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Many U.S. officials see the events in Bahrain as part of the chess game with Iran: Robert Naiman (by Kourosh Ziabari)

Interview by Kourosh Ziabari

Robert Naiman is Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy. Mr. Naiman edits the Just Foreign Policy daily news summary and writes on U.S. foreign policy at Huffington Post. Naiman has worked as a policy analyst and researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. He is president of the board of Truthout. He has...


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"Israel", The 51st State - Lowkey (by TheFlexEffec)

israel is a nuclear state
israel is a terrorist state
israel is a pirate state
israel is an apartheid state
israel is an illegal state
israel is not the US' ally, it's the BOSS
israel is not a democracy it's a racial colony
the UN itself said zionism is racism

Arabs are semites, nothing is more antisemitic than zionism

look up who were the 5...


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Bahrain forces raid girls school again (by PressTV)

Saudi-backed Bahraini forces launch a second raid on an all-girls' school in the north of the country, in line with violent crackdown on the popular revolution the government is facing.

Eyewitnesses say the Saudi-backed forces took away several teachers during the Sunday attack on the secondary school, located in the Hamad Town.

The parents of students have been notified that their...


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France, Italy to discuss immigration (by PressTV)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are expected to meet in Rome, after Paris stopped trains carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy.

The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, comes amid a festering row over immigration as France has accused Italy of abusing the Schengen treaty by issuing temporary residence permits and travel documents to Tunisian...


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Japan holds anti-nuclear energy protest (by PressTV)

Thousands of Japanese have taken to the streets in Tokyo, demanding an end to nuclear power in the country and urging the use of alternative energy.

Amid rising public concern over the nuclear crisis that threatens the country, about 5,000 demonstrators, carrying placards that read, "Bye Bye Genpatsu (Goodbye Nuclear Power)," marched in Tokyo on Sunday.

Opposition to nuclear power in...


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Revolutionaries take control of Misratah (by PressTV)

Latest reports indicate that Libyan revolutionary fighters have gained victory over regime forces in the besieged western city of Misratah.

The fighters said on Sunday that troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi have either been killed or fled the city.

Reports say the central parts of Misratah are now in the hands of revolutionaries but fighting is still ongoing in southern areas.

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US, UK train Pakistanis for crackdown (by PressTV)

American and British advisors are training Pakistani mercenaries, preparing them to be deployed in the UAE to crackdown on protesters in the Persian Gulf country.

Amid growing concerns over a potential uprising in the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf state has decided to recruit Pakistani mercenaries.

The move is part of pre-emptive measures the UAE is taking in the wake of popular...


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Syrian contest awards Iranian cartoonist (by PressTV)

The 7th edition of Syria International Cartoon Contest has granted its Special Prize to Iranian artist Sadeq Baqeri for his work on plastic surgery.

Baqeri was one of the seven winners of the prize which was also awarded to Ireneusz Parzyszek and Marcin Bondarowicz (Poland), Mehmet Kahraman (Turkey), Nikola Hendrickx (Belgium), Tawan Chuntra (Thailand) and Igor Smirnov (Russia).

The event's...


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Message from Colonel Mu'ummar Qaddafi (by Mu'ummar Qaddafi)

Recollections of My Life: Col. Mu'ummar Qaddafi, The Leader of the Revolution. April 5, 2011.

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In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful...

For 40 years, or was it longer, I can't remember, I did all I could to give people houses, hospitals, schools, and when they were hungry, I gave them food. I even made Benghazi into farmland from the desert, I stood up to attacks from that...


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Thai-Cambodian border clashes continue (by PressTV)

Cambodian and Thai soldiers have exchanged gunfire for the third consecutive day, as fierce border clashes continue unabated between the two sides.

So far eleven soldiers have died in the clashes; however, there were no report of casualties in the Sunday incident.

As fighting over a disputed border area near an ancient temple broke out on Friday and continues to rage between the two...


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Obama policy change campaign trick? (by PressTV)

http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-24-2011/libya_war.flv

US Senator John McCain visits the Middle East and openly invites Egypt and other countries to take an active part in the attacks on Libya as the Obama administration eyes a 2012 re-election.

