Daily Updated Middle East News from the most reliable sources around the world.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:13:24 ESTCopyright 2012 AlArabiya News Channel, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/calls-for-strike-divide-egypt-as-muslim-brotherhood-snubs-71014.htmReligious authorities in Egypt have called on unions and youth groups to scrap plans for a wave of strikes, saying the people must show duty to the nation and spare its frayed economy even more damage. Protesters are planning mass walkouts and civil Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/calls-for-strike-divide-egypt-as-muslim-brotherhood-snubs-71014.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/ayman-al-zawahiri-says-somali-militant-group-joins-al-qaeda-71012.htmSomalias militant group al-Shabaab have joined ranks with al-Qaeda, the terror networks chief Ayman al-Zawahiri announced in a video message posted on jihadist forums on Thursday. Today, I have glad tidings for the Muslim ummah (nation) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/ayman-al-zawahiri-says-somali-militant-group-joins-al-qaeda-71012.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-tribe-blocks-memorial-for-hanged-qaeda-member-71007.htmA major Iraqi tribe has prohibited the family of an executed Al-Qaeda member from organizing a condolences ceremony and from burying him in the cemetery in his home town north of Baghdad. Iraq executed 14 people convicted of terrorism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:16 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-tribe-blocks-memorial-for-hanged-qaeda-member-71007.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/bloodstained-city-of-homs-becomes-focus-of-syrias-uprising-71006.htmEvery day, rockets and mortars fired by regime forces rattle the streets of Homs. Armed rebels ambush government military checkpoints. Hatreds brew on either side of the avenues that divide the bloodstained Syrian city. Homs has become Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/bloodstained-city-of-homs-becomes-focus-of-syrias-uprising-71006.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/erdogan-resurrects-debates-of-islamization-71002.htmPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans comment that his government wants to raise a religious youth has touched a nerve in society, fuelling debates over an alleged hidden agenda to Islamize secular Turkey. We want to raise a Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/erdogan-resurrects-debates-of-islamization-71002.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-has-executed-65-so-far-in-2012-report-70998.htmIraqi authorities executed at least 65 people in the first 40 days of 2012 for various offenses, including 14 on a single day, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director of the New York-based advocacy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-has-executed-65-so-far-in-2012-report-70998.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/two-activists-killed-during-an-anti-elections-demonstration-in-70997.htmYemeni security forces shot dead two southern Yemeni activists during a demonstration Thursday in Daleh against presidential elections to be held later this month, witnesses and activists said. Southerner wake up, no more elections, Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/two-activists-killed-during-an-anti-elections-demonstration-in-70997.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syria-top-muslim-cleric-hails-iran-support-70988.htmSyrias top Muslim cleric has thanked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his unwavering support of Syrias government as it deals with widespread unrest, the presidency website reported Thursday. Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddin Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syria-top-muslim-cleric-hails-iran-support-70988.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/australia-denies-link-to-secret-iraqi-prison-70977.htmAustralia denied as nonsense Thursday claims in a British newspaper that it played an integral part in illegally detaining prisoners of war at a secret Iraqi desert jail in 2003. The Guardian, citing a U.S. military document, said Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/australia-denies-link-to-secret-iraqi-prison-70977.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/china-reports-1st-visit-of-syrian-opposition-israel-fears-arms-70976.htmChina said on Thursday that a Syrian opposition delegation had visited the country this week and met a vice foreign minister, the first contact reported by Beijing in the wake of its veto in the U.N. of a draft resolution on the country. The Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/china-reports-1st-visit-of-syrian-opposition-israel-fears-arms-70976.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/russia-says-israels-mounting-speculation-of-a-nuclear-iran-can-70972.htmIsraels mounting speculation that Iran is moving closer to developing a nuclear weapon could have catastrophic consequences, a senior Russian foreign ministry official warned Thursday. The inventions concerning Irans nuclear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/russia-says-israels-mounting-speculation-of-a-nuclear-iran-can-70972.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/chinese-russian-arms-fuel-darfur-abuse-amnesty-70958.htmChinese-made bullets and aircraft bought from Russia are used to commit rights violations in Sudans Darfur under an ineffective U.N. arms embargo, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The London-based rights watchdog aired similar Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:35:11 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/chinese-russian-arms-fuel-darfur-abuse-amnesty-70958.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/gaza-hamas-chief-to-visit-iran-this-week-officials-70957.htmThe Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, is on Friday to make a visit to Iran, which is celebrating the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian government officials said. The Palestinian leader was to be received by Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/gaza-hamas-chief-to-visit-iran-this-week-officials-70957.