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Shiites on the rise in Sunni Gaza, Sunnis on the rise in Shiite Iran
SAUD AL-ZAHED and ABEER TAYEL, Al Arabiya
The number of Shiites is increasing in the Gaza Strip, which has a majority of Sunni population, an
Saleh may keep everyone waiting and have his say
Sana’a: Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh, known for his political manoeuvring skills, seems to
Street protests banned in Baghdad
SARA GHASEMILEE, Al Arabiya
Iraq has decided to officially ban street protests in the capital Baghdad and limited approved 
Syria blocking medical treatment for protesters: HRW
NICOSIA, (AFP) — Syrian security forces in at least two towns prevented medics from reaching 
Iraq: Al-Maliki’s Party calls for his removal
By Ma’ad Fayad
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Salim al-Husni, a key figure in the Iraqi Islamic Dawa Party under the 
UAE soldiers to learn Persian
SARA GHASEMILEE, Al Arabiya
The United Arab Emirates is training a new batch of soldiers to speak Persian in a bid to
smoothen relations between this federation of seven
At least 37 killed on Friday in Syria: rights group
AMMAN (Agencies)
Syrian forces fire at Latakia democracy protesters
A Syrian rights group accused state security forces on Saturday of committing a crime against
Falling into Ahmadinejad’s trap
By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not lying when he predicted that the price of a 
Iraq’s Sadr warns of resistance if US forces stay
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday that his supporters will
Syrian Kurds naturalized as reform law drawn up
DAMASCUS (Agencies)
After being denied nationality for almost 50 years
Syria on Thursday granted citizenship to tens of thousands of Kurds on the same day that a legal
