Clooney’s well-meaning activism for Nuba mountain people is rooted in a political culture that does not care for nuance What does one immediately associate with Sudan? Darfur, allegations of genocide, a president indicted by the international criminal court and a mistreated south seceding from the north of the country. And…
Exhibition by Syrian artists portrays bloodshed and turmoil from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17402859
Tens of thousands of people have marched in southern Iraq, demanding better living conditions. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/thousands_of_iraqis_march_on_war_anniversary/24520447.html
Papers prepared for President Assad by intelligence and security chiefs throw light on his strategy to quell protests. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/20123191073517388.html
from Juan via http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/nPVhgcaDY_w/romney-wins-with-latinos-in-puerto-rico.html
Security officials in Pakistan say at least eight people have been killed and more than 10 injured in clashes between the army and militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. from RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_clashes_leave_8_dead_tribal_region/24520114.html
• Clashes in Mezze, the Syrian capital’s security district • ICRC goes to Moscow while UN team heads for Damascus• British reporters freed in Libya 8.32am: (all times GMT) Welcome to Middle East Live. Reports of clashes in the Mezze district of Damascus point to possible military defections. Here’s a…
Campaigners say scores of Libyans were killed or injured in air strikes but Nato has not provided compensation Nato has failed to properly investigate or provide compensation for civilian deaths caused by its air strikes during the seven-month operation in Libya that helped bring about the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi,…
Reports say at least three killed in incident outside school in southwest city of Toulouse. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/2012319875423753.html
Is an Israeli strike agianst Iran avoidable or inevitable? from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17387029