Netherlands freezes ties with Iran after hanging
TEHRAN/ AMSTERDAM (Agencies)
Iranian-Dutch woman held after protests hanged for drug smuggling
Thousands of Jordanians march to press for reform
AMMAN, (AFP) — Thousands of Jordanians held peaceful demonstrations in Amman and other cities on Friday to press for reform and the government’s resignation, taking their cue from 
Mubarak defiant as Egypt toll rises, Obama wades in
CAIRO, (AFP) – Egypt’s embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation 
Thousands in Egypt demand “end to Mubarak
CAIRO (Al Arabiya.net)
Police members remove suits and join protests
Thousands of protesters gathered in different parts of Cairo and other cities on Friday including
Another Kurdish political prisoners was executed in Orumieh prison
By pdki.org staff writter
January 27, 2011 (pdki.org) Kurdish political prisoner Farhad Tarom, from the village of “Lavark”
Time for Egypt’s Mubarak to retire: ElBaradei
CAIRO (Agencies)
Egypt protesters set Suez police station on fire
Prominent Egyptian reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei said he expected large
South Sudan considers ICC membership: minister
Juba, SUDAN (Reuters)
Membership of court might strain ties with north
An independent south Sudan will consider joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), the
Obama touches on Mideast in State of Union speech
WASHINGTON (AlArabiya.net, Agencies)
Obama tests US Republicans with new proposals
President Barack Obama touched on various Middle East issues in his annual State of the 
Lebanese rally against Hezbollah in ‘day of rage’
BEIRUT, (AP) – Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tires Tuesday in a “day of rage” 
Rights groups accuses Iran of torturing critics
Nuclear program overshadowing human rights crisis: HRW
BRUSSLES/ TEHRAN (Agencies)
Iran’s human rights crisis deepened in 2010 as the regime used torture and intimidation to keep
