Ottawa: Canada has suspended its diplomatic presence in Libya and evacuated its embassy staff from the strife-torn north African country, an official said in Ottawa. "The government has decided today to suspend its diplomatic presence in Libya and has instructed all Canada-based staff to depart Libya," Dimitri Soudas, communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said at a news briefing. He said such a decision was based on the recommendation...
08:08 AM, Feb 27, 2011
Security forces continue their bloody crackdown on protesters as the US imposed sanctions on Libya. ...
08:56 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Tunis: Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of central Tunis on Friday in what they called a "day of rage," calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a former ally of the ousted president. Security forces fired in the air in an unsuccessful attempt to disperse the rally, the biggest since uprisings in North Africa's most developed country ended President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's 23-year rule...
08:32 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Cairo: Pro-democracy protesters returned in tens and thousands on Friday to Tahrir Square, the iconic symbol of revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, asking the new military rulers to step up political reforms and dismissing the remnants of the erstwhile dictatorial regime. Thousands demanded the removal of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, one of the Mubarak-era holdovers from office. The crowd also performed Friday prayers in the square. In a sermon to...
08:13 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Citizens, expats, and even troops are fleeing the country as unrest intensifies in Libya. ...
08:56 AM, Feb 25, 2011
Washington: The US is expecting to take action in the coming days against Libya to pressurise the North African state to respect the rights and actions of its people, US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "We expect to take action in the coming days, but it takes time to fully access and also make sure that in whatever actions that we take we believe they're most likely to be...
08:27 AM, Feb 25, 2011
Gaddafi appears to have turned to mercenaries from elsewhere in Africa to support his bloody crackdown. ...
07:59 AM, Feb 25, 2011
As the situation in Libya continues to remain critical, many Indian families are worried their relatives in Libya. ...
10:21 AM, Feb 24, 2011
New Delhi: Welcoming the "dawn of democracy" elsewhere in the world, President Pratibha Patil on Monday referred to the "momentous developments" in Egypt. "Egypt has recently seen momentous developments. As a democracy ourselves, we welcome the dawn of democracy elsewhere," she said in her address to the joint session of parliament at the beginning of budget session. Patil added that India had an "abiding interest in peace, stability and development...
11:51 AM, Feb 21, 2011
Manama: Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi faced the biggest challenge of his rule on Saturday amid reports that dozens of people have been killed as an offer by Bahrain's king of national dialogue to end the crisis there was rebuffed by the opposition. Violence has spread from Tunisia and Egypt to Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Djibouti, presenting the United States with the dilemma of maintaining stability in the oil-rich region while...
04:44 PM, Feb 19, 2011
Algiers: Ahead of a rally planned by the opposition, Algerian authorities on Saturday deployed a large number of security personnel and anti-riot police in most parts of the capital Algiers, media reports said. Local daily el-Khabar, citing witnesses, said police have reached the May 1 Square near the centre of the city, which was the venue of last week's protests. The National Coordination for Change and Democracy, an apex organisation...
04:16 PM, Feb 19, 2011
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The Manama I see on TV these days looks nothing like the Manama I visited last year in May and December. I enjoyed the modern, ...
11:54 AM, Feb 18, 2011
Sanaa: Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's US-allied president clashed on Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. Police tried to disperse the demonstrators using tear gas and batons, but about 3,000 protesters defiantly continued their march from Sanaa University toward the city centre, chanting slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, including "Down...
08:20 PM, Feb 15, 2011
Washington: Noting that President Hosni Mubarak's era is over, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that now it is time to work towards achieving the goal of real democracy in Egypt, which she felt could take time. "The Mubarak era is over. There is a new effort that is just beginning, and I think it is an - it's important that the US be seen as supporting the transition...
07:45 AM, Feb 15, 2011
Cairo: Egypt's military delivered an ultimatum on Monday to dozens of committed protesters in Tahrir Square, nerve-centre of a movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak, to leave and let life get back to normal or face arrest. Soldiers scuffled with protesters on Sunday as the army ensured traffic flowed through the central Cairo square. Some protesters insisted on staying, determined to see through their demands for civilian rule and a free,...
05:26 PM, Feb 14, 2011
Washington: Winds of change are sweeping through the Middle East, encompassing eastern Asia and northern Africa, triggering a series of political shifts in response to widespread discontent that once went unacknowledged. Egypt's simmering unrest that forced Hosni Mubarak to resign as the president after nearly three decades of uninterrupted rule, has hogged the world's attention for weeks. The unrest exploded into mass demonstrations against the autocratic rule of Mubarak, who...
08:26 PM, Feb 12, 2011
Washington: The United States today said that there is "no need to fear" from democracy in Egypt as a section of Americans expressed apprehension that the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood might grab power through ballot. "I don't think we have to fear democracy. I think that whenever the will of the people shapes the demands of those that govern it, that's what many had in mind with democracy and representation," outgoing...
04:59 PM, Feb 12, 2011
Yangon, Myanmar: The party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has voiced support for Western sanctions on Myanmar and requested meetings with the US and EU to discuss how the embargoes could be modified "in the interests of democracy." In a four-page report, the National League for Democracy said that the sanctions primarily affect the authoritarian military regime and not the general population. The report is bound to anger...
01:52 PM, Feb 08, 2011
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The scenes were surreal. The spirit indomitable. Fire streamed through the streets of Egypt as the world watched the war cry for coup d'état. President ...
03:01 PM, Feb 01, 2011
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The United States has been intimidated, embarrassed and bruised. All that in one single go. Ask Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates, if you may. Or ...
12:16 PM, Jan 21, 2011
