Libyan rebels receiving arms from Qatar and Tunisians?
According to the BBC, Libyan rebels are now smuggling weapons through Tunisia to fight Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces in western Libya.
Government accused of keeping students in the dark over tuition fee rises
The Government and academic institutions have been accused of keeping parents and students in the dark over the 2012 tuition fee increases. From 2012, universities will have the power to charge a maximum of £9,000 for academic courses - a treble in fee increases. When the legislation was passed by parliament last year, students were told they would receive clear information over the rises but the coalition government has been found wanting. One in three teenagers admits knowing little or nothing...
A Gay Girl in Damascus is a hoax: Gays in Middle East react with fury
A blog purportedly written by a gay woman in Syria, which described life in Damascus amid the current political unrest, has been revealed to be a hoax.
How damaging will the Sarah Palin emails be to conservative America?
he Sarah Palin documents that were released to major news corporations on Friday tell story of an Alaskan governor who craved attention from the national and international media. The attention seeking former Alaskan governor quit half way through her four year term because of a drive to sell books and appear on American chat shows rather than serve the people of Alaska who voted for her.
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Cyber threat: Has LulzSec gone too far hacking the NHS?
Despite the fact that LulzSec openly stated in its recent correspondence with the U.K.'s NHS that it didn't consider the service an "enemy" many of the general public have already begun to question the groups supposedly noble intentions to "help" the service.
Will Syria crises lead to an Islamist and authoritarian Turkey?
As Turkey is hitting the headlines for opening up to the large influx of Syrian refugees, fleeing the Assad regime, the country is preparing for parliamentary elections on Sunday June 12, and the Prime Minister's Party the AKP, while being tipped as the hot favourite, still divides opinion. Many see Turkey's attempt to play a more diplomatic role in the Middle-East's new development as a tactic to divert attention from the party's sometimes controversial policies.
Syrian crackdown on Jisr al-Shoughour: "We will be completely exterminated"
A spokesperson for the Local Coordinating Committees in Syria, an activist coalition that organizes protests and documents the government crackdown, announced on Friday morning that there was heavy gunfire in al-Sarmaneyah, a village located five miles from the town of Jisr al-Shoughour and added that people had fled from both towns and much of the surrounding countryside.
Are Dr Rowan Williams Criticisms of the Coalition a Step too far?
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has launched a fierce criticism of the coalition government's education and health reforms as well as questioning whether the coalition government has a mandate to govern. The severity of the attack on the government took Prime Minster David Cameron and other senior ministers by surprise, with last summer's Conservative-Lib Dem coalition agreement coming under severe public scrutiny.
As the rebel fighters are promised £800m, is Gaddafi really preparing to step down?
As the fight to force Gaddafi out of power continues, Western and Arab governments have pledged more than £800m to support Libya's rebel administration as they seek to keep the pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's regime and insist they want to start preparing for a transitional phase.
Al-Qaeda's "takfir" killings turn Muslims away before and after death of Osama Bin Laden
Al Quaeda's second in command yesterday issued a eulogy for Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in a US raid in Pakistan on May 2. Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is tipped to become the terrorist organisation's next leader, had already been perceived by western powers to be Al Qaeda's real operational head for a long time.
Cyber threat: Sony Google and now Citibank hacked Osborne and Fox vindicated?
The level of threat cyber crime poses the world is a growing topic of debate, with hacks on titan companies like Google, Sony and now Citibank adding gas to the flame, the IBTimes takes a look at some of the biggest hacks carried out this year.
Syria Crisis: Turkey opens its door to the Jisr al-Shughour Syrian refugees
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has announced that Turkey will not close its doors to Syrians fleeing unrest in their country.
Q&A: When are the June 2011 London tube strikes?
There are four separate strikes planned between 19 June and 1 July 2011 on the London Underground, Britain's Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said on Thursday.
Cyber threat: Citibank hacked joins Google and Sony in victims club
Just after U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox's warnings about the growing cyber threat facing the country, a new hack on Citibank has been confirmed.
Algeria-Libya: Will the accusations of Algeria sending troops impact on the countries relationship?
Although the transitional council headed by Gaddafi's former Justice Minister has in the space of just under four months made a lot of new friends and with the coalition forces now backing it and countries such as China and Russia slowly opening up to it as well, the would be sucessor to Gaddafi has still made quite a few enemies in the African continent itself. While the African Union is becoming more vocal on the need for Gaddafi to step out of power, tensions between several African govern...
Gaddafi still strong as he launches new attack on Misrata
As ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo yesterday announced that the ICC is investigating accusations that Gaddafi is using rape as a weapon in the conflict, Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance would continue its campaign in Libya for as long as it takes to defeat Col Gaddafi's forces.
Gaddafi could be charged with ordering mass rape by ICC
Luis Moreno Ocampo, the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor said there is evidence that that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is using rape as a tool of war in Libya as he allegedly ordered the rape of hundreds of women.
Why would Mugabe help Gaddafi?
Just like the Gaddafi regime, The Mugabe government has long feared that Britain and its Western allies would ally to work out a plan that would force him out of power. Both men were liberation fighters and saw themselves, at the beginning of their mandate, as the true voice of the people.
