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Whitewashing the Muslim Brotherhood
Hudson New York 1 December 2011
By Valentina Colombo
Once again the West has chosen among the heroes and heroines of the "Arab Spring" the most politicized, and especially the closest, to its short-sighted policies in the Middle East. Unfortunately, 
• 50.000 x EuropeNews & ”No Tolerance for Intolerance”
EuropeNews 28 November 2011
EuropeNews has now reached 50.000 posts, marking more than four years of uninterrupted service in basically the same form as we started
The fundamental aim of EuropeNews remains the same as well, namely providing a compact overview of news that matter. Also unchanged is our slogan:
"No Tolerance for Intolerance – No Apology for Being Free”.
The Paradox of Tolerance
The first part of our slogan derives from the Paradox of Tolerance, that a person or a group taking pride in his supreme tolerance might in fact be profoundly intolerant, not least against those he judges to be "intolerant”, be it in the form of "bigoted”, "discriminating” or even "racist”. The classical notion that discriminating is wisdom and a virtue, not a sin, seems all but forgotten.
Al-Qaeda: Crimes Against Humanity
Yemen Post 23 November 2011
Ahmed al-Qurashi, the director of al Seyaj organization for the Protection of Children in Yemen recently warned against al Qaeda's offshoot's new plan of recruiting children for its operations as
Yemen hostages: Frenchwoman seized in south
BBC News 23 November 2011
A Frenchwoman and two Yemenis working for the Red Cross have been taken hostage in the south of Yemen. Local officials say suspected separatists captured the three, who had been heading to a camp
Yemenis tire of al-Qaeda
Bikya Masr 21 November 2011
By Chiara Onassis
SANA’A: As Yemen’s southern provinces continue to be under the control of armed militants belonging to an offshoot of al-Qaeda, "Ansar al-Sharia”, a group which claim to want to base its judiciary
Al-Qaida group in Yemen confirms death of US-born militant
Sacramento Bee 11 October 2011
By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS
LOS ANGELES -- Al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen has confirmed the death of U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in a U.S. drone strike last month, according to a statement posted Monday on militant
Al Qaeda propagandist killed in Yemen airstrike went to high school on Long Island
NYPOST.com 7 October 2011
An al-Qaeda propagandist killed last week in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen went to a high school on Long Island. Newsday reports on its website Thursday that 25-year-old Samir Khan lived in Westbury
Stockholm Syndrome From Tehran
Town Hall 27 September 2011
By Debra J. Saunders
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad engineered the release last week of two American hikers serving eight-year prison terms on trumped-up espionage charges. He may have thought the release would make him seem more humane, but the $1 million bail-for-freedom deal makes Tehran look like Somali pirates, grabbing innocent tourists, holding them hostage and then releasing them for ransom.
Al-Qaeda Severs Boy's Hand
Yemen Post English Newspaper Online 27 September 2011
According to residents in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, alleged al-Qaeda militants would have severed the hands of 2 people, including that of a 15-year old boy. Eye witnesses told the
Yemen opposition calls for jihad: 26 protestors killed in confrontations with Yemeni security forces
Yemen Online 19 September 2011
After Yemeni opposition announced escalation against Yemeni political regime last week, they called on Sunday the young protestors in Sana'a for jihad as a holy act to change the corrupted regime in
AQAP chief Nasir al Wuhayshi reported killed in southern Yemen
Long War Journal 29 August 2011
By Bill Roggio
Yemeni military officials claimed that Nasir al Wuhayshi, the head of al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, was killed during recent fighting in the south. The report has not been
The Tent-Dwellers of Sana'a
Spiegel Online 1 July 2011
By Alexander Smoltczyk
While President Salih licks his wounds abroad, Yemen's protest movement is establishing its presence in the capital city, hoping to bridge the country's divide. The revolutionaries -- for now -- live
Al-Qaida militants among SIXTY suspects who tunnel out of Yemeni prison as protests grip impoverished country
Daily Mail 24 June 2011
Nearly 60 suspected al-Qaida militants have tunneled their way out of a Yemeni prison in the lawless south, deepening the chaos of a nation where protesters are trying to topple the autocratic
Al-Qaida suspects tunnel out of Yemeni prison
CBS News 23 June 2011
SANAA, Yemen— Nearly 60 suspected al-Qaida militants tunneled their way out of a Yemeni prison in the lawless south on Wednesday, deepening the chaos of a nation where protesters are trying to
Saudi Arabia's Silent Battle to Halt History
Spiegel Online 15 June 2011
By Susanne Koelbl
Saudi Arabia's rulers are doing their utmost to resist the tide of history. The wealthy Arab country wants peace and stability within its society and in the region. But even the ultraconservative
Video: Al Qaeda Capitalizing on Yemen Unrest
Christian Broadcasting Network 9 June 2011
By Erick Stakelbeck
The biggest terrorist threat to the United States may not come from Iran or Afghanistan -- but from al Qaeda in Yemen. The terrorist group violently seized the town of southern city of Zinjibar in late May, declaring it the capital of its Islamic emirate.
Video: Yemen Troops Battle Al-Qaeda Forces for Control
Christian Broadcasting Network 8 June 2011
Fighting between suspected al Qaeda gunmen and army troops in south Yemen, Tuesday, has left 19 people dead, a military official said. The violence in the Yemeni provinces of Taiz and Abyan sparked two days after the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Britain says military assets deployed near Yemen
Expatica 7 June 2011
Britain on Monday confirmed the deployment of military assets near Yemen but did not verify reports that ships were on standby in the Gulf to evacuate its nationals. "As part of routine deployment
Yemen Faces Abyss Despite President's Departure
Spiegel Online 7 June 2011
By Charles Hawley
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh may have left the country for medical treatment, but a peaceful transition of power is by no means assured. German commentators say that urgent action is required
Saudi Royal Family Organizes Fight against Arab Democracy
AllGov 1 June 2011
By Noel Brinkerhoff
Under the guise of combating instability in the Middle East and countering Iranian influence, the royal family of Saudi Arabia has taken military and diplomatic steps to reduce the
