Bedouin leaders in Israel’s Negev desert rejected a government offer to compensate “unrecognized” communities for some 50% of their lands, as a new thrust of Jewish settlement is planned.
Japan’s government has for the first time declared a “nuclear emergency” as diesel backup systems failed at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the wake of the devastating earthquake.
Mauritanian police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators in the central plaza of the capital, Nouakchott. Police used tear gas and clubs to disperse the protest, leaving several hospitalized.
Police opened fire to disperse protesters at Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s mainly Shi’ite east, leaving one wounded, as Sunni and Shi’ite students clashed in neighboring Bahrain.
France became the first country to recognize Libya’s opposition as its rightful government, while Qaddafi’s forces succeeded in taking the oil hub of Ras Lanuf from its rebel defenders.
The Dalai Lama is stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan exile government, while Beijing passed a law mandating that the Tibetan leader be reincarnated within China.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for two deadly suicide attacks in as many days—one targeting the funeral of the wife of an anti-Taliban militaman in Peshawar.
In a move to head off protests, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI announced a constitutional reform that recognizes the importance of Amazigh (Berber) culture for the national identity.
Moammar Qaddafi is simultaneously playing the al-Qaeda card to rally US imperialism to his side and playing the US imperialism card to rally the Libyan people to his side.
The UN appointed a team of special prosecutors to investigate allegations that Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi has ordered forces to torture and abduct opponents.
Seven Coptic Christians were shot dead in street clashes with Muslims in Cairo, as pro-Mubarak goons armed with knives and machetes attacked protesters in Tahrir Square.
Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on March 7 to protest against the kingdom’s naturalization policy, which they say is aimed at changing the demographic balance in the Sunni-ruled but Shi’ite-majority country. Protesters marched on government immigration offices while… Read moreBahrain: Shi’ite protesters march against naturalization policy
