Despite many remaining Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 —creative-i.info Bahrain protesters block parliament Atlanta Journal Constitution By ADAM SCHRECK AP MANAMA, Bahrain — Hundreds of anti-government protesters have blocked access to Bahrain’s parliament and forced officials to cancel a meeting of the ruler’s hand-picked envoys. Yara Yasser, 4, gestures as she gathers with thousands … www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/bahrain-protesters-block-parliament-855007.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks says US favours Uhuru over Raila Capital FM Diplomatic cables released by whistle blowing website Wikileaks indicate that US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger wrote to his superiors in 2009 saying Mr Kenyatta’s ambition should be supported as it could be helpful in pushing the reform process … www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/WikiLeaks-says-US-favours-Uhuru-over-Raila-11871.html Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Saudi Arabia holding firm in the Middle East for now: Platts TV Platts The wave of unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is not expected to touch Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporting nation, despite the spread of popular revolt in the region, guests on the Platts Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info OMAN: Ruler reshuffles Cabinet, announces reforms as deadly protests rock … Los Angeles Times Oman’s longtime ruler, Sultan Kaboos ibn Said, reshuffled his Cabinet over the weekend, changing six ministers, and ordered some social reforms amid rare deadly protests and growing unrest in the small Persian Gulf nation. The decree, Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt counts the cost of unrest BBC News The Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces has dissolved Egypt’s parliament and suspended the Constitution. Elections will be held, they say, in around six months. Egypt’s economy is one of the most developed and diversified in the Middle East, … www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12581680 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 27 February, 2011 – Paypal off then on
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Catholic Workers Blockade London Court as Julian Assange Extradition Verdict Indymedia UK Free Manning! Free Assange! Free all War Resisters! End the War! O’Reilly and Gianstefani blockaded the entance to the court calling for an end to the war and freedom for Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and all anti-war prisoners. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bush cancels out of event where Assange was due to attend Monsters and Critics.com Washington – Former president George W Bush abruptly cancelled a speaking engagement planned for Saturday after learning that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had also been invited to attend. Bush spokesman David Sherer on Friday said ‘the Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain: A fissured future in a ‘fictitious democracy’ Toronto Star The 22-year-old Bahraini was among the first throng of protesters to rush back into the landmark square on Feb. 19 after riot police retreated. But he hasn’t been able to sleep well since. “I keep worrying: What happens now?” he Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 26 February, 2011
26 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Refugees flood into Tunisia Los Angeles Times Tunisian and UN officials scramble to avert a refugee crisis as people fleeing the Libyan unrest fill the roads out of the border crossing at Ras Ajdir. Many Tunisians help as volunteers. By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times At first it was dozens Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 26 February, 2011
26 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protesters march in Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, and Egypt Boston Globe Huge crowds turned out in Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, and Jordan, but with very different goals. In Egypt, where an 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11, tens of thousands jammed Cairo’s Tahrir Square to keep pressure on military Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 26 February, 2011
26 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Long Bread Lines and Open Revolt in Libya’s Capital New York Times By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK TRIPOLI, Libya — A bold effort by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to prove that he was firmly in control of Libya appeared to backfire Saturday as foreign journalists he invited to the capital discovered blocks Continue reading
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