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In January Obama called on authorities to protect free assembly and free speech ... in Egypt listen
10/26/11 Seán Kinane & Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Barack Obama, Egypt
President Barack Obama has not called for restraint by police in their response to the Occupy movement that is sweeping the country ant the world. That’s despite this address on January 28 when the President called on authorities in Egypt to respect the rights of free assembly and free speech of the demonstrators occupying Tahrir Square.
Be the first to comment"My administration has been closely monitoring the situation in Egypt, and I know that we will be learning more tomorrow when day breaks. As the situati...
Trial of Hosni Mubarak begins in Egypt listen
08/03/11 wire services including APWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Egypt, Arab Spring, Hosni Mubarak
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into a defendant's cage on a hospital gurney at the start of his trial today. He is charged with corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. But he denied all charges.
After short sessions, the judge adjourned the trial until August 15, ordering him held at a military hospital near Cairo and overseen by an oncologist. That is one of the strongest indications yet that the 83-year-old Mubarak has c...
Be the first to commentObama says Palestine must be based in 1967 borders listen
05/19/11 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barack Obama, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt
President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians' demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war. Israel's prime minister has rejected that, saying return to the borders before Israel occupied the Palestinian territories would spell disaster for the Jewish state.
Obama outlined U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa in a speech today.
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Tens of thousands rally in Gaza and West Bank for a united Palestine listen
03/15/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Gaza, Israel, peace, Fatah, Hamas, Egypt, Tunisia, West Bank
Tunisia-inspired youth-led uprisings spiked today in Palestine. National Public Radio reports that 4,000 people demonstrated in the West Bank, and tens of thousands gathered in the Gaza Strip. WMNF’s reporter in Gaza, Pam Bailey, tells us, the protesters want a unified Palestinian government and an end to quarrels between Fatah and Hamas. We spoke with her several hours ago – she was on a mobile phone at one of the demonstrations.
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Gadhafi troops and rebel forces trade victories listen
03/14/11 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, democracy, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine, Gaza, Bahrain
West of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, government tanks and artillery bombarded an opposition-held town near the Tunisian border. A resident in Zwara says at least four rebel fighters were killed in the barrage.
In the east, opposition forces have slowed the government's offensive at the oil port of Brega. While Gadhafi's troops used superior firepower to drive the rebels out of the city yesterday, they've been unable to hold it. Rebels pushed back into Brega last night and claim to have cap...
Be the first to commentGadhafi warns against foreign intervention listen
03/02/11 wire servicesWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, democracy
Libyan rebels have repelled an attack by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi at a key coastal oil installation in Brega.
Gadhafi's forces initially recaptured the facility, but a wave of civilian militias drove them out. At least six people were killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile in the capital, Gadhafi vowed his forces would "fight until the last man and woman." In the speech broadcast on Libyan state TV, he lashed out against Europe and the United States for pressuring him to step down. G...
Be the first to commentViolence continues in Libya as US and others mull intervention listen
03/01/11 wire servicesWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq, democracy, Yemen, Palestine, Gadhafi, Iran, Oman
Residents of the rebel-held city closest to Libya's capital are celebrating after fighters repelled an overnight attack by forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Witnesses say the pro-Gadhafi forces battled the rebels for six hours, but couldn't take control of Zawiya.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Congress today that the U.S. must lead an international response to the crisis, including a no-fly zone.
Clinton says the Obama administration may seek the prosecution o...
2 commentsProtests continue in Libya and beyond and are met with violence listen
02/25/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq, democracy, Yemen
The White House says the U.S. is moving forward with plans to impose unilateral sanctions on Libya in response to violence there.
Another U.S. official says the United States has closed its embassy in Tripoli after evacuating all personnel on a ferry and a chartered airplane.
There are reports of at least four deaths today in Libya's capital. That’s after militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi opened fire on opponents holding their first major protest in Tripoli in days. On the television ne...
Be the first to commentRally in Temple Terrace to support pro-democracy activists in Libya listen
02/22/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Temple Terrace
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists have been killed by Libya’s government during several days of demonstrations . Yesterday in Temple Terrace, more than 60 people rallied in support of Libya’s protesters.
In a long speech televised today on Libya TV, the country’s leader, Moammar Gadhafi vowed to continue to fight and die a “martyr.” He called on supporters to take back the streets from people demanding his ouster. But during rush hour last night, supporters of Libya’s street protesters ...
1 commentsNonviolent revolution in Egypt - Mubarak steps down listen
02/11/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Egypt, Gaza, Tunisia, Mubarak, media, Joe Biden
Nonviolent revolution in Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak stepped down today. It was announced by newly appointed vice president Omar Suleiman on State TV, and was translated on Al Jazeera English.
After 29 years in power, Mubarak handed control to the military. Crowds in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted in jubilation for minutes and minutes, which was captured on Al Jazeera English.
One opposition leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohammed ElBaradei, told the Associated Press it i...
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