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This screen grab taken from Bahrain TV shows troops arriving in Bahrain from Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 14, 2011. A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December.
Bahrain   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Troops   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)		  The Independent 
Deal with Saudis to shore up Bahrain's repressive regime
Mon 14 May 2012
Saudi troops leading a 1,500-strong force from the Arab Gulf states entered Bahrain in March last year as the Bahraini government began a campaign of brutal repression against pro-democracy... (photo: AP / Bahrain TV via APTN)
Bahraini anti-government protesters wave national flags Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, during a gathering organized by opposition parties to honor Malkiya resident Abdul Redha Buhmaid. Thousands of people gathered for speeches remembering Buhmaid, who was shot dead last spring when pro-democracy protesters faced tanks as they attempted to return to Pearl roundabout, the since-demolished center of last year's protests.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)		  The Daily Telegraph 
Bahrain extends detention of human rights activist
Sun 13 May 2012
Bahrain has extended the detention of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab for participating in a January anti-government rally, his lawyer said on Sunday, after he was arrested over tweets deemed... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos talks during a forum titled "Greece, Mediterranean and the Arab world" in Athens on Tuesday October 11, 2011. Greece's international debt inspectors have completed their review of the government's reforms, and that if its conclusions are adopted by the eurozone and IMF, the country is likely to receive the next batch of its bailout loans in early November.  Al Jazeera  Sat 12 May 2012
Greece in final bid to avoid fresh elections
Greece's president will meet the leaders of the country's three biggest parties on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to cobble together a coalition and avoid a repeat election in a few weeks. Evangelos... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Evangelos Venizelos
Dried canal in the Satara district - Maharashtra - India - drought  Al Jazeera  Sat 12 May 2012
India's Satara district parched by drought
An acute shortage of water in parts of India has left an estimated 250,000 people in the Satara district of western Maharashtra state suffering through drought conditions. Although the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Maharashtra   People   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Satara district
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Yemen plot exposes new world of US spying CNN Sat 12 May 2012
Yemen plot exposes new world of US spying
By Pam Benson As details of the foiled al Qaeda plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airline became public, the world learned not only about a daring operation to stop... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Airline   Photos   Qaeda   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Yemen   Yemen
A shopkeeper runs from his store after riot police came under petrol bomb attack by Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. The Star Sat 12 May 2012
U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
Arms   Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Bahraini soldiers stand guard near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf kingdom's Sunni royal family until "tanks are off the streets" and the army stops "shooting at peaceful protesters." BBC News Fri 11 May 2012
US resumes some Bahrain arms sales for 'external defence'
The United States is resuming sales of some weapons to Bahrain, but says it will not supply the Gulf state with any crowd control equipment. The US State Department says... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Arms   Bahrain   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries Kathimerini Fri 11 May 2012
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries
Greece is at risk of finding itself isolated in terms of air connections if carriers continue to strike the country off their itineraries at the current rate. The most... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Airlines   Greece   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Greece
40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid Scoop Fri 11 May 2012
40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am Press Release: UN Watch Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Coalition   Morocco   Photos   Rights   UN   Wikipedia: Morocco


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A Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product. Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil The Guardian
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon CounterPunch
India US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her arrival at NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on Sunday 06 May 2012 in Eastern India City Clinton lauds India for reducing dependence on Iranian oil Indian Express
Mideast Conflicts
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid France24
Palestinians hold up their flag as they rally along the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2011, during a gathering to mark the 63th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). Nakba means "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 63 years ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (Photo By Ahmed Deeb/ WN) Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual The Guardian
Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners and Palestinian flags as they celebrate the end of a prisoners' hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, May 14, 2012. Palestinian prisoners, Israel make deal to end hunger strike Scoop
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Otago Daily Times
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