Tag Archives: Bahrain

Ethiopia uses Ginbot 7 pictures to plant spyware in computers

March 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Authors: Morgan Marquis-Boire, Bill Marczak, Claudio Guarnieri, and John Scott-Railton This post describes the results of a comprehensive global Internet scan for the command and control servers of FinFisher’s surveillance software. It also details the discovery of a campaign using … read more »

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Riyadh in the risk zone

July 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Igor IGNATCHENKO The Saudi Arabian authorities said they would like to help Syria ‘become democratic’ but the real motive behind such statement was simpler: to attack Iran`s key ally – Syria, weaken the Shia influence in the Middle East and … read more »

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Al Wasl sack Diego Maradona

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Diego Maradona has been sacked as the Al Wasl coach. The decision to terminate the Argentine’s two year deal until the end of the 2012/13 campaign was taken at a special board meeting held at the club’s premises. A club … read more »

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The Rise of the Saudi Superstate

May 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The 32ndsummit of the Gulf Cooperation Council may be remembered as the dawn of the Caliphate with the Saudi proposal to accelerate the union of the six GCC States likely to dramatically change the region. The union is being described … read more »

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Bahrain youths protest against F1

April 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dubai – Bahraini police fired tear gas and arrested demonstrators on Sunday in two Shi’ite villages as protests were mounted against the Formula One race to be held in the Gulf kingdom, activists said. Dozens of young protesters gathered in … read more »

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US AFRICOM Reborn in Djibouti

February 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The visit to Djibouti by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in late 2011 seems to be an omen foretelling the rebirth of the US African Command’s (AFRICOM) base in the Horn of Africa. The USA has little choice really, now … read more »

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German Arms Go East

December 22, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

By Natalia MEDEN The 2010 German government’s annual Defense Exports Report reaffirmed the trend to extention that had already been confirmed by Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI). As SIPRI review says Germany’s world market arms sales share increased from 7% … read more »

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Police kill 3 Bahraini protesters

March 16, 2011 by benim

Manama – Bahraini police killed three protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday as they assaulted a peaceful protest camp in the capital’s Pearl Square, an opposition party official said. “We now have three martyrs,” Khalil Marzouk, deputy head of … read more »

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Bahrain unleashes forces on protesters’ camp

March 16, 2011 by benim

Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain’s capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes erupted in the violence-wracked Gulf kingdom. Police and military … read more »

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Saudi-led military force crosses into Bahrain amid fears of wider unrest

March 14, 2011 by benim

MANAMA, Bahrain – A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world’s rebellions began in December. Opposition groups immediately … read more »

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UAE says sent 500 police officers into Bahrain

March 14, 2011 by benim

The United Arab Emirates has sent around 500 police officers into Bahrain to calm protests by the Shi’ite Muslim majority, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said on Monday. “Other Gulf countries will also participate to get calm and … read more »

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Yemen Protesters Claim Attack By Army Forces

March 4, 2011 by benim

Rebels in North Yemen have claimed military forces fired rockets at their anti-government protest, killing at least two people and wounding thirteen. Yemeni protesters demonstrate for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a massive anti-regime rally in Sanaa … read more »

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Suu Kyi speaks to supporters at party headquarters – Video

November 14, 2010 by benim

Freed democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi addressed her supporters and reporters Sunday in Myanmar. “I am for national reconciliation, I am for dialogue and … whatever authority I have, I would like to use toward that end. And I … read more »

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Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is free – video

November 13, 2010 by benim

Ms San Suu Kyi appeared outside her house, waving and smiling. Someone threw her a flower which she put in her hair. Addressing the jubilant crowd, she told her supporters: “”There is a time to be quiet and a time … read more »

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