Egyptian Unrest: Cairo Protests Continue Despite Military Concessions
Egypt unrest: Cairo protests continue despite military concessions BBC News, 22 November 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15848602 Lyse Doucet in Tahrir Square: “There has been a constant wail of ambulance sirens” Thousands of Egyptians have continued…
Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen President, Agrees To Sign Power Transfer Deal
By JAMAL AL-JASHINI, Huffington Post, 11/23/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/23/ali-abdullah-saleh-power-transfer_n_1109597.html SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans to sign a deal Wednesday in the Saudi capital that could mean the end of his 33-year…
Syrian Army Begins to Defect; Turns on Assad
Intro by Steve Beckow I’m watching a BBC News program on the resistance in Deraa, Syria. The program states that the army is beginning to defect from the Assad regime. The regime itself…