MERGED: The Arab Spring

[abortretryfail]

malipay ta ani kay mag ka weak na ang extremist muslim... example na ang egypt na pwede ang change with less violence... less ba?

a very graphic but uplifting video of the events in egypt...

YouTube - The Most AMAZING video on the internet #Egypt #jan25 Full story

one bbc observer noted that this was a nationalist uprising
not a religious one with egyptian muslims and christians
working together... as in the above video where christians
protected the muslims during their prayer

however he also commented the islamist (not stated if these
are extremist or not) are riding on the wave of the revolution
and joining bandwagons

unfortunately there are still bad people everywhere who
take every opportunity for their own selfish purposes...
like the treasure hunters who stole historic artifacts from
the cairo museum during the protest

[DeathFox]

Sunod na mu.step down, si Abnoy unta

[pepponeskie]

As of Mar. 04, 2011

CAIRO—Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

LIBYA: A fresh air strike hit the rebel-held Libyan town of Brega amid fears of a new bid by troops loyal to strongman Moammar Gadhafi's regime to recapture the key oil port.

- US President Barack Obama said Gadhafi has lost legitimacy and must leave office, warning that he was studying all options in dealing with the crisis.

- Gadhafi, his sons and key aides will be probed over allegations they have perpetrated crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said.

- Libyan rebels rejected a mediation proposal from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which the Arab League said it was "studying."

- A major European operation was under way to airlift out of Tunisia thousands of people who fled the bloodshed in Libya as Washington also offered planes to repatriate Egyptian refugees.

- The UN said a food aid ship for Libya turned back for security reasons.

- The Pentagon said Libya has used warplanes for bombing raids on rebel positions.

- Poland suspended diplomatic activity in Tripoli and was evacuating embassy staff from the Libyan capital.

- Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, said bombs dropped on the eastern port of Brega were intended to frighten, not kill.

- Malian officials said up to 800 ethnic Tuareg fighters from Niger, Mali, Algeria and Burkina Faso had joined forces with Gadhafi's regime.

- Libya's oil output is down by half since the uprising began, the country's top oil official said.

- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Libya is on the verge of civil war.

- US amphibious forces deployed to the Greek island of Crete.

- Three Dutch marines helping to evacuate civilians from Sirte were captured by Libyan soldiers at the weekend, and negotiations continued for their safe return.

- NATO has no intention of intervening in Libya but is planning for "all eventualities", alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

- State-run Metallurgical Corp of China Ltd says it has halted multi-million-dollar projects in Libya, the latest of a number of Chinese firms to shut down in the strife-torn country.

- The European Union will earmark 30 million euros in aid to cope with the refugee crisis in revolt-hit Libya, EU commissioner for international cooperation Kristalina Georgieva said.

EGYPT: Egypt's military rulers have accepted the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, seen by protesters as a symbol of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's regime.

- The Cairo bourse said it will remain closed indefinitely.

- Egypt's prosecutor general denied reports claiming toppled president Hosni Mubarak and his family were in Saudi Arabia, insisting they were still in an Egyptian Red Sea resort.

YEMEN: Yemen's opposition and clerics have offered President Ali Abdullah Saleh a smooth exit from power this year, but protesters staged new demonstrations to demand his immediate ouster.

IRAQ: Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani raised the possibility of early elections in the autonomous region after a spate of protests there.

- The mayor of Baghdad resigned after protests in the Iraqi capital against poor public services and corruption.

SAUDI ARABIA: Cyber activists have created a group on Facebook calling for a "Day of Anger" on Friday in the eastern Shiite-majority Saudi region, following the arrest of a Shiite cleric who called for a constitutional monarchy in the kingdom.

BAHRAIN: Six opposition groups, including the largest Shiite parliamentary bloc, set conditions for dialogue which include electing a "constitutional assembly" to form a new constitution.

TUNISIA: Interim Tunisian President Foued Mebazaa announced that a constituent assembly charged with developing a new post-revolt constitution will be elected on July 24.

- The European Investment Bank, the financial arm of the European Union, announced it was extending more than 600 million euros in additional loans to unrest-hit Tunisia.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Banks in the Gaza Strip closed for a day of protest after gunmen allegedly protected by Hamas police twice robbed one bank of tens of thousands of dollars.

Source: Recap of developments in Middle East, North Africa - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

[pepponeskie]

As of Mar. 05, 2011

CAIRO—Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.


LIBYA: Fierce clashes between Libyan regime loyalists and rebels at an oil compound in Raslanuf on Friday left "many dead and wounded", a doctor at a hospital in rebel-held eastern Libya said.

- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi were battling rebels on Friday for control of the town of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, in heavy fighting that has left "many dead," witnesses said.

