afghani poppy: Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen news roundup - February 15.

 

 

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afghani poppy: Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen news roundup - February 15.

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afghani poppy: Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen news roundup - February 15.:

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Here's a news roundup for February 15. Read the Feb. 14 roundup for Algeria, Bahrain and Yemen here.

United States:

• Feb. 14 - State Dept. spokesman Philip Crowley addresses the US silence on protests in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen [snippet here; full transcript here]

Algeria:

• Powerful military makes regime change in Algeria unlikely | Deutsche Welle
• Morocco fears Algeria may stir Western Sahara unrest | Reuters Africa
• Algeria Challenges Similar to Egypt, El-Erian Says | Bloomberg
• Algeria group vows more pressure | Gulf News
• Algeria activists to keep heat on regime leaders 'until they fall' | World Tribune
• '10,000' Tunisians have crossed over border since Ben Ali's fall | AKI
• Algeria: New Protests Planned for Saturday, February 19 | RFI
• VIDEO: 24 Heures reports on protests in Algeria (French) | Tv5monde

Bahrain:

• Unrest Grows in Bahrain as Police Kill a 2nd Protester | NY Times
• Bahrain police open fire on funeral procession leaving one dead | Guardian
• Thousands of protesters march to Bahrain capital | Reuters
• Bahrain protests prompt global concerns | BBC
• AUDIO: Day 2 of Protests in Bahrain | The Takeaway (h/t publicradiointernational)
• Nervous U.S. Navy Eyes on Bahrain | TIME
• Bahrain police fire at protesters (plus video) | AJE
• Bahrain 'Day of Rage' sees running clashes | Kuwait Times
• US embassy cables: Guide to Bahrain's politics | Guardian
• GRAPHIC: Bahrain's strategic importance | National Post
• VIDEO: Broadcast of protests at Pearl Roundabout | alaali on bambuser
• VIDEO: Massive demonstration at Pearl Roundabout | TelLieVision1

Libya:

• Abudai points out: 'Libya is currently closed off to external news agencies, meaning there are no Al-Jazeera/ CNN/ BBC bureaus'
• Activists Turn Focus on Gadhafi | WSJ
• Now even Mad Dog Gaddafi faces a Day of Rage | DailyMail
• AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (from Aug. 2009; fantastic, quick history lesson) | Guardian
• VIDEO: Demonstration in Benghazi, Libya | انتفاضة 17 فبراير 2011- لنجعله يوم للغضب في ليبيا (h/t abudai)
• VIDEO: Demonstration in Benghazi, Libya | enoughgaddafi

Yemen:

• Taiz Protest Enters New Phase, Protesters "Will Not Leave" | Yemen Post
• Mubarak's is gone: Who's next? (also includes Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Palestine, and Yemen) | The Week
• Yemen protests enter fifth day | AJE
• Anti-government demonstrators clash with Yemeni president's supporters in Sana'a | Washington Post
• Government supporters, foes clash again in Yemen | CNN
• Yemen Protests Renew Pressure on President | WSJ (subscriber only)
• INTERVIEW: Reuters speaks with leading Yemeni activist Tawakul Karmani
• Q&A: What next in Yemen's political turmoil? | AlertNet

Photos:

• Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Yemen | Huffington Post (HuffPo still has not credited the photos to their respective photogs.)
• Algeria (photos from Jan. 6 - Feb. 13) | Cryptome
• Bahrain | @maryamalkhawaja
• Bahrain | @tariqal
• Yemen | Taiz City - مدينة تعز on Facebook
• Yemen | Reuters/ Yahoo
• Yemen | Cryptome

Additional Resources:

• Algeria and Yemen Resource List
• Libyan Day of Rage Resource List
  

 

 

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