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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:52:52 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:52:52 -0500 30 DAMASCUS - The West voiced its ire over Russia and China's veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria even as more clashes and deaths were reported in the violence-wracked country. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203276650 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:29:51 -0500 Middle East News.Net http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203276650 Russia and China are defending their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a deput http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203285275 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:43 -0500 VoA - Asia http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203285275 American aid to Egypt, which is estimated at an average of two billion dollars a year, is reportedly in peril with U.S. lawmakers threatening to block assistance in response to Egypt's crackdown on pr http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203267665 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:02 -0500 ANI http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203267665 A senior Iranian military guard commander has said Tehran would target any country that attacks it. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263976 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:17 -0500 ANI http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263976 England footballer Jordan Cousins has been arrested over accusations of raping a 12-year-old girl. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263960 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:40:13 -0500 ANI http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263960 US President Barack Obama has said that Washington is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263952 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:40:02 -0500 ANI http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203263952 Egypt will prosecute 44 non-governmental organization workers, including 19 American nationals, on charges of allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and being involved in banned activities in the http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203262642 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:10:07 -0500 ANI http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203262642 Vetoes by Russia and China of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on his people and calling for him to step down have drawn outrage from around http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203257383 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:16 -0500 VoA - News http://www.middleeastnews.net/story/203257383 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian authorities have arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service, Iran's semiofficial Mehr news ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282591&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:59 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282591&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The prices of many imported goods - from South Korean refrigerators to Turkish crackers - can be double from last year. The money to buy them, meanwhile, has plunged in value against the U.S. dollar ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282592&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:36 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282592&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BAGHDAD (AP) -- An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282226&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:29 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282226&cat=940f2bfd509e743b WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282225&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:21 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282225&cat=940f2bfd509e743b AP Correspondent Aron Heller reports that Israel's prime minister says it will be impossible to hold peace talks if the Palestinians go through with a new reconciliation ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282594&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:18 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282594&cat=940f2bfd509e743b WASHINGTON (AP) -- Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281355&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:08 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281355&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Syria's ambassador in London has been summoned to the Foreign Office for a rebuke over the "utterly unacceptable" violence being inflicted on civilians in the country as President ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282526&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:45 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282526&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is sharply criticizing the U.N. Security Council for its handling of a controversial resolution on Syria, which Russia and China blocked by using their veto ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282544&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:07 -0500 VOA http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282544&cat=940f2bfd509e743b By BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria. ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282558&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:44 -0500 U.S. News & World Report http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282558&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the escalating violence in Syria today, calling on President Bashar ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282547&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:23 -0500 UN News Centre http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282547&cat=940f2bfd509e743b AFP © <p>Demonstrators protest in front of the Syrian consulate in Istanbul on February 5, 2012 against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. China Monday rejected US ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282364&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:38 -0500 West Australian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282364&cat=940f2bfd509e743b George Brock warned of an imminent deluge of government-run foreign language broadcast channels. That’s certainly playing out. The Chinese and Russian government-run TV companies have ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282577&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:31 -0500 The World http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282577&cat=940f2bfd509e743b BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282535&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:30 -0500 West Australian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282535&cat=940f2bfd509e743b An injured boy receiving treatment in Homs. (Photo: BBC) Heavy artillery fire has been rocking Homs, as Syrian troops step up an assault on the restive city. A BBC correspondent there describes ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282576&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:30 -0500 The World http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282576&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The official Opposition wants Canada's ambassador recalled from Syria, but the government says he will stay in the besieged country to blast President Bashar Assad for his attacks on domestic ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282490&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:23 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282490&cat=940f2bfd509e743b A model of a Formula One car is displayed at the main entrance of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir, south of Manama, September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282338&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:01 -0500 SBS http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282338&cat=940f2bfd509e743b An Egyptian woman runs away after being caught between riot police and stone-throwers during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) - ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282178&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:55 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282178&cat=940f2bfd509e743b JERUSALEM -; An Israeli official says the country's prime minister has told his Cabinet to quit the "chitchat" about Iran. Israeli political and military leaders have been ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282179&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:51 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282179&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO -; Egypt's top election official says voting for a new president will be brought forward from June, in line with demands by protesters. That could mean a new Egyptian constitution would ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282187&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:28 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282187&cat=940f2bfd509e743b FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Falls Church, Va. President Barack Obama announced tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281356&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:25 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281356&cat=940f2bfd509e743b