In an interview with Press TV, former US diplomat Eugene Bird links...


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The Holocaust explained (by Eustace Mullins)

For more than thirty years, American voters have mutely accepted the fact that anyone seeking public office in the United States must make a routine pledge of undying allegiance to the State of Israel.  Few of these voters realize that these office-seekers must also make a ritual obeisance to the Myth of the Holocaust and swear eternal belief in the doctrine that six million Jews were...


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Anti-Taliban leader killed in Pakistan (by PressTV)

A Pakistani anti-Taliban leader has been killed in a massive bomb explosion, which ripped through a remote tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.

Tribal elder Malik Manasib Khan was killed in an incident that took place in Salarzai region, 65 kilometers northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur tribal district in the northwest of the country, on Saturday, AFP reported.

Five people...


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'US wants Bahrain oil, military base' (by PressTV)

http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-22-2011/allen-rolland.flv

The West uses Saudi Arabia to suppress popular protests in Bahrain in order to maintain its control over Manama's oil and continue its military presence in the Persian Gulf, a political analyst says.

"The West has a stake in Bahrain and a vested interest...


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Bob Bowman: Star Wars Secrets Lies (by Infowars.com)

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This video interview features a discussion with Robert M. Bowman, a former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force in the Ford and Carter administrations, and a former United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 101 combat missions. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering from the California...


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Deathly Demands: Dying killer told no to illegal euthanasia (by Russia Today)

A Russian prisoner who's wracked with pain from illness is pleading with the authorities to be released from his misery. The case has reignited the debate over assisted suicide, a practice that's illegal in the country.

Source: Russia Today

G. Edward Griffin: The Collectivist Conspiracy (by Infowars.com)

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In this 80 minute video interview, legendary conspiracy author G. Edward Griffin explains how his research, which spans no less than 5 decades, has revealed a banking elite obsessed with enforcing a world government under a collectivist model that will crush individualism and eventually institute martial law as a response to the inevitable...


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Dramatic video: Moment St Louis tornado hits airport caught on CCTV (by Russia Today)

Security cameras video released by Lambert Airport shows dramatic pictures of the tornado that hit St. Louis on Friday. The airport reopened on Saturday night for a handful of arriving flights, and officials expected around 70 percent of the scheduled arrivals and departures to go on as planned early on Sunday. Some 750 homes in the St....


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'Israelis shot at near Nablus tried to break through Palestinian roadblock' (by Chaim Levinson)

Nephew of Culture Minister Limor Livnat killed, three others wounded after Palestinian security forces shot at their cars near West Bank holy site of Joseph's Tomb.

Palestinian security forces opened fire early Sunday on three cars full of Israelis who entered the West Bank compound of Joseph's Tomb without permission and then tried to break through a local checkpoint, according to an...


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The Jewish-Leftist War on Christianity Continues (by James Buchanan)

Seattle Commissars Wants to Call Easter Eggs "Spring Spheres"

A recent news article reports "A Seattle school renamed Easter eggs 'Spring Spheres,' in an effort to make the eggs non-religious symbols…. Seattle Public Schools spokesperson Teresa Wippel said in a Seattle PI blog that the school board stated that they have a Religion and Religious Accommodation' policy which makes...


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Japan launches massive search for dead (by Al Jazeera English)

Nearly 25,000 soldiers deployed to earthquake disaster zone to search for the bodies of the thousands still missing.

Japanese authorities launch an extensive search for the bodies of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami [EPA]

Japan will send nearly 25,000 soldiers backed by boats and aircraft into its disaster zone Monday on an intensive land-and-sea mission to recover...


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Heavy rains kill dozens in South America (by PressTV)

Heavy rains and floods have cut a wide swath of death and destruction through South America in the past few weeks.

In northwestern Venezuela, at least six children have died and three adults reported missing following flashfloods caused by heavy rains, AFP reported.

All the victims belonged to the same family and were enjoying an outdoor picnic when the flood hit them, Julio Leon, Yaracuy...


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Iran to keep presence in intl. waters (by PressTV)

Iran's Navy will continue its "strategic" presence in international waters to demonstrate its military might and to safeguard the interests of the Islamic Republic, says Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy seeks to have an active and strategic presence in [international] waters to demonstrate its authority and to defend the...


