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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Bhutto, another victim of freedom

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Today is a tragic day for the world and for all those who support democracy, freedom and human rights. Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s opposition leader, was shot in the neck today before being bombed in a suicidal attack, 2 weeks before the elections. 20 were killed and many injured in this attack. Another sad bloody page in the […]

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Lebanon still without a President

December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

 I just needed to write it down. The last time we had a president was on november 23rd 2007. Maybe Santa will hear the Lebanese’s prayers. But till then, the Baabda presidential palace will still be empty since, for the 10th time, the parliament session to elect a president has been postponed.
The speaker, Nabih Berry   […]

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Reporters Without Borders worried about the death of internet journalist in Irak

December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

 Reporters Without Borders called yesterday on the Iraqi authorities to investigate the disturbing circumstances in which Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, a correspondent of the news website Alive in Baghdad, was killed on 14 December. Aged 23, Moussawi was found dead in his home in the northeast Baghdad district of Habibiya after an Iraqi military raid on his […]

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Tags: Politics · Society · War & Conflict · Youth

Après 6 mois de crise politique, la Belgique forme son gouvernement

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Malgré sa capitale, Bruxelles, capitale européenne,malgré sa position privilégiée au sein de l’Europe, la Belgique a souffert 6 mois durant d’une crise politique sans précédent. Toutefois, dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, un accord a finalement été scellé entre les différentes parties, et l’ancien - nouveau Premier ministre, GuyVerhofstadt, a pris les rênes du […]

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Les premières neiges

December 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Snow in Lebanon
Uploaded by LeliaLeb
Les deux premières affiches qui apparaissent dans la vidéo sont le portrait du PDG du quotidien libanais AnNahar, Gébran Tuéni. Il venait d’être élu au Parlement, et dirigeait avec passion depuis plusieurs années déjà AnNahar, le quotidien en langue arabe le plus vendu au Liban et le plus libéral aussi. Gebran […]

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