www.al-bab.com Brian Whitaker's blog en-gb mirabyte Feed Writer Sun, 09 May 2010 10:21:34 +0100 arab middle east http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#yemen_election_what_election US back-pedals on democracy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:13:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#reforming_the_saudi_religious_police New chief begins a clean-up Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:59:59 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#syria_and_the_assad_poll Claim of 55% support for president is meaningless Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:12:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#britain_and_bahrain_just_good_friends Ex-ambassador speaks up for regime Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:34:15 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#syria_and_the_zioamerican_plot Spreading conspiracy theories Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:40:13 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#change_of_underwear_in_saudi_arabia Reform - or just more segregation? Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:35:32 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#syria_the_money_question How long can Assad hold out financially? Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:24:18 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2012/blog1201.htm#yemen_parallel_revolution Widespread strikes target Saleh's corrupt officials Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:41:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#us_visa_for_saleh Questions over Yemeni president's trip Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:46:59 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#yemen_new_era_of_illegitimacy Unconstitutional start to the transition Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:35:44 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#muddying_the_waters_in_syria Suspicions surround Damascus bombings Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:14 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#just_too_much Bahrain's PR man complains about exclamation marks Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:59:29 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#syria_clock_is_ticking The factors that will determine how long Assad survives Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:28:02 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#assad_buys_more_time Syrian regime kicks the Arab League's plan into touch Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:31:43 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#yemen_frustrated_revolution Change, but no change, in Sanaa Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:50:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#gay_rights_and_human_rights ... and the problem of obscurity Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:05:43 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#hunting_the_gaddafi_family_assets Libya claims ownership of $16m house in London Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:31:29 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#the_power_of_mice Some thoughts on the first anniversary of the Arab Spring Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:59:37 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#tunisia_discriminatory_new_constitution Religious restriction on presidency Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:11:12 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#qorvis_and_bahrain New details emerge of American PR firm's support for regime Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:51:27 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#yemen_seeks_election_aid UN support for one-man poll? Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:31:39 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#arabs_and_the_gender_gap Middle East lags behind in latest survey Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:03:39 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#syrian_blogger_arrested Campaign launched to free Razan Ghazzawi Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:05:26 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#qatar_al-jazeera_and_hiv Journalist sacked and expelled after positive test Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:34:50 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1112a.htm#saleh_fights_back_in_yemen New battles undermine 'transition' agreement Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:18:53 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#yemen_a_question_of_immunity Mystery over Saleh's protection from prosecution Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:35:40 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#saudi_arabia_may_avoid_olympic_ban Plan for a token female presence in team Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:39:47 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#tunisia_ennahda_and_bahrain Did Tunisian party really declare support for Bahrain regime? Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:10:07 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#marinara_from_bahrain PR man Squitieri is at it again Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:44:03 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#parliament_versus_monarchy_in_kuwait A long struggle for accountable government Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:01:11 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#obscene_party_raided_in_saudi Cosmetics and women's clothing found Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:33:36 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#yemen_and_reuters_3 A victory for Twitter Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:17:50 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#human_trafficking_in_egypt Hundreds of migrants released; smuggler killed Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:39:54 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#yemen_and_reuters_2 A conflict of interest? Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:07:21 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#a_gay_day_for_egypt Activists plan day of action Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:09:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#election_round-up Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:02:05 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#has_the_arab_league_woken_up A new voice for Arabism or a tool of western imperialism? Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:15:53 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#yemen_and_reuters The strange case of the president's interpreter Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:39:13 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#syria_the_burning_of_the_boats What the Arab League's decision means Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:40:14 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#egyptian_NGOs_boycott_constitution_talks Military council must 'show respect for rights' Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:07:42 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#middle_east_headlines_11_november Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:07:25 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#the_future_of_tyranny_2 Saudi Arabia and the counter-revolution Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:06:12 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#the_future_of_tyranny Is the Arab Spring just a mutation of authoritarianism? Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:01:21 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#middle_east_headlines_10_november Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:01:10 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#middle_east_headlines_9_november Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:05:30 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#jordan_endless_road_to_reform Surviving on repeated promises Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:48:59 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#middle_east_headlines_8_november Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:48:39 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#saudi_arabia_imitation_versus_innovation The core of the kingdom's religious problem Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:51:15 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#middle_east_headlines_7_november Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:50:55 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#syria_progress_on_human_rights Blathering all the way to the UN Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:24:46 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1111a.htm#bahrain_death_from_natural_causes Questions about death of opposition leader's father Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:24:08 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#hailing_the_next_saudi_king Nayef, prince of stupidity Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:28:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#bahrain_$6m_bribery_claim Prime minister's adviser named in corruption case Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:27:05 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#anti-gay_persecution_in_iraq 25 men arrested in raid on party Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:01:14 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#bahrain_more_rubbish_from_huffington "King Hamad is a progressive leader" Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:09:40 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#egyptian_jailed_for_insulting_islam Three-year sentence for remarks on Facebook Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:57:19 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#yemen_and_the_un_security_council Resolution approved, but unlikely to shift Saleh Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:19:44 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#two_arrested_in_saudi_over_poverty_video YouTube men detained since Sunday Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:23:35 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#persistent_lying_from_bahrain_government British foreign secretary is latest victim Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:37:05 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#tunisia_on_the_road_to_gridlock Questions that the election won't resolve Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:28:03 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#violence_in_egypt_leaves_24_dead Sectarian strife highlights Mubarak's failure Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:17:49 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#bahrain_PR_offensive_continues Turning oppression into 'irresistibe marinara' Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:14:29 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#rioting_in_saudi_arabia Saudis blame 'foreign power' for trouble in Qatif Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:28:15 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1110a.htm#battle_to_expose_corruption_in_jordan Government backs down amid protests Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:41:33 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1105a.htm#yemen_transition_deal_is_a_non-starter Time to press ahead with Yemen transition Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:45:10 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#bahrains_latest_PR_stunt Kingdom funds new hospital but jails doctors and nurses Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:20:51 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#a_watershed_moment_for_saudi_women Step by step, change is under way Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:01:35 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#saleh_tricked_saudis_over_return_to_yemen Implausible tale of president's ruse Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:40:43 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#bahrain_election_spin Is Qorvis at it again? Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:05:27 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#saudi_women_get_the_right_to_vote A small step, but an important principle Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:55:46 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#journalists_face_jail_in_oman Sentenced for 'unsulting the dignity' of justice minister Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:10:42 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#president_saleh_returns_to_yemen Gunfire greets his arrival Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:36:36 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#election_victory_for_saudi_men Women excluded from polls once again Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:57:31 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#spinning_bahrain_the_qorvis_way American PR firm seeks to justify repression Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:42:36 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#yemen_a_new_transition_plan Ruling party to consider UN proposals Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:20:25 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#lies_and_more_lies_from_bahrain_regime Government makes up quotes showing international support Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:31:14 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1109a.htm#yemen_and_the_spin_doctors PR firms hired to polish the country's image Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:44:04 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#yemen_new_parliament Presidential elections, on their own, will not be enough Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:44:44 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#assad_reforms_the_syrian_media A step forward, or more of the same? Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:26:22 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#llbya_no_longer_an_arab_state Draft constitution abandons pan-Arabism and Arab nationalism Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:51:45 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#goodbye_liliane_khalil Mystery journalist vanishes from Twitter Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:51:13 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#who_is_suzan_hadad Another mystery journalist emerges Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:50:51 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#an_update_on_liliane_khalil The mystery continues Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:50:07 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#man_shot_near_saudi_princes_palace Was it an attempt to kill Prince Nayef? Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:49:29 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#7%_of_middle_east_bloggers_arrested Survey looks at online risks Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:48:45 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#lebanon_syrian_spillover Pro-Assad thugs attack demonstrators outside embassy Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:47:39 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1108a.htm#libya_bahrain_mystery_journalist The puzzle of Liliane Khalil Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:46:49 +0100 http://www.al-bab.com/blog/2011/blog1101a.htm#misreporting_tunisia Ben Ali's regime is getting an easy ride Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:01:15 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1010b.htm#maid_faces_execution_in_saudi_arabia Court confirms death sentence on under-age Sri Lankan Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:08:04 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#yemen_deal_with_houthi_rebels Qatar mediates to bolster ceasefire Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:35:47 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#gay_ad_for_coca_cola_in_egypt Hand-on-hand in the cinema Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:18:32 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#king_reprimands_scholar Saudi conservative called for supermarket boycott over women cashiers Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:10 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#thousands_flee_yemeni_city House-to-house search for militants Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:37:31 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#saudis_used_british_planes_to_bomb_yemen Amnesty International calls for investigation Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:35:44 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#taxation_and_representation Low taxes, rentier states and government