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Humanitarian situation worsens in Libya (by PressTV)

http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-24-2011/libya_revolution.flv

NATO's new mission of bombing for 'regime change' in Libya does not appear to have merely failed, but seems to have actually worsened the humanitarian crisis in the North African country.

In an interview with Press TV, Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of...


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Yemenis demand Saleh's abrupt ouster (by PressTV)

Yemeni protesters have demanded the immediate ouster of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, rejecting a plan by Persian Gulf Arab states to allow Saleh to leave office in 30 days.

Protesters who camped out in Yemen's capital of Sana'a and the second largest city of Taizz called for the immediate resignation of the long-time despotic ruler.

The opposition's call for quick ouster of Saleh...


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Maliki: No plans to extend US presence (by PressTV)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says Baghdad has no plans to extend the presence of US troops in the country beyond December 2011.

Al-Maliki's office said in a statement on Saturday that he is not going to extend The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the US military and does not seek to prolong the US presence in Iraq, IRIB quoted an AFP report as saying.

"The Prime Minister...


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One Israeli killed, two injured in WB (by PressTV)

At least one Israeli has been killed and two others injured in a shooting attack at a shrine in the West Bank city of Nablus.

"The body of one person who was killed and two others wounded were brought to an army base (outside Nablus)," a military spokesman told AFP.

The Israeli army claimed the attack occurred at a site known as 'Joseph's Tomb' and that the assault was likely carried out by...


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Commemorating Palestinian Political Prisoners (by Stephen J. Lendman)

steve lendmanSince 1979, April 17 annually is Palestinian Prisoners Day, commemorating Mahmoud Hijazi's 1974 release - the first ever prisoner swap with Israel.

Acknowledging the day, the Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association highlighted the thousands of persecuted prisoners, launching a new campaign on their behalf "to raise awareness of specific cases....whose detention (pose) serious...


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'Yemen leadership change is a diversion' (by PressTV)

http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-24-2011/jeff_steinberg.flv

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh may resign, but it would only be a temporary fix for the problems affecting the country as the people are demanding a constitutional democracy in the Middle Eastern country.

In an interview with Press TV, the editor of...


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'West fearful of popular ME revolts' (by PressTV)

A senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution censures the West's reaction to the events in the Middle East and North Africa, insisting that Western countries are fearful of popular movements in the region.

"Both NATO and the US violated resolutions of the United Nations in Libya and Iraq. This shows their concern over popular movements in the region," IRNA quoted Ali Akbar...


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'Islamic awakening eliminates Israel' (by PressTV)

A senior Iranian lawmaker has denounced foreign military intervention in the Middle East to save Israel from annihilation, stressing the Islamic awakening will eliminate the Israeli regime.

"Popular uprisings in the region are originated from fundamental intellectual and cultural principles which will not be suppressed through military repression," a member of the National Security and...


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5 women brutally murdered in Acapulco (by PressTV)

Five female bodies, including one of a 14-year-old girl, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort in Acapulco on Saturday morning, Mexican police have said.

Two of the women and the teenager were found in a beauty salon with their hands and feet tied and throats cut in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Later, police discovered the other two bodies, one dumped in the...


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Obama avoids branding Armenia deaths genocide (by Al Jazeera English)

US president shuns term genocide for third straight year as he honours 1.5m Armenians slaughtered under Ottoman Empire.

Armenians mark the anniversary of the 1915 killings they call a genocide in Yerevan on April 24 [Reuters]

Barack Obama, the US president, has for the third straight year failed to brand the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide despite...


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Lebanese irked by Israeli violation of UN resolutions (by PressTV)

The Lebanese government has filed a lawsuit against Israel for erecting a monument in the occupied Shebaa farms. Here is more. Press TV's Altaf Ahmad reports from South Lebanon.

Source: PressTV

Investors lose interest in US dollar (by PressTV)

The US dollar's downward slide has been accelerating as low interest rates, inflation concerns and the huge federal budget deficit undermine the greenback. Press TV's Colin Campbell reports from Washington.

