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Newscast for Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Protests break out in Libya and continue in Bahrain and Yemen Hundreds of people remain stranded at the Egypt-Gaza Rafah border crossing Thousands protest in Wisconsin against a plan to ditch collective bargaining rights...

Newscast for Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Lawyers investigate the widespread corruption under Egypt’s former regime Iran’s pro-government politicians call for the trial and execution of democracy protesters The ongoing protests in Bahrain and Yemen U.S. Republicans propose job cuts in...

Newscast for Monday, February 14, 2011

Pro-democracy demonstrations continue to break out across North Africa and the Middle East The history of military rule in Egypt Thai news website editor goes on trial for reader comments critical of the government...

Newscast for Friday, February 11, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns and millions across the country erupt in celebration We go the streets of Cairo and hear from democracy protesters and our correspondent Aya Batrawy In Gaza, Palestinians pour into...

Newscast for Thursday, February 10, 2011

Egypt’s President Mubarak addresses the nation and refuses to step down immediately The impact on Libya of the upheavals across the Arab world Citizen journalists report from the World Social Forum in Senegal The...

Newscast for Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Egypt’s Vice President warns of a coup Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip injure women and children The Sikh survivors of a riot in India pursue justice in a US court U.S. Senators look...

Newscast for Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Egyptian democracy protesters in Cairo turn out for the biggest demonstration yet The US corporations and lobbyists with close ties to the Mubarak regime The World Social Forum gets underway in Dakar, Senegal The...

Newscast for Monday, February 7, 2011

The Egyptian regime’s ongoing crackdown on demonstrators, activists and journalists Palestinians continue Egypt solidarity protests in the West Bank, despite assaults by Security forces Sudan’s referendum shows 99% favor independence for the south TSA...

Newscast for Friday, February, 4, 2011

Unprecedented numbers demonstrate in Egypt as international pressure on the regime builds Egyptian blogger describes the Mubarak regime’s campaign of violence and intimidation Activists link a US technology firm to the repression in Egypt...

Newscast for Thursday, February 3, 2011

  The Egyptian government continues its crackdown on activists Egyptian blogger Wael Khalil discusses what opposition activists have planned next Hundreds of academics call for a radical change to US Middle East foreign policy...