An Egyptian man stands in front of riot police blocking the road during clashes with protestors near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The number of people killed in ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282189&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:15 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282189&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The Palestinians have been divided between rival governments since Hamas ousted forces loyal to Abbas from Gaza in 2007. (AAP) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has taken a decisive step toward ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282559&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:40 -0500 SBS http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282559&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Fairfield-based MV Transportation Inc., which bills itself as the largest privately owned transportation contracting firm in the United States, announced its first contract outside North America.MV ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281798&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:28 -0500 Sacramento Bee http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281798&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Damascus, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Armed Groups unleashed attacks on public and private property, and also against citizens in several areas of Homs and other Syrian towns, while there were clashes ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282545&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:12 -0500 Prensa Latina http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282545&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Don't have a jihad, man!Iran has banned "Simpsons" dolls from the Islamic Republic, saying Bart, Homer, Marge and Lisa would corrupt the country's youth.The Institute for the ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282536&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:18 -0500 New York Post http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282536&cat=940f2bfd509e743b because they supposedly promote Western culture. So that means Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and, of course, Bart, join Barbie on the list of toys deemed to be too hot for Iranian children to handle. ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282529&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:45 -0500 NPR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282529&cat=940f2bfd509e743b about Iran's attempt to rebrand the Arab Spring. The Iranian government recently flew in hundreds of young activists from around the region for a conference on the "Islamic ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282330&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:37 -0500 NPR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282330&cat=940f2bfd509e743b February 6, 2012 Syrian government forces continued the bombardment of the central city of Homs for the third straight day on Monday. Anti-government activists say over 200-people have been killed ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282530&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:35 -0500 NPR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282530&cat=940f2bfd509e743b February 6, 2012 After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, world leaders vowed that such mass atrocities could never be allowed to happen again. In 2005, the U.N. adopted the Responsibility to Protect, a ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282531&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:25 -0500 NPR http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282531&cat=940f2bfd509e743b LONDON - Bob Bradley says he is "totally committed" to coaching Egypt's national soccer team despite the turmoil in the country following the riot at a game last week that left more ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282337&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:07 -0500 MSNBC http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282337&cat=940f2bfd509e743b WASHINGTON - The United States closed its embassy in Syria on Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador, intensifying pressure on President Bashar Assad to leave power and arrest his country’s ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282266&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:47 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282266&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Western countries seeking Assad's downfall were scrambling to find a new diplomatic strategy after failing to enact a UN Security Council resolution that would have backed an Arab League call ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282518&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:03 -0500 Mail and Guardian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282518&cat=940f2bfd509e743b As violence continued to escalate in Syria on Monday, officials in the Israeli defense establishment predicted that Syrian President Bashar Assad was searching for a "way out" and would ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282447&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:59 -0500 Jerusalem Post http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282447&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Iran said that Tehran supports Syria today more than ever because the "majority of Syrians still support the [Syrian] regime," Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi said ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282538&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:55 -0500 Jerusalem Post http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282538&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Iran's Petroleum Engineering and Development Co. signed a deal in Tehran on Monday, worth around $200 million, with a domestic company to develop the Changooleh oilfield, which is associated ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282218&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:37 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282218&cat=940f2bfd509e743b ALMOST a year after Syria was plunged into violent and almost incomprehensible internecine conflict the world seems to have washed its hands of the problem after the Arab League observer mission ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280843&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:07 -0500 The Herald http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280843&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Head of the IDF Negev Transfer Administration Brigadier-General (res.) Hezi Mashita estimates that moving Israel's training bases from the center of the country to the "training city" ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282560&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:03 -0500 Globes http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282560&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Western leaders call for a coalition to side with 'Syrian people' against Assad, and UN leader Ban says failed Security Council resolution gives Syria 'no license' to step up ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282533&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:22:00 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282533&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird is in Tel Aviv, Israel, and discusses the decision by China and Russia to veto a UN resolution aimed at stopping Damascus' crackdown in Syria. He explains ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282572&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:42 -0500 CTV http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282572&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will seek to prod President Bashar al-Assad toward a political settlement at talks in Damascus after blocking United Nations action over his 11-month- old ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280951&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:11 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280951&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Moscow-Feb6 -(BNA)Bahrain and Russia today stressed confidence in the peaceful settlement of problems confronting people in the Middle East. The Russian Ministry today issued a statement in this ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282332&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:35 -0500 Bahrain News Agency http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282332&cat=940f2bfd509e743b MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, on Monday lashed out at critics of Russia's decision to veto a United Nations resolution on Syria and reiterated objections to the plan, which ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280838&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:17 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203280838&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Jordan Telecom Group's total subscriber base, which includes fixed lines, grew by 17.7 percent reaching 3.55 million subscribers at end of December ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282333&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:57 -0500 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282333&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Qatar Central Bank Governor Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani said he was confidentin Qatar's ability to finance more than $100bn worth of projects, as part of its 2030 ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281344&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:40 -0500 Arabian Business http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281344&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The Israeli authorities must release a Palestinian detainee or charge him with a recognizable criminal offence and promptly try him, Amnesty International said today amid fears the man could die in ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282505&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:17 -0500 Amnesty International http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282505&cat=940f2bfd509e743b SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has begun a publicity campaign to get citizens to vote in the upcoming presidential election, officials said Monday, part of a deal to ease President Ali Abdullah Saleh out ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282503&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:09 -0500 The Star http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282503&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military leadership called for a swift move to a presidential election on Monday and security forces sealed off the Interior Ministry in Cairo from stone-throwing ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282325&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:06 -0500 The Star http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282325&cat=940f2bfd509e743b RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282504&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:10:51 -0500 The Star http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282504&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Despite pressure from the US and Israel, the Palestinian Authority has refused to accept the Israeli vision of the Middle East peace process and will continue to petition for UN membership status, ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282602&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:38 -0500 RT http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282602&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The EU is preparing a new batch of sanctions against Syria, which France says will be the harshest yet. The move came amid conflicting reports about new attacks in ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282603&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:23 -0500 RT http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282603&cat=940f2bfd509e743b - The Heritage Foundation's Web Memo is an online exclusive analysis that supplies Heritage.org visitors with the information they need to follow fast-breaking policy ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282563&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:06:33 -0500 Heritage Foundation http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282563&cat=940f2bfd509e743b A judge has ordered the Olympic Committee of Israel to stop using its cactus-shaped mascot, saying it's too similar to a 1970s educational TV character. Tel Aviv District Judge Gideon Ginat ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282579&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:37 -0500 UPI http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282579&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Egyptians clash with riot police for the second day in front of the Ministry of Interior in Cairo, Egypt, on February 3, 2012. Egyptian Health Ministry said Friday that some 1,500 people were ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282341&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:27 -0500 UPI http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282341&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Dubai - Kuwait's emir has asked outgoing prime minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah to form a new cabinet, the state news agency KUNA said on Monday, after the Gulf Arab state held a ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282327&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:14 -0500 IOL http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282327&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Syrians residing in Algeria hold signs as they protest outside their embassy in Algiers February 6, 2012. Western and Arab countries responded with outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282515&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:52:50 -0500 IOL http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282515&cat=940f2bfd509e743b (02-06) 05:13 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282596&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:49:02 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282596&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Among the Americans is Sam LaHood, son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Sam LaHood and five other Americans are in Egypt while the others have left, according to a statement from the ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282273&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:30 -0500 USA Today http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282273&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, would also need ministerial backing, from his 15-member security cabinet, should he seek to attack Iran, despite Washington's warnings of the ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282494&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:29 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282494&cat=940f2bfd509e743b CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris wants to get back on the acquisition trail, eyeing businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa after selling a chunk of assets to ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282324&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:28 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282324&cat=940f2bfd509e743b nuclear program , freezing all property of the Central Bank of Iran, other Iranian financial institutions and the Iranian government in this ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282586&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:32 -0500 New York Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282586&cat=940f2bfd509e743b February 6, 2012 - Leaders of the rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement regarding an interim ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281078&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:17 -0500 New York Times http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203281078&cat=940f2bfd509e743b THE United States closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out all its staff today amid deteriorating security as President Bashar al-Assad's government intensified its bloody ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282499&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:45:36 -0500 The Daily Telegraph http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282499&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Omar Shakir has chronicled the uprising in Homs since March, as it steadily zeroed in on his neighbourhood, Bab al-Amr. The Syrian army has not dared enter the area for several months, as the battle ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282244&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:36 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282244&cat=940f2bfd509e743b The US state department said the move reflected 'serious concerns that our embassy is not protected from armed attack' in Syria. Photograph: Muzaffar ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282251&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:06 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282251&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited Cairo last week where she suggested Egyptian revolutionaries not use the U.S. Constitution as a model in the post-Arab Spring. "I would not look to the U.S. ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282342&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:03 -0500 Fox News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282342&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Security Council resolution fall apart upon Russian and Chinese objections, a military solution is not forthcoming. On Monday, the U.S. shut down its embassy ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282588&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:45 -0500 Fox News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282588&cat=940f2bfd509e743b China vetoed a council resolution Saturday aimed at stopping the brutal crackdown of a civilian uprising in Syria. In an unusually strong statement Monday, General Assembly President Nassir ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282589&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:29 -0500 Fox News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282589&cat=940f2bfd509e743b White House on Monday urged friends of the Syrian people to help out "before the violence puts a political solution out of reach." But refusing to offer a "lead from behind" ... http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282590&cat=940f2bfd509e743b Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:14 -0500 Fox News http://feeds.middleeastnews.net/?rid=203282590&cat=940f2bfd509e743b