Source: PressTV

Sulaymanieh unrest claims 10th victim (by PressTV)

Another Kurdish protester has died of his fatal gunshot wounds, marking the 10th victim of the two-month unrest in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region.

Hardi Farukh, 28, surrendered on Saturday to a head injury he sustained earlier in the month, said the director of the emergency hospital in Sulaymanieh, AFP reported.

"Hardi Farukh, who was wounded by a bullet to the head during...


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Turkey says yes to Palestine statehood (by PressTV)

Turkey has expressed support for the unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence and has urged the international community to help Palestinians "live in peace and with dignity."

Turkey joined the list of countries backing the Palestinian Authority's quest to gain UN recognition for an independent state, Today's Zaman reported in an article published on Saturday.

"Through their...


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Al-Shabab retakes central Somalia town (by PressTV)

Al-Shabab fighters have recaptured a strategic town in central Somalia from the government-allied Ahlu Sunna Waljama militia.

Al-Shabab militants took control of Dhusamareb town, the provincial capital of the Galgadud region, located 500 kilometers (300 miles) north of Mogadishu, on Saturday without much resistance, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported.

Ahlu Sunna Waljama took...


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10 killed in Brazil landslides (by PressTV)

Landslides and accidents caused by heavy rains have left at least 10 people dead in southern Brazil, emergency workers say.

Eight were killed in landslides that engulfed homes in the towns of Igrejinha and Novo Harmburgo in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, according to emergency workers. Three children, who were asleep, were among the victims when a tide of mud hit their home.

A...


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No nukes, no war: Easter peace ralliers (by PressTV)

Several thousand people have participated in the annual Easter peace rallies in Germany to protest against nuclear weapons and wars around the globe.

In western Germany's Ruhr area, 200 people demonstrated against war and atomic energy with a march from the town of Duisburg to Dusseldorf on Saturday, DPA reported.

Around 750 protesters gathered in Hamburg to call for the withdrawal of...


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Bahrain's secret terror (by Jeremy Laurance)

Desperate emails speak of 'genocide' as doctors who have treated injured protesters are rounded up

Medical staff of the Salmaniya Medical Complex rush a victim of the clashes between security forces and opposition protesters to the hospital in Manama, Bahrain
Medical staff of the Salmaniya Medical Complex rush a victim of the clashes between security forces and opposition protesters to the hospital in Manama, Bahrain (EPA)
The intimidation and detention of doctors treating dying and injured pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain is...
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Paper mill fire kills four in Taiwan (by PressTV)

Explosions and a fire destroyed a paper mill in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan on April 22.

Four people have been killed and 38 others injured after a string of explosions wrecked a paper mill in northern Taiwan.

The incident took place at around 8:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) on Friday as a truck driver was unloading firecrackers at the illegal paper money factory in New...


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'Iraq determined to expel MKO' (by PressTV)

The Iraqi justice minister says Baghdad is determined to expel members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Camp Ashraf.

Hassan al-Shammari made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Morteza Bakhtiari in Tehran on Saturday, IRNA reported.

The Iraqi justice minister noted that the decision was made in line with the Iraqi Constitution,...


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Pakistani protesters condemn US interventionism (by PressTV)

Thousands of people in Pakistan have staged a protest to condemn what they say the increasing US interference in the affairs of the Muslim world. Press TV's Kamran Yousaf reports from Islamabad.

Source: PressTV

Polygamy and West's 'demographic decline' (by Rehmats World)

In the so-called 'civilized' western world, the solutions to women's abuse among their societies through sex-slavery under different names, family breakdown, nudity, pornography, adultery, etc. – are tagged on the 'old-fashioned' Islamic teachings, which are considered incompatible with modernity. One of such solutions, is polygamy (multiple wives), which is (was) allowed in...


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Magnitude 6 quake hits eastern Japan (by PressTV)

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale has jolted eastern Japan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The powerful quake struck off the east coast of Honshu island at 19:12 local time (1012 GMT) on Saturday, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The epicenter was monitored at 39.1642 degrees north latitude and 142.8916 degrees east longitude, with a depth of...


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Voters register for Saudi municipal elections (by Al Jazeera English)

Voter registration opens in long-delayed local government elections, but officials again ban women from voting.