- Western Libya is totally in government hands but the east is "problematic," a regime official said, admitting that the town of Brega was in rebel hands and that fighting was going on at Raslanuf further west.

- Police fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against Moamer Gadhafi's regime in Tripoli as rebel fighters in eastern Libya tried to push the front line nearer to the capital.

- Protesters demanding Gadhafi's ouster came to blows with loyalists in a street near Tripoli's landmark Green Square

- Libya has given Venezuela the green light to form a mission to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis shaking the North African country, Venezuela's foreign minister said.

- The European Union warned it could deploy warships to enforce an arms embargo on Libya, while urging humanitarian workers be allowed in the country.

- The international Red Cross slammed attacks on its ambulances in Libya and called for $25.7 million (18.4 million euros) to help those hit by the crisis.

- The Netherlands is using "every diplomatic angle" to obtain the release of three Dutch soldiers captured in Libya while attempting to rescue civilians.

- Britain seized £100 million ($160 million, 117 million euros) of Libyan currency found on a Libya-bound ship and escorted the vessel back to England.

- Interpol has issued a global alert against Gadhafi and 15 others, including members of his family and close associates.


EGYPT: Egypt's new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf vowed to respond to demands for democratic change as he addressed thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square a day after his appointment.

- A popular referendum on constitutional changes in Egypt has been set for March 19, an army source told AFP.


YEMEN: Yemeni troops killed four demonstrators and wounded seven others when they fired on an anti-regime rally in the north, officials and Shiite rebels said, as protests raged across the country.


BAHRAIN: A Bahraini Shiite opposition leader called for Sunni-Shiite harmony as thousands of protesters marched in Manama, a day after residents of a town south of the capital reported sectarian clashes.


IRAQ: Thousands of protesters massed in cities and towns across Iraq after streaming in on foot in defiance of vehicle bans for rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services.


JORDAN: Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated in Amman to demand "regime reforms," a day after Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit rejected calls for a constitutional monarchy.


SAUDI ARABIA: Several hundred people protested in the Shiite-majority east of Saudi Arabia, calling for the release of an arrested cleric and other detainees, witnesses said.


TUNISIA: New Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi accused toppled president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of "high treason" during his first public appearance.

- Tunisia will hold an election on July 24 to choose an assembly to write a new post-revolution constitution, which was a key demand of government critics.


DJIBOUITI: The interior ministry on Thursday asked the opposition to postpone a demonstration scheduled for Friday, with presidential elections a month away.


MOROCCO: King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday set up a new body to defend human rights, an official source said, replacing an existing organization which had a purely consultative role.


ALGERIA: Two Algerian opposition parties boycotted the opening of the spring session of the Algerian parliament Wednesday and one of them announced three protest marches for Saturday.


SYRIA: Activists are demanding political reforms be made a top priority as revolts rattle regimes across the Middle East, toppling Egypt's and Tunisia's leaders in less than a month.

Source: Recap of developments in Middle East, North Africa - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

[nightzlayer]

I think today is the last day of Ghadaffi, if he will not step down then american troop will strike or maybe air strike?.. Ghadaffi's son asking help from clerics and saudi's king but not granted. Ingun ang mga muslim religious leaders na nabuang nka imong ipapatay ang mga tigulang og mga bata because of your personal intentions?.. I hope Ghadaffi wl step down and leave his country peacefully, solve the conflict in deplomatic way.... Saudi in the other hand, King abdullah had paid millions of dollar to FB jst to stop the campaign against the Saud family. We all know that Saudi ( Macca, Medena ) is the holy place for muslims. Its more like ( Rome the holy place for christian ). I hope dli mka penetrate pud ang mga protester sa Saudi, besides, maayu pagka dala pud sa King ang iyang country so there is no reason to protest....

[wikki]

btw wala lagi actual footage of the shootings sa ka daghan sa news crews didto sa Libya, its all written news all coming from US and British news agencies (note the source) go figure, if you saw the footage of news crews claiming a gunship firing on civilians those shots you heard arent from the gunship those were from riffles fired from the backround not shown on camera, as gunships have high calibre burst fire guns and wont make those kind of sounds. single shots?? go figure.

dont believe everything you hear or read on news today, the media is the most powerfull propaganda tool ever since the cold war.

when the dust settles the US and its allies would probably be singing long term very cheap deals on Libya's oils. remember dubai and other arabs states oil reserves and drying up.. maintaing the oil usage from a fleet of 13 aircraft carries and 13 heli carriers and 13 planned amphibian carriers along with its subs and 6k+ air units, they probably use up more oil asia uses per day.

Democracy is an overated term, better specify what type of government a country should run on rather than become the next philiipines, democracy and run like shit and its people forever poor and a good source of cheap labor. !@#$ imperial scums posting as heroes of the modern age.

