Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted 18 minutes ago
An outspoken Tunisian feminist who scandalized the country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested and may be charged for conducting "provocative acts" at a religious center where police prevented hardline Islamists from holding their annual conference, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms
Jamal Halaby, Associated Press |
posted 29 minutes ago
The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough.
Iran election overseers may bar former president
Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 9:46am
Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners.
Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Barbara Surk and Zeina Karam, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 9:17am
Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.
Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 9:05am
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.
Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs
Abdullah Al-shihri, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 8:19am
About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs.
Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:56am
Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.
Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:42am
A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said.
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:40am
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:38am
United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages.
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