Strife Iraq is worsened by allegations that PM Maliki’s cabinet fired some of the nation’s top police and army commanders based on sectarian considerations:
- Maliki’s Office Is Seen Behind Purge in Forces (Washington Post)
Iran’s decision to send high-level official on Iraq conference sends reassuring message that “some diplomatic doors remain open†between Tehran and Washington:
- Iran to Attend Regional Talks on Iraq Violence (New York Times)
The arrest of 172 suspected Al-Qaeda militants is an example of how the Saudi government has capitalized on the terrorists key strategic mistake–”attacking Saudis, Arabs and Muslims”:
- New Saudi Tack on Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor)
UK finds two men innocent and convicts five extremists of attempting to kill hundreds with giant fertilizer bomb, sentencing them to life in prison:
- Five Get Life Over UK Bomb Plot (BBC News)
Exiled Syrian Muslim Brotherhood leader denounces latest national elections:
- Syria: Elections ‘Another Farce’ Says Muslim Brotherhood Leader (Adnkronos International)
In the latest attack on the political opposition in Egypt, government arrests 14 Muslim Brothers, including two parliamentarians, violating parliamentary mmunity:
- Egypt: Two Deputies Among Latest Muslim Brotherhood Arrests (Adnkronos International)
“Progressive†Islamic-oriented party is formed in Aceh, Indonesia, aiming to engage issues such as “corruption, good government, savage deforestation, and the protection of women”:
- Indonesia: New Aceh Party Favors Progressive Shari’a Law (Adnkronos International)
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