Bahrain jails head of teacher’s union, deputy for “national safety” & over 70 protesters arrested

Bahrain Jails Head of Teacher’s Union, Deputy for “National Safety” Al Manar A Bahraini special court sentenced to 10 years in prison head of the teachers’ union and his deputy, along with other citizens over their role in anti-regime protests, AFP reported Sunday. “Mahdi Abu Deib and Jalila Al-Salman were convicted by the court for [...]

Saudis protest police violence on women

Press TV Saudi activists in the eastern city of Qatif have taken to the streets to rally against police harassing female protesters and in support for the ongoing Bahraini revolution, Press TV reported. Scores of women had earlier on Saturday staged sit-in protests outside the local government office in the eastern province of Dammam, calling [...]

Several killed in Yemen massive turnout

Press TV Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a demanding Ali Abdullah Saleh’s trial for decades-long crimes. Army forces opened fire on protesters and killed at least one protester in the capital on Sunday. Three people were also killed and three more wounded in clashes [...]

Anti-US protests held in Ghana

Press TV Hundreds of people in Ghana have staged a protest rally against NATO military operations and US involvement in North Africa. The demonstrators, protesting against the US-led NATO aggression in Libya, started their peaceful march toward the United States embassy in the capital Accra on Saturday, but police confronted them with a prohibition order, [...]

West Bank tensions grow as women settlers learn how to use guns

West Bank tensions grow as Jewish women settlers learn how to use guns The quest for Palestinian statehood at the UN has worsened a climate of fear on the ground in the Occupied Territories by Harriet Sherwood in Qusra, guardian.co.uk The settlers come down the hill from the outpost, mostly on foot, but occasionally on [...]

Knesset moves forward on bill granting “Israel” unchecked, draconian powers

by Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, The Electronic Intifada In early August, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, quietly passed the first reading of a bill that would turn the country’s “state of emergency” regulations — which have been in use since the state was created in 1948 — into permanent legislation. The move would cement the use of [...]

Palestine: Settlers set Palestinian farmland on fire & Israeli army raises alert on Egyptian borders

Jewish settlers set Palestinian farmland on fire NABLUS, (PIC)– Dozens of dunums of Palestinian farmland in Hawara village, south of Nablus, were set ablaze by Jewish settlers, local sources reported. They said that the arson attack took place on Friday night, adding that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were nearby and did not move to stop [...]

70 killed in Yemen since Saleh’s return

Press TV Yemeni security forces have killed at least 70 anti-regime protesters and injured more than 100 others, a day after Ali Abdullah Saleh returned from Saudi Arabia, a report says. Regime forces that intensified violence against protesters, killing at least 173 people in the past week, again escalated their brutal crackdown after Saleh’s return, [...]

Authorities reinforce security in Bahrain by-elections

Authorities reinforce security in Bahrain by-elections Al Manar Bahraini authorities reinforced its security forces across the country on Saturday as the Gulf state was witnessing by-elections. In a massive show of force during highly charged parliamentary elections, boycotted by opposition party Al-Wefaq, Bahraini police set up checkpoints and patrolled key roads. The heaviest security was [...]

A free Palestine: Free from the River to the Sea

by Reham Alhelsi A “King’s chair” is touring the world to demand a crippled state for the Palestinian people; a “state” on 20% of our historic homeland, a “state” minus Jerusalem, a “state” drowned in illegal Zionist colonies, a ghetto within ghettos, a Bantustan that is to be called “the state of the PA”. To [...]

Sabra and Shatila: “Israeli” aggressive policies

by Mariam Saleh, Moqawama Sabra and Shatila, words that have become connotative with “Israeli” aggressive policies, are never forgotten here in Lebanon. The annual commemoration is basically the same every year. A parade that moves some tens of meters until those marching reach the symbolic burial ground, since many of the bodies were buried in [...]

Bahrainis attacked near Pearl Square & “terrorized” to cast ballots in by-elections

Bahrainis attacked near Pearl Square Press TV Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked anti-government protesters attempting to march toward the site of the iconic Pearl Square in the capital, Manama. Heading a call from the opposition, hundreds of anti-government protesters marched towards Pearl Square, the former epicenter of Bahrain’s revolution, on Friday. Witnesses say regime forces [...]

Palestine: Man shot dead, boy injured in a hit and run, settlers terrorize Jenin villages & restricting worship

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers Press TV A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli troops after they fired live bullets to break up clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Nablus. The victim, identified as 35-year-old Issam Badran, was shot in the neck and died of his [...]

Saudis protest meddling in Bahrain

Press TV Saudi protesters have once again poured into the streets to rally against the Al Saud regime’s brutal military intervention in Bahrain, Press TV reported. The protests in the eastern city of Qatif took place despite the government’s strict ban on anti-regime rallies in the country. Saudis have on various occasions voiced their anger [...]

“Israel’”, US boycott Durban conference criticizing Zionist racism

Moqawama As in previous years, “Israel”, the US and 11 Western countries did not take part in Durban III conference as “Israel” was greatly criticized of racism. Durban is a one-day meeting, and its theme is “victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: recognition, justice and development.” Participants at the conference voted on [...]