US vetoes UN condemnation of Israeli settlements | Ed Pilkington
The Obama administration wielded its first veto at the UN security council last night in a move to swipe down a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. The US stood alone among the 15 members of the security council in failing to condemn the resumption of settlement building that has caused a serious rift between the Israeli government and the Palestinian authority and
Bankruptcy tourism draws debt-stricken Irish
Niall is 31 and manager of a successful fruit farm just outside Dublin. He is thinking of emigrating to England – not because he is out of work but because he is so heavily in debt that he wants to declare himself bankrupt. He bought three houses as a buy-to-let sideline between 2004 and 2006. Although he earned a modest salary of €25,000 a year (less than £17,000 then), the banks gave him two mor
After Long Exile, Sunni Cleric Takes Role in Egypt (Published 2011)
More than a million Egyptians celebrated in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, and honored those who had died in the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak.Credit...Ed Ou for The New York Times CAIRO � Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Sunni cleric who is banned from the United States and Britain for supporting violence against Israel and American forces in Iraq, delivered his first public ser
50,000 Protest in Bahrain Before Another Bloody Crackdown
Breaking News: Bahrain security forces appear to have run out of ammunition at the downtown Pearl Roundabout, as thousands of Shiite protesters flooded in Saturday morning. The demonstrators took the square and a festive mood settled in. The Wifaq Party, which had represented the majority Shiites in parliament until its members resigned en masse on Thursday, had announced that it would not enter t
Clashes in Libya Worsen as Army Crushes Dissent (Published 2011)
CAIRO � Thousands gathered Friday for a third day of violent demonstrations in Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, in an unprecedented challenge to the mercurial 41-year reign of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Human rights groups said 24 people had been killed across the North African country, though activists say the count may be far higher. The escalating unrest bears the hallmarks of uprisings in
Bahrain protest: 'The regime must fall, and we will make sure it does'
Ali Ismail had helped wash the body of a dead protester for burial and he was already talking of more blood. "We will go to them and they will attack us," he said of Bahrain's riot police. Within hours he was proved correct. Just after 5.30pm on Friday, central Manama again erupted in gunfire and screaming. Up to 200 demonstrators had attempted to march on Pearl Square, the scene of Thursday morni
Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco
With the ouster of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak, the Arab world has erupted in popular protests in favor of democracy and dignity. Morocco, long considered one of the most stable Arab countries, is not immune to this regional trend. Inspired by the cases of Tunisia and Egypt, a group of young activists are using social media to spread the word about a protest in Casablanca on February
Ian McEwan to accept Israel book award but criticise occupation
The novelist Ian McEwan will criticise Israel's occupation of Palestinian land in his speech accepting the Jerusalem Prize for literature on Sunday evening, saying that the open and democratic nature of novels is antithetical to the government's settlement policies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. He will refer to "a strand of nihilism which is closing off the future here", he told the Guardia
The siege of Bahrain
Bahrain is burning. Confronted earlier this week by a wave of peaceful public protests and calls for democratic reform, Bahrain’s rulers and their mercenaries have laid siege to their own country. Police and security forces have brutalized crowds of demonstrators in recent days. In a pre-dawn assault on sleeping activists on February 17th in Manama, police went on a murderous rampage and killed at
Violence in Bahrain and Libya - Friday 18 February
• Bahrain: dozens injured as shots fired at protesters • Libya: news blackout obscures reports of chaos • Obama condemns violent attacks on protesters • Egypt: massive celebration in Tahrir Square • Yemen: crowds demonstrated in Sana'a and Taiz Bahraini anti-government protesters carry the coffin of Ali Massour Khodier, 22, who died during clashes with riot police on Thursday, during his funeral p
Radiohead release The King of Limbs – live coverage
Radiohead's new album, The King Of Limbs, has been released 24 hours earlier than expected. Here's how it happened 1.55pm: Tim Jonze's review of The Kings of Limbs is now online, which brings us to the end of this liveblog. There will also be an album review from Kitty Empire in this Sunday's Observer and Alexis Petridis will be reviewing the album for the Guardian on Monday. Thanks for all your c
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