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/un-chief-says-arab-league-aims-to-revive-syria-mission-homs-70948.htmU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the Arab League chief told him he intends to revive an Arab League monitoring mission in Syria, which has collapsed amid continuing violence there. Nabil Elaraby asked for U.N. help with the project Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/un-chief-says-arab-league-aims-to-revive-syria-mission-homs-70948.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/egypt-to-deploy-troops-ahead-of-strike-as-pm-paints-grim-picture-70932.htmMore soldiers and tanks will be deployed across Egypt as a warning to activists planning a national strike on the anniversary of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypts ruling generals said on Wednesday. Protesters are planning mass walkouts Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/egypt-to-deploy-troops-ahead-of-strike-as-pm-paints-grim-picture-70932.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syria-sanctions-have-wide-backing-in-eu-says-diplomat-70924.htmEuropean Union governments have reached an agreement in principle to impose sanctions on the Syrian central bank this month as part of new measures intended to force President Bashar al-Assad out of power, a senior EU diplomat said on Wednesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syria-sanctions-have-wide-backing-in-eu-says-diplomat-70924.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/afghan-forces-will-be-good-enough-to-take-over-us-70923.htmAfghanistans forces will be good enough to take over its security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate independently from NATO-led troops, a top U.S. general said Wednesday. Lieutenant General Curtis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/afghan-forces-will-be-good-enough-to-take-over-us-70923.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/israeli-president-peres-sends-message-of-peace-to-iranians-70921.htmPresident Shimon Peres sent a message of peace to Iranians from the podium of Israels parliament on Wednesday, saying there was no need for the two peoples to be foes. We were not born enemies and there is no need for us to live as Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/israeli-president-peres-sends-message-of-peace-to-iranians-70921.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/kuwait-cancels-festival-concerts-in-solidarity-with-syria-70916.htmOrganizers of Kuwaits annual shopping festival, February Nights, have cancelled all musical concerts in solidarity with the Syrian people, an organizer said on Wednesday. The situation is not suitable for staging concerts now since Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:11 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/kuwait-cancels-festival-concerts-in-solidarity-with-syria-70916.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/libya-seeks-jordan-help-in-fighting-ex-regime-officials-70915.htmLibya wants Amman to help fight remnants of slain dictator Muammar Qaddafis regime if found in Jordan, a government statement said on Wednesday as the two nations vowed to boost their ties. Libya is looking forward for Jordanian help Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:11 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/libya-seeks-jordan-help-in-fighting-ex-regime-officials-70915.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/egyptian-judges-accuse-ngos-of-meddling-in-politics-70914.htmEgyptian judges probing alleged illegal foreign funding of non-governmental organizations on Wednesday accused domestic and foreign groups, including American ones, of illegally meddling in politics. The NGOs are operating without license, and their Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:11 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/egyptian-judges-accuse-ngos-of-meddling-in-politics-70914.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-wants-to-limit-private-security-contractors-70905.htmIraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions. This mistrust stems from perceived arrogant Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:35:18 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/iraq-wants-to-limit-private-security-contractors-70905.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/tunisia-president-in-morocco-to-promote-maghreb-union-70904.htmTunisias new President Moncef Marzouki arrived in Morocco Wednesday to push for a revival of a dormant project to unify the Maghreb region on his first foreign tour since taking office. This year we will work to restore unity with our Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/tunisia-president-in-morocco-to-promote-maghreb-union-70904.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/turkey-plans-conference-on-syria-says-assad-dares-not-to-use-70898.htmTurkey plans an international conference as soon as possible with regional players and world powers to solve the Syrian crisis, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. We are determined to establish a broad-based forum to promote Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:12 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/turkey-plans-conference-on-syria-says-assad-dares-not-to-use-70898.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syrian-regime-hunts-down-arab-journalists-who-are-covering-70895.htmAs part of an overall plan to cover up for atrocities committed against unarmed civilians, the Syrian regime has embarked on an expansive campaign to silence Arab journalists abroad particularly, in Moscow. The Syrian regime has accused Arab Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:35:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/middle-east/general/syrian-regime-hunts-down-arab-journalists-who-are-covering-70895.htmTRCB.comNews Middle East / General