accountability in the Middle East Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:13:02 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#yemen_the_land_of_jihad Al-Qaeda, poverty, corruption and an army of jihadis willing to fight Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:02:16 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#salmon_fishing_in_the_yemen Politics and the art of the impossible Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:51:48 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#complaints_about_jordan_cyber_law 'Emergency' measure gives sweeping powers to raid websites Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:51:49 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#troops_die_in_south_yemen_attack Battle near marketplace leaves many dead Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:50:33 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#war_on_yemen_intelligence_officers Seventh attack in space of two months; al-Qaeda blamed Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:20:28 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#yemeni_officer_shot_dead Official blames al-Qaeda Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:41:45 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#saudi_king_seeks_to_restrict_fatwas Scholars will need royal approval Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:45:18 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#nasrallah_and_hariri Blaming Israel for assassination provides Lebanon with an exit strategy Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:23:36 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#nasrallah_and_the_israeli_drones Hizbullah intercepted data from surveillance aircraft Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:55:57 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm Religious police to issue 'regulations and guidelines' Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:56:56 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#security_forces_attacked_in_yemen Three more shot dead by motorcycle gunmen Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:54:07 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#the_trouble_with_islamism 'Sovereignty of God' versus sovereignty of the people Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:52:11 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#gardening_on_the_lebanese_border Bad fences make bad neighbours Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:34 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#burqa_for_the_blackberry Preserving your phone's modesty Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:59:45 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#blackberry_a_crucial_battle Test case for freedom of information in the Gulf Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:18:50 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#iraqs_other_war Attacks on gay and 'gay-looking' men continue Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:17:21 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1008a.htm#capture_of_yemeni_troops_confirmed Houthi rebels release large numbers of soldiers Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:16:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#call_to_ban_saudi_arabia_from_olympics Protest over exclusion of women competitors Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:33:00 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#arabs_and_vegetarianism Where eating meat is a sign of affluence Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:49 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#captured_soldiers_released_says_report Yemen denies Republican Guards were taken prisoner Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:07:29 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#israel_and_homo-nationalism 'Gay rights have essentially become a public relations tool' Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:39:47 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#egypt_swine_flu_incompetence UN report highlights government's 'irrational approach' Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:09:40 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#yemen_rebels_capture_200_soldiers Houthi conflict escalates again Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:08:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#british_embassy_attacked_in_yemen Drive-by shooting blamed on al-Qaeda Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:26:13 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#safety_in_the_heat_2 Saudi move to protect outdoor workers Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:25:39 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#lettuce_woman_arrested_in_jordan Police halt 'unauthorised' demo by vegetarian Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:09:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#soldiers_die_in_yemen_attack Militants attack in south, conflict resumes in north Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:08:40 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#tweeting_the_revolution Can the internet bring political change in the Middle East? Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:53:58 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#journey_from_left_to_right The story of Commentary, a magazine of influence Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:44:09 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#yemen_death_toll_grows Tribal leader killed as fighting continues Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:30:38 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#monitoring_arab_homophobia Website to compile details of abuse Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:28:55 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#yemen_houthi_war_resumes Latest clashes leave at least 22 dead, 50 wounded Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:45:25 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#arab_jailed_for_sex_with_jewish_woman Israeli court convicts man of 'rape by deception' Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:44:32 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#saudis_and_the_rule_of_law Slow progress in reforming legal system Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:43:57 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#tunisian_newspaper_seized Report on 'presidency for life' may have upset the authorities Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:29:23 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#national_dialogue_in_yemen Government and opposition to start talks Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:06:11 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#unfit_to_sail Safety fears for Egyptian ships Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:04:33 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#personal_status_laws_in_egypt A crucial interface between religion and the state Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:52:59 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#political_gangrene Geriatric rulers and crumbling regimes Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:38:34 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#eleven_die_in_yemen_ambush Houthi rebels attack convoy Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:12:53 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007b.htm#syria_bans_niqab_in_schools 1,200 women teachers said to be affected Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:11:45 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#security_buildings_attacked_in_yemen Al-Qaeda suspected Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:38:30 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#male_beauty_parlour_raided_in_baghdad Customers 'were seduced by the devil' Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:57:30 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#personal_status_law_opposed Proposal is 'racist and discriminatory', say Egyptian Baha'is Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:27:17 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#filming_in_saudi_arabia Religious police 'stop us all the time' Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:26:26 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#new_houthi_war_imminent Yemen sends tanks to northern province -- report Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:22:04 