Voter registration has begun for Saudi Arabia's long-delayed municipal elections in what is being touted as part of moves aimed at political and economic reforms.

Registration for what is the country's second municipal...


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54 die in battle for Mogadishu (by PressTV)

At least 54 people have been killed in heavy clashes between Somali government troops backed by African Union forces and al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu.

The fighting occurred in northern and southern districts of Mogadishu on Saturday, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported.

About 130 people were also injured after the two sides exchanged heavy gunfire and barrages of mortar...


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Gold hits record high (by PressTV)

Global gold prices have hit a record high, topping $1,508 per ounce for the first time ever as a weak dollar boosted the metal's demand as an alternative investment.

Spot gold surged to an all-time high and silver rallied to its strongest level since 1980 on Friday as the dollar slid to a three-year low against a basket of major currencies and oil prices rose, Reuters reported.

Gold prices...


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'Bahraini forces demolishing mosques' (by PressTV)

This file photo shows the remnants of a Bahraini mosque after its destruction.

Bahrain's biggest political party says that Saudi-backed forces have destroyed more than a dozen mosques in the Persian Gulf state.

On Saturday, the Shia opposition party Al Wefaq said over 30 holy sites, including 16 mosques, have been razed since the government's imposition of martial law last...


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Report: Bilderberg Wants Gas Prices at $7 a Gallon (by Kurt Nimmo)

In a follow-up to his original article, veteran newspaper reporter and Bilderberg sleuth Jim Tucker told Alex Jones today that the globalists fully intend to launch a ground invasion of Libya and also jack up the price of gas to $7 per gallon. (See also: Kissinger Calls For US Ground Invasion Of Libya.)

"By the end of the year 2012," Tucker told Jones, "they (the Bilderbergers and the...


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Saleh will step down, Yemeni govt. says (by PressTV)

Anti-regime protesters carry a large Yemeni flag during a rally to demand the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz on April 22, 2011.

Yemen's ruling General People's Congress (GPC) has finally accepted a proposal by mediators from Arab states of the Persian Gulf that calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.

"The GPC and its allies...


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'Yemen is a good bad guy for US' (by PressTV)

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The United States has so far failed to criticize Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh over the harsh crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Stewart Stogel with the Newsmax Magazine to elaborate on the issue.


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France seeks to ban street prayers (by PressTV)

Human rights abuses are on the rise in France as authorities will not help Muslims build more mosques. Meanwhile, officials continue to vilify Muslim prayers on the streets. Press TV's Ramin Mazaheri reports from Paris.

Source: PressTV

NATO jets launch fresh attacks on Tripoli (by PressTV)

NATO warplanes have dropped bombs on various targets across the Libyan capital, Tripoli, despite criticism that such strikes have failed to protect civilians.

Several explosions rocked the Libyan capital late on Saturday as NATO warplanes overflew Tripoli, AFP reported.

The fresh strikes come hours after NATO jets struck a target near the compound of embattled ruler Muammar Gaddafi.


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TEPCO banned from operating N-plant (by PressTV)

The governor of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture says Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will not be allowed to resume operations in the damaged nuclear power plant.

"Resumption of plant operations must be impossible," Yuhei Sato said on Saturday.

The devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11 in Japan's northern coast set off nuclear problems by knocking out power to cooling systems of...


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US forced to abandon Pakistani base (by PressTV)

Pakistani authorities have reportedly stopped all the US operations at Shamsi Air Base in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan.

"Yes I can confirm Shamsi air base is no more under the use of American and 150 US personnel stationed at the base have left," NBC quoted senior Pakistani military intelligence officials as saying.

The move comes just hours after two US drones fired...


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Disintegrating Libya on NATO agenda (by Hassan Hanizadeh)

The Libyan crisis entered a dangerous stage after the direct intervention of the United States, England, France, and Italy to support the revolutionary forces in the North African country.

The use of American unmanned Predator drones to protect the Libyan revolutionaries proves that the United States is paving the way to deploy NATO ground forces in Libya.

Although the United Nations...


