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Tunisia Islamist party slams anti-Semitic chants
Head of Islamic party al-Nahda has condemned anti-Semitic slogans chanted by a handful of ultraconservative Muslims at the arrival of a top Hamas official
Ayatollah vows Iran will resist Western sanctions
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country will challenge any Western sanctions or pressures designed to stop Tehran's controversial nuclear program
Police clash with protesters in Nigeria's north, 18 shot
Nigerian police shoot 18 protesters in northern city of Kano during nationwide fuel price strike
Roadside bomb kills 2 Shia pilgrims in Iraq
Roadside bomb kills two Shia pilgrims in Iraq on Monday, the latest in a wave of attacks targeting the sect that have killed more than 80 people in less than a week and deepened fears of renewed sectarian warfare
Yemen PM on Gulf tour to seek financial help
Yemen's Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa began a tour to the country's oil-rich Gulf neighbours on Monday to seek urgently needed aid for an economy approaching collapse
Ban Ki-Moon not welcome in Beirut: Hezbollah official
A Sheikh who heads the party's religious council speaks out against the UN chief at the weekend, days ahead of the leader's third trip to the Middle Eastern country
Jordan orders seizure of former Palestinian security chief’s assets
Jordanian prosecutors have ordered the seizure of assets of former Palestinian ‎security chief Mohammed Dahlan, who’s being investigated for corruption and ‎murder in the West Bank
Polish military prosecutor shoots self after news conference
A Polish military prosecutor shot himself after cutting short a news conference ‎in which he had defended a military investigation into leaks related to a plane ‎crash that killed Poland's president two years ago
Arab states continue to disagree over Syria
Following much quarrelling Sunday afternoon, Arab League delegates decide to keep their 67-strong observer mission in Syria, acknowledging a 'partial decline' in violence  
Gaza leader promises 'difficult days' for Israel
The prime minister in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip promised "difficult days" for Israel and at a rally in Tunis urged Arab Spring revolutionaries to fight for an independent Palestine
Algeria’s Freedom and Justice Party to hold founding conference
The Algerian Islamic party which is counterpart to Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party hopes to be approved by the authorities ‎before January elections
Amnesty International slams western reactions towards Arab Spring
The renowned rights group criticise the inconsistency and "double standards" of international community in their report on human rights abuses during the regional revolutions
Arab League accused of Syria cover-up
The opposition Muslim Brotherhood accuses the Arab League of seeking to "cover up the crimes" of the Syrian regime, after the pan-Arab organization decided to extend its observer mission
Mideast governments fail to see scale of change - Amnesty
Most Middle Eastern governments are failing to recognize the significance of the Arab Spring and are responding with repression or merely cosmetic change, Amnesty International said
International
Opposition ups heat on Merkel over president scandal
German President Christian Wulff's home loan scandal spills over with Chancellor Angela Merkel to face consequences if he opts for resignation

China says U.S. defence policy stance misjudges Beijing intent
China says its intention to modernize the military defences comes from firm adherence to the path of peaceful development that poses zero hazards to the Asian country’s neighbours

Venezuela's Chavez to welcome ally Ahmadinejad
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez slams US while preparing to welcome Iranian ally President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says US will not dominate the world


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