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#sudanese_newspaper_suspended Accused of 'strengthening separatist tendencies' Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:21:24 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#honour_killing_in_Jordan Police question brothers after woman is stabbed Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:29:40 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#oil_workers_kidnapped_in_yemen Tensions rise as government accuses Houthi rebels Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:28:58 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#court_victory_for_coptic_church Pope wins battle to stop divorced Christians remarrying Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:27:06 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#corruption_in_morocco Report highlights legal loopholes Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:26:30 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#cnn__mccarthyism The hounding of Octavia Nasr Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:26:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#four_jailed_for_bribery_in_jordan Prominent figures convicted in refinery corruption case Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:38:24 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#officer_survives_yemen_attack Another assassination attempt in south Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:35:12 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#dancing_in_the_street Israeli troops have fun in Hebron Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:33:45 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#slavery_in_yemen Investigation reveals hundreds living in servitude Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:11:25 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#rip_nasr_abu_zayd Death of leading liberal Islamic thinker Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:10:48 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#muslim_brotherhood_taking_over_europe US neocon alleges 'penetration' of European governments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:03:40 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#syria_technology_factor American IT firms test the water in Damascus Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:44:24 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#another_officer_shot_dead_in_yemen Body found near army base; four arrested over previous killing Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:43:44 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#eight_dead_in_building_collapse Occupants buried in Cairo 'restoration work' Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:43:07 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#yemen_the_fragile_truce Three die as Houthi rebels attack tribal leader's home Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:50:52 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#the_brotherhoods_own_facebook Copycat websites puzzle observers Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:28:58 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#khaled_said_case_police_detained Two officers held for questioning Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:36:18 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#violations_of_un_resolution_1701 Lebanon accuses Israel of 6,945 infringements Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:35:24 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1007a.htm#failed_states_index Somalia heads the list; Yemen worsens Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:34:46 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#woman_shot_dead_on_egyptian_border Shoot-to-kill policy continues Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:19:14 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#seventeen_face_jail_over_gay_parties_in_syria Likely sentences of three to seven years for 'unnatural acts' Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:18:31 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#lebanon_facebook_arrests Four accused of defaming president Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:03:05 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#khaled_said_and_the_emergency_law 'Anyone and everyone can be a suspect' Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:41:36 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#thousands_at_risk_in_syrian_drought Spectre of malnutrition as food aid falls short Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:40:46 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#arrests_at_sudan_fashion_show Participants may face 'indecency' charges Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:16:15 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#mubarak_regime_under_pressure_over_killing Amid street protests, Human Rights Watch calls for prosecutions Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:50:53 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#zionist_gay_workshop_cancelled Accused of violating anti-racist principles Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:48:51 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#protest_over_personal_status_law Egyptian lawyers criticise moves to appease church Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:43:06 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#gay_life_in_syria Some improvement, but arrests continue Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:30:21 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#misery_of_the_housemaids_13 Domestic workers' wages 'unpaid for five months' Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:29:12 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#khaled_said_light_injuries Second autopsy on man beaten by police claims accidental death Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:28:18 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#partygoers_to_be_jailed_and_flogged Eleven sentenced for gender mixing in Saudi Arabia Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:45:07 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#egyptian_churches_at_loggerheads Recriminations over personal status law Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:20:48 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#more_clashes_in_yemen Militants protest over unpaid 'allowances' Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:50:23 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#iraqi_police_raid_gay_safe_house Concern over fate of arrested occupants Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:22:57 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#yemen_releases_arms_trafficker Tribal welcome for man who violated UN embargo Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:22:14 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#tunisians_forbidden_to_contact_EU Regime furious over representations from human rights activists Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:26:34 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#church_versus_state_in_egypt_2 Move to defuse confrontation with Copts Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:28:21 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#pinkwashing_israel Zionist militants try to hijack the Middle East gay rights debate Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:26:49 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#new_autopsy_for_khaled_said Egyptian government yields to pressure Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:11:36 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006b.htm#safety_in_the_heat Abu Dhabi moves to protect outdoor workers Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:11:01 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006a.htm#beirut_room_with_a_view Workers risk lives at top Beirut hotel Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:33:19 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006a.htm#did_video_lead_to_egyptians_killing The brutal death of Khaled Said Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:32:15 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006a.htm#egyptian_beaten_to_death_by_police Call for full investigation into Alexandria man's death Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:07:11 GMT http://www.al-bab.com/blog/blog1006a.htm#character_assassination Police raid attempts to smear Moroccan journalists Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:35:59 GMT