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Heroes Villainized: FBI to investigate 9/11 first responders for terrorism (by Russia Today)

A provision in a new draft of the 9/11 healthcare bill will force the FBI to investigate tens of thousands of cops, firefighters, construction workers and others for ties to terrorism by comparing names to those on the Terrorism Watch List. Survivors of 9/11 who risked their lives to help others and today face debilitating health problems...


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Iran plans to close off borders (by PressTV)

Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi says Tehran plans to close off borders to prevent terrorist groups from entering the country.

"The comprehensive project of sustainable security will soon be implemented in the country's borders," Abdollahi said on Saturday.

Abdollahi said Iran's southwestern, northwestern and western borders were the Interior Ministry's...


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Haiti vote results questioned (by PressTV)

The United States embassy in Haiti has called into question the final results of the elections after a number of candidates trailing behind won seats.

"After reviewing the results...we have found no explanation for the reversals of 18 legislative races in the final results, which in all except two cases benefited the incumbent [Unity] party," a statement published by the embassy read.


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Al-Qaeda no successor to Arab dictators (by PressTV)

It might still be hard for many in Western countries to believe that the United States had the main role in the formation of al-Qaeda.

It was decided during the term of then President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s that the abilities of some Afghans and "Jihad-" seeking Arab youth could be used against the Soviet "infidels."

The strategy was implemented with the help of Pakistan, Saudi...


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Tornado strike St. Louis airport in US (by PressTV)

Several people have been injured after an apparent tornado lifted the roof off the terminal building at Lambert Airport in Saint Louis, Missouri.

The airport was shut down and flights were diverted to other locations due to the strong winds on Friday night, The Associated Press reported.

Windows in the concourse were also shattered and cars in the airport parking lot were damaged.

Four...


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First US drone strikes Libya (by PressTV)

The US Department of Defense has confirmed its first Predator missile strike on Libya amid rising controversy over such attacks in other parts of the world.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drones to improve the precision of strikes in Libya.

However, the US military or CIA did not provide any further details. Sources say...


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'US cannot change ME uprisings course' (by PressTV)

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States cannot change the course of the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa.

Larijani said on Saturday that the popular uprisings have "turned a new page" and "will change the situation in the region," IRNA reported.

He stressed that the US and Israel's efforts to change the course of the uprisings would be...


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Saudi-Wahhabi onslaught on Bahrain (by PressTV)

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Amid the publication of an article titled, "Bahrain's Secret Terror" on the cover of The Independent, the BFM (Bahrain Freedom Movement) leader hopes the world would wake up to the fact.

Press TV interviewed Saeed al-Shahabi of the Bahrain Freedom...


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Iranian leader urges officials to safeguard unity (by PressTV)

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the Iranian nation and officials to safeguard their unity and solidarity.

"Do not let disputes and divides to appear, and the enemy [to succeed in] its propaganda and political malice," Ayatollah Khamenei said on Saturday.

The Leader referred to the foreign media hype about the resignation of Iran's Intelligence...


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France seeks to suspend Schengen (by PressTV)

France seeks tighter border controls by temporarily suspending the 1995 Schengen Treaty after an influx of Tunisian, Libyan and Egyptian refugees from Italy.

"The governance of Schengen is failing. It seems there is a need to reflect on a mechanism that will allow a temporary suspension of the agreement, in case of a systemic failure of an external (EU) border, to intervene through a...


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Two Syrian lawmakers resign (by PressTV)

Two Syrian lawmakers have reportedly resigned from their posts in parliament in protest at the deadly unrest across the country.

The lawmakers, named Khalil al-Rifai and Nasser al-Hariri's announced their resignation bid on Saturday, AFP reported.

Rifai said he could not "protect the people who brought me to parliament."

Since mid-March, Syria has been struggling with protests that have...


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'Saudi Forces behave like Israeli military' (by PressTV)

Saudi Forces have been equated with Israelis with their violent attacks on innocent civilians, demolishing of houses and mosques and burning of the Qur'an.

Press TV interviewed Political Analyst Nada Hashwi about the atrocities occurring in Bahrain and how the enemies are trying to create a sectarian conflict.

Press TV: The recent situation in Bahrain is that Libya for the most part...


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