[pepponeskie]

As of March 7, 2011


CAIRO—Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

LIBYA: Air strikes targeted rebel positions Sunday and insurgents retreated from Bin Jawad, their furthest point of advance, after coming under artillery fire. Libyan TV claims that Moammar Gadhafi's forces had retaken key towns in a major offensive were swiftly denied.

- Thousands of Libyans celebrated victories over rebel forces claimed by Gadhafi's regime in the center of Tripoli with gunfire lasting for hours and hooting of horns.

- In spite of air strikes by the regime, the key oil pipeline hub of Ras Lanuf was still in rebel hands, AFP correspondents reported, countering claims by a state-owned television that it had been recaptured.

- Tanks shelled homes in rebel-held Misrata and the city center, a resident of Libya's third biggest city said, warning of "carnage" if the international community did not intervene.

- Gadhafi said he wanted the UN or the African Union to probe the unrest rocking Libya and promised investigators free access, in a French newspaper interview.

- Gadhafi said three Dutch soldiers captured during an unauthorized rescue mission were being held prisoner.

- Britain's Defense Secretary Liam Fox said that a “small British diplomatic team” was in Benghazi amid reports rebels in eastern Libya were holding a British special forces unit and junior diplomat.

- France hailed the creation of a Libyan "national council" by leaders of the armed revolt and Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said any armed intervention in Libya would have "negative" consequences.

- Libya's neighbors Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt mobilized to receive and repatriate a tide of refugees fleeing the unrest, with help from European countries and the United States.

EGYPT: Nabil al-Arabi, Egypt's former ambassador to the United Nations, was named foreign minister in the latest move to purge the cabinet of members of toppled president Hosni Mubarak's regime.

YEMEN: The opposition vowed to intensify protests against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after the embattled leader refused to resign by the end of the year.

- Sixty-one anti-regime protesters were wounded after supporters of Yemen's ruling party armed with knives, rocks and batons stormed a protest in the city of Ibb, a leading activist said.

- Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed six soldiers, including two officers, in three separate attacks around the country.

BAHRAIN: Thousands of demonstrators massed at Manama's Al-Qudaibiya Palace, where Bahrain's cabinet meets, chanting slogans against the tiny Gulf state's government and King Hamad.

IRAQ: A roadside bomb targeting US forces instead hit a bus in the southern port city of Basra, killing six and wounding 12.

- A protest site in Iraq's Kurdish region was attacked overnight and the offices of an independent Kurdish radio station were ransacked, demonstrators and a press watchdog said.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Hamas police detained several protesters calling for unity between the Islamist group and its bitter West Bank rival Fatah.

ALGERIA: Algeria's government is studying ways to improve dialogue with the public including the use of social media, a minister said Sunday, a day after police cracked down on anti-regime rallies.

JORDAN: Around 300 Jordanian relatives of Salafist Islamist prisoners, including Abu Mohammed al-Maqdessi, the onetime mentor of slain Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, demonstrated to demand their release.

TUNISIA: Tunisia's interior ministry said nearly 2,000 people had been arrested in the past month as security forces seek to impose order after the country's popular uprising.

- Tunisia will hold an election on July 24 to choose an assembly to write a new post-revolution constitution, which was a key demand of government critics.

SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said on Saturday that protests were illegal, amid various calls for demonstrations demanding change in the ultra-conservative kingdom, state media said.

OMAN: Sultan Qaboos has replaced two ministers, days after protests erupted demanding an end to corruption and reforms in the normally placid Gulf state, official media reported on Saturday.

SYRIA: Activists are demanding political reforms be made a top priority as revolts rattle regimes across the Middle East, toppling Egypt's and Tunisia's leaders in less than a month.

MOROCCO: Young activists are using Facebook to call for new demonstrations on March 20 "for dignity and large scale political reforms".


Source: Recap of developments in Middle East, North Africa - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

[istoryan99]

We all know, the Arab(OIL) countries are going great turmoil. What can we share to our country if philippines economy will be affected and especially (if) our millions OFWs homecoming from Saudi...What would Filipinos do?, we can share ideas(Filipino ingenuity) or constructive opinions to boost and not the end of the world type. Bec. we are the best if we are UNITED!.

[Scott Bernard]

Mao na siguro ni ang one of the Great Signs... or hapit naman 2012 gud. Just think about it, what if successful ang majority of Arab Countries in the Mid East nga mapa talsik ilang mga leaders, then start a new form of democratic islamic government... Then they would unite similar to the European Union, former Soviet Union, or U.S.A. and China...

Then the Arabic Union would be a formidable element whether political, economic, and military aspects.

[peewee_toot]

usa ra akong ma ingon...

louy jd kaayo ta, esp the OFW ky ing balik diri pinas, walay trabaho!