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Merkel calls state election defeat 'painful' (aljazera.net) Mursi calls for Arab economic integration during Riyadh summit(Al Arabiya) America's new Cold War with Russia (Op-Ed) (RT) Swiss promise millions in aid to Egypt(swissinfo) U.S. circulates draft North Korea rebuke at U.N. (Reuters) Small protests have big impact in Saudi Arabia (cnn) China backs UN resolution on DPRK rocket launch ( CHINA DAILY) Prince Harry: I've killed in Afghanistan. But Dad wants me to act like a prince (The Guardian) Iran Resorts to Hangings in Public to Cut Crime(New York Times) Syria crisis: Suicide bomb 'kills dozens' in Hama province(bbc) Mursi calls for Arab economic integration during Riyadh summit (Alarabiya) Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10 People in Syria’s Hama ( R I A N) US President Obama sworn in for second term (Aljazeera) Burma attack breaks Kachin truce near China border (B B C) Obama sworn in for second term as president (Aljazeera) Algeria crisis: Captors and hostages die in assault (B B C) Deadly end to Algeria hostage crisis (Aljazeera) Tunisia marks its Arab spring revolution anniversary amid political tensions (Alarabiya) Mali Islamists seize town amid French intervention (B B C) Egypt court orders retrial for Mubarak (Aljazeera)
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10 People in Syria’s Hama ( R I A N)

DAMASCUS, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - A blast in western Syria’s Hama province left at least 10 people killed and an unspecified number injured, Syrian state television reported on Tuesday. A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives on one of the central streets in the town of Salamiye, some 200 km (125 miles) to the north of Damascus, and set off the bombs....Read More
US President Obama sworn in for second term (Aljazeera)

Barack Obama, the president of the United States, has taken a public oath of office to begin his second term in office, a day after officially affirming the duties of president in a private White House ceremony. Hundreds of thousands gathered at the National Mall in Washington DC on Monday to witness the president take an oath to "protect and defend" the US constitution....Read More
Tunisia marks its Arab spring revolution anniversary amid political tensions (Alarabiya)

Tunisians marked the second anniversary on Monday of veteran dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s flight into exile in the first of the Arab Spring uprisings but insecurity and social tensions persist. A deadlock over a new constitution and the growing influence of radical Islamists are further challenges facing the nation since Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia....Read More
Mali Islamists seize town amid French intervention (B B C)

French officials said Diabaly, 400km (250 miles) from the capital, Bamako, was taken in a counter-attack. France began a military intervention on Friday in an effort to halt Islamists who took control of northern Mali last year and were advancing towards Bamako. The UN Security Council has convened to discuss Mali at France's request....Read More
Egypt court orders retrial for Mubarak (Aljazeera)

An Egyptian court has accepted an appeal by ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister Habib el-Adly, allowing them to be retried over the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprising. Judge Ahmed Ali Abdelrahman told the court on Sunday he had accepted the appeals by Mubarak, el-Adly and the prosecution. The decision cancelled all previous rulings by the Cairo criminal court....Read More
France Rafale jets target Gao in eastern Mali (B B C)

France's military has been in action against Islamist militants in Mali since Friday, helping government forces recapture the central town of Konna. A resident in Gao told AFP news agency all Islamist bases in the town had been destroyed and the militants had fled. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the Islamist advance in Mali had been brought to a halt....Read More
Court rejects Islamist lawsuit to shut down show ‘insulting’ Mursi (Alarabiya)

An Egyptian court Saturday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Muslim Brotherhood lawyer against a comedian, nicknamed Egypt’s Jon Stewart, to shut down his show and CBC television channel that is broadcasting it. The comedian, Bassem Yousef, was accused of insulting Islamist President Mohammed Mursi in one of his shows....Read More
The Center organizes a symposium on "Transitional Justice: Barriers to its Employment and Components of Reconciliation"
The Center organizes a symposium on "Transitional Justice: Barriers to its Employment and Components of Reconciliation"

Sheba Center for Strategic Studies (SCSS) is organizing a symposium on "Transitional Justice: Barriers to its Employment and Components of Reconciliation," at Shahran Hotel, on Sunday, 15 July 2012. ...Read more

- The participants in the symposium on "The Real Situation of Mining in Yemen" call on the government to take on its responsibility for promoting and protecting this promising economic investment sector
- The Center organizes a symposium on "The Real Situation of Mining in Yemen"
- The Center organizes a symposium on "The Role of Regional and International Organizations in Yemen's Economic Stability"
- A lecture on "Yemen's Experience in Crisis Management"
- SCSS's Executive Director visits Aljazeera Center for Studies in Doha, Qatar
How hostile is Britain to Israel? ( Haaretz )
How hostile is Britain to Israel? ( Haaretz )

U.K. envoy to Israel Tom Phillips says British public does not automatically assume everything Israel does is wrong, but adds that the debate isn't one of PR but of substance. ...Read more

- Why peace won’t happen ( Yedioth Ahronoth )
- Somalia: A time for caution ( AL Jazeera )
- Goldstone, you’re welcome ( Yedioth Ahronoth )
- Is partition still possible? ( Yedioth Ahronoth )
- America doesn’t trust us ( Yedioth Ahronoth )
Mursi calls for Arab economic integration during Riyadh summit(Al Arabiya)

Date:2013-01-22 05:57:18
(By Al Arabiya with AFP): Citing the Arab World’s rich resources, common language and beliefs, Egyptian President Mohammed ... Read more

America's new Cold War with Russia (Op-Ed) (RT)

Date:2013-01-22 05:44:44
With the full support of a feckless policy elite and an uncritical media establishment, Washington is slipping, if not plunging, i ... Read more

Swiss promise millions in aid to Egypt(swissinfo)

Date:2013-01-22 05:37:38
Switzerland has pledged yearly aid of SFr30 million ($32.2 million) to Egypt under a three-year agreement to bring about democrati ... Read more

U.S. circulates draft North Korea rebuke at U.N. (Reuters)

Date:2013-01-22 05:19:01
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would condemn Nor ... Read more