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BAHRAIN: Formula 1 boss says Grand Prix canceled
Babylon & BeyondFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says October's reinstated Bahrain Grand Prix is canceled this year as the Persian Gulf nation continues to grapple with reports of human rights violations a week after the king lifted martial law imposed to quell...... -
MIDDLE EAST: An online 'Arab Spring' for region's gays and lesbians
Babylon & Beyond"Joon" is unhappily in love and needs advice. "For the past few years I have been in love with a straight girl, my best friend," she writes. "Apart from her being straight, I suspect she is homophobic, because bringing up...... -
BAHRAIN: Human rights, online activists urge Formula One not to return
Babylon & BeyondFormula One authorities are expected to decide Friday whether Bahrain will be allowed to host a Grand Prix event this year. The event was postponed in February after protests erupted against the Sunni monarchy in the majority Shiite gulf state....... -
BAHRAIN: Human rights activists decry return of Formula 1 Grand Prix
Babylon & BeyondHuman rights activists said Friday’s decision by Formula 1 authorities to reschedule a Grand Prix race in Bahrain in October "damages the push for human rights in the country." “Giving this prestigious event to the Bahrain authorities while... -
BAHRAIN: Sunni detainee still held under mysterious circumstances
Babylon & BeyondEmergency law was lifted Wednesday in Bahrain but Mohamed Albuflasa remains in jail. Albuflasa Imprisoned the first week of Bahrain’s demonstrations when the protest movement believed it might extract reforms from the island’s monarchy. What... -
BAHRAIN: Unions fight discrimination, firings even after martial law lifted
Babylon & BeyondBahrain’s monarchy lifted its martial law June 1, but human rights activists and union leaders say they continue to struggle with workplace discrimination in the gulf state as those who protest are targeted and fired for being traitors. Babylon &...... -
Obama urges Israel to go back to 1967 borders
WASHINGTON -- Forcefully stepping into an explosive Middle East debate, President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed a key Palestinian demand for the borders of its future state and prodded Israel to accept that it can never have a truly peaceful nation...Tags: Gaza Crisis (2008), Al-Qaeda, Refugee, Armed Conflicts, Guerrilla Activity
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Obama sees 'moment of opportunity' in Middle East
President Obama on Thursday called out American friends in the Middle East for their treatment of peaceful protesters, naming Bahrain and Yemen along with Syria as states he said must yield to the aspirations of their people. While explicitly stating...Tags: Foreign Aid, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bashar Assad, Israel
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Best Middle East policy is to back off
As an American taxpayer who has watched our country shell out trillions in the Middle East, I wondering if that region would have been better off without our meddling ( "Obama and the Arab spring" May 20). For example and close to home , the Maryland...Tags: Politics, Foreign Aid, Egypt, Army National Guard, Economic Sanctions
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Arabs are ready for democracy, but not for peace with Israel
Regarding your editorial "Obama and the Arab Spring" (May 20), your assessment that the president laid out a "pragmatic, nuanced approach to the region" is not borne out by the realities on the ground. The region is still embroiled in chaos and...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Crimes, Egypt, Israel, Bashar Assad
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BAHRAIN: Activists' torture allegations shadow elections
Babylon & BeyondPro-government groups may have retained control of Bahrain's legislature in last weekend's parliamentary runoff, but the victory continues to be shadowed by allegations that security forces brutally tortured at least 25 opposition activists arrested in...
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