Israel and Syria: Tensions are mounting
After last Sunday's protests in the Golan Heights, tensions are mounting between Syria and Israel. As the Israeli authorities, backed by the U.S., accused the demonstration of being an enterprise backed by the al-Assad regime, according to the Associated Press, a Syrian government newspaper warned on Tuesday that more Syrians and Palestinians plan to march to the Israeli border. In what seems like a propaganda attempt, the newspaper reportedly warned: "Israel the day will come when hundred...
Israel: Pro-Syria fighters kill Palestinians
Gunmen from a pro-Syrian Palestinian organization shot at people during a protest at a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus on Monday, WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency, reported on Tuesday. A reported 14 people died in the attack.
Zimbabwe and Algeria sending troops to support Gaddafi in Libya war?
With strict sanctions imposed against the country, most of his assets frozen and many of his top government officials defecting, how does Gaddafi still manage to hang on to power?
Libyan Crisis: Nato meets to discuss Libyan future - Why are they excluding the Libyan rebels?
Nato defence ministers are today meeting in Brussels to review the results of two months of air strikes in Libya, just as the alliance steps up its campaign.
What will happen to Libya if Gaddafi leaves?: Pan-Africanism and Communists unite.
The problems with intra-national conflicts are often that in order to fully understand the set of complex dynamics and circumstances that come into play, far information than what is reported in and provided by the mainstream media is needed. In Libya problems did not surface just three months ago and despite being crushed, opponents of the Gaddafi regime existed before the uprising so is it really justifiable for Mustapha Abdul Jalil, the former Gaddafi Justice Minister to now be the head of th...
Ban Ki-Moon: Does he deserve a second term at the head of the UN?
South Korea's Ban Ki-moon said he will run for a second five-year term as secretary-general of the United Nations."It has been an enormous privilege to lead this great organization," Ban, 66, said yesterday at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York. "If supported by the member states, I would be deeply honoured to serve once more."Ban said he expressed his intention in a letter to the governments of the 192 UN member nations and would meet with their envoys with...
Will Syria really collapse if al-Assad leaves?
As the people and the state are locked in a stand-off it seems that nothing can stop Syria from further spiralling into violence thanks to President al-Assad decideding to cling on to power no matter what the cost. While the protests first surfaced in the provinces, they have now spread to the big cities, making it harder for pro-Assad supporters to pretend that the protestors are just a bunch of pro-Islamists and violent thugs.
Is China looking for a profit by dealing with the Libyan rebels?
On June 4 China made its first confirmed contact with the Libyan rebels. The meeting was held in Qatar between a Chinese diplomat and the leader of the rebel National Transitional Council and follows a spate of defections by high-profile figures of the Gaddafi regime, including senior oil official and former Prime Minister Shokri Ghanem.In Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Beijing's ambassador to Qatar, Zhang Zhiliang, had met and "exchanged views on developments in Li...
Celebrity injunctions: Twitter users prosecuted for exposing Ryan Giggs affair
Twitter users who revealed details of Ryan Giggs's alleged affair with Imogen Thomas could face legal action, according to the government's senior law officer.
Ooh la la, French government bans Facebook and Twitter from airwaves
The French government has upped its quest to recover France and French integrity by allowing for a its broadcasting authority to ban any mention of the words Facebook and Twitter on the radios or televisions unless they are specifically part of the story.
Libya: Gaddafi regime's absurd attempts to trick the media
New allegations that the Gaddafi regime is trying to play with the general public's empathy for the civilian victims of the conflict re-surfaced yesterday after a group of journalists who were taken to see 'bomb victims' in a Libyan hospital found out the child they were introduced to had in fact been hurt in road accident.
Dominique Strauss-Khan: Ex-IMF chief trial begins, case opens up sexual misconduct in French politics
The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has appeared in a New York court where he faces charges of sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment and attempting to rape a hotel maid last month. He was arrested by the New York police while boarding an Air France plane that was about to take off for Paris.
Yemen: Has al Qaeda disappeared?
As Yemen is facing rapid and unprecedented changes, the country that was a year ago accused of being a haven for terrorism is not the number one priority of the U.S and the West anymore. So what happened to all the Yemeni Al-Qaeda fighters that are supposed to be in hiding on the country's territory, have they fled to Libya?The slowness and reluctance of the International community to confront the fragile political situation in Yemen should make us question the efforts that were made to p...
Are Libyan rebels backed by Saudi Arabia or Iran?
The National Transitional Council in Libya is slowly trying to establish itself as the legitimate successor to Gaddafi. The West has helped the rebel movement by widely promoting it and calling for countries throughout the world to officially back the new regime. However while the U.S , the U.K, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Canada have officially recognised the political organisation as the new legitimate representative body of the Libyan people, countries in Africa and in the Middle East ...
Yemen: President Saleh enjoying Saudi hospitality, will he return to face the protests or go the way of Ben Ali?
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived in Saudi Arabia for urgent medical treatment, after he was injured in an attack on his compound on Friday, the Saudi royal court said in a statement early Sunday.
Post-PSN Sony hack: kicking a man when he's down?
With Sony only just having gotten its PSN and PlayStation Store fully functioning, the hacker group LulzSec have released a statement claiming to have once again bypassed Sony's online security -- this time on one of its websites -- but, unlike the first PSN breach, it appears that a significant proportion of the general public have reacted with pity or even sympathy rather than anger.
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