Arab Ministers to Discuss Syria Sanctions on Sunday

Arab foreign ministers will meet tomorrow to discuss possible sanctions against Syria after it missed a deadline to allow monitors from the Arab League to enter the country.
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ElBaradei is ready to be Egypt’s next PM

Mohamed ElBaradei said he is “ready to give up running for president” of Egypt next year. Such a decision is due to the fact that he is ready to take office as the Prime Minister of Egypt’s national salvation government right now. (more…)

Syria buries security forces as sanctions loom

Syria buried 22 members of the armed forces Saturday, including six elite pilots, as the government reinforced its message that the 8-month-old revolt against President Bashar Assad is the work of terrorists and foreign agents, not patriotic Syrians seeking reform. (more…)

Hezbollah chief to avoid politics during his Ashura speech

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will make an appearance to mark the first days of Ashura according to press release .

According to the press release Nasrallah he will not talk about politics in Lebanon nor the region. (more…)

Ahmad Hariri urges all the Lebanese to attend Tripoli gathering

Secretary General of the Future Movement Ahmad Hariri said on Saturday during an interview with Future News TV that the popular gathering which is scheduled to take place in Tripoli on Sunday is going to be “peaceful.” (more…)

Morocco’s Islamist party pledges to promote relations with the west

Morocco’s Justice and Development Party (PJD) claimed victory on Saturday in a parliamentary election that should produce a stronger government after King Mohammed ceded some powers to prevent any spillover from Arab Spring uprisings. (more…)

Free Syrian army kills 8 soldiers, wounds 40 in northwest Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an attack by soldiers who defected from the army attacked a military convoy on Saturday in the northwestern part of Syria, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding more than fourty. Some of the wounded are reportedly in critical condition
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Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Syria immediately

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry urged its citizens   nationals who are now  in Syria to leave immediately “due to the unstable security situation there.” (more…)

Deaths mount in Syria as Arab League mulls possible sanctions

At least 11 civilians, including three children, were killed Saturday by security forces across Syria, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria activist group said.

Seven of the deaths occurred in Homs, two in Deir Ezzor, and one each in the Damascus suburbs of Kanaker and Idlib (more…)

Will Mikati quit on November 30?

The big question in Lebanon right now is: “Will the prime minister resign following the cabinet session on November 30 if he fails to secure the needed funding for the UN backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon?”

March 14 MP Assem Aaraji predicted on Saturday that “Prime Minister Najib Mikati will submit his resignation on November 30.” (more…)