/2011

Israel condemned at UN over settlements
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On Monday, 182 countries approved a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution on the “right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.” The US and Israel voted against the resolution.

Clashes erupt in Bahrain for third day
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Witnesses say opposition supporters in Bahrain have clashed with police for a third straight day along a main highway west of the capital.

Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday along Budaiya highway, which connects a string of largely Shia villages west of the capital, Manama.

Protesters massed along the highway after the funeral of a protester who opposition supporters say died during a rally on Thursday. Witnesses say the man was hit by a police car.

Tu n’en as certainement pas entendu parler en français. Sauf si tu as compris que, dans cet article, l’« opposition » est devenue « une manifestation de chiites » : Une manifestation de chiites dispersée par la police à Bahreïn
►http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/monde/20111216.REU5234/une-manifestation-de-chiites-dispersee-par-la-police-a-bahrein.

Palestinian killed in Israeli gunfire - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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A Palestinian has been killed and at least two others injured by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, local hospital officials said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said on Saturday that troops on patrol along the Israeli side of the border fence with the Gaza Strip heard a loud explosion and responded with fire towards “areas suspected as points where terrorists operate”.

Al Jazeera fait de l’information de qualité. Ici, les deux premiers paragraphes : une phrase te dit qu’un palestinien dont on ne sait ni le nom ni l’occupation a été tué par Israël à Gaza, et deux autres blessés palestiniens tout aussi anonymes ; et dès la phrase suivante, deux fois plus longue, le « porte-parole » israélien est invité à fournir la justification du meurtre.

Voilà qui est équilibré.

Huit morts, des centaines de blessés au Caire.

Clashes continue on streets of Cairo - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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Scores of protesters have returned to the streets of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, a day after at least three people were killed when soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside the parliament building.

Protesters reported sporadic fighting with security forces again early on Saturday, as the streets leading to the parliament building and nearby Tahrir square - the epicentre of the protest movement - began to fill with activists.

The renewed clashes followed a day of deadly fighting between military soldiers and protesters that left more than 257 people injured, according to the country’s health ministry.

Apparition en public de Hassan Nasrallah, Secrétaire Général du Hezbollah :
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Nasrallah was seen walking through a throng of people in a southern Shia stronghold in Beirut on Tuesday before he addressed a crowd marking the religious festival of Ashoura.

Draft Saudi security law faces criticism
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A proposed internal-security law in Saudi Arabia will reinforce “draconian and abusive” measures in Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International, the UK-based rights organisation.

The group, which describes the state of freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia as dire, said in a report released on Thursday that the draft anti-terrorism law indicated that peaceful acts of dissent could in the future be prosecuted as a “terrorist crime”.

A copy of the draw law was leaked to the rights group earlier this year,

“The formulation of a new anti-terror law is another apparent sign of the authorities’ to use the law to silence
dissent,” Amnesty International said.

It said the law would allow the kingdom to detain security suspects indefinitely and without trial.

Egypt gas pipeline ’blown up by saboteurs’ - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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A pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan has been blown up in northern Egypt by saboteurs, witnesses and security sources said.

Monday’s blast took place some 30km west of the town of El-Arish, near the Israeli border, a few hours before the country holds its first free election since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.

On perd le compte. On doit en être à 9 sabotages des pipelines livrant du gaz égyptien à Israël.

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Five Activists Sentenced in U.A.E. - WSJ.com
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A United Arab Emirates court sentenced five activists accused of publicly insulting the country’s rulers and of disrupting public order to jail terms of up to three years, bringing to a close a five-months-long trial that has polarized opinions in the oil-rich Gulf state on political participation and freedom of speech.

Aujourd’hui, les Émirats arabes unis ont voté les sanctions économiques contre la Syrie.

Fighting erupts in Yemen amid protests - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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Officials in Yemen say heavy fighting broke out in the Yemeni capital between security forces and army defectors despite the signing of a recent deal to transfer power.

One man from each side was killed in Friday’s clashes in Sanaa, a military official said.

Central security forces under the command of Ali Abdullah Saleh’s nephew battled the army’s First Armoured Division, led by a general who defected to the opposition in March, the official said.

The protests in Sanaa and the southern city of Taiz followed Saleh’s signing of a deal on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, brokered by the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council, transferring power in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

Many protesters say the deal - under which Saleh will leave the president’s office in 30 days.- falls short of their demands because many crucial positions in the government and the military are held by Saleh’s family and friends.

Five protesters were killed in Sanaa on Thursday as government loyalists dressed in plain clothes reportedly opened fire on the protesters from rooftops and moving cars.

Sujet sur Euronews:
►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcXAZg86KQI&feature=player_embedded

Protesters storm Kuwaiti parliament - Al Jazeera English
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Opposition lawmakers warned of a growing political crisis after dozens of anti-government protesters muscled their way into Kuwait’s parliament during debate over efforts to question the prime minister about corruption allegations.

Local media reported the demonstrators briefly chanted before being forced out as hundreds of others protested outside on Wednesday.

Opposition parliament members have sought to question Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah over claims that government officials illegally transferred money to accounts outside the Gulf country.

Last month, Kuwait’s foreign minister resigned as the scandal grew.

Pro-government lawmakers managed to vote down a request for the questioning, but opposition groups filed another motion to force another debate later this month.