Resent articles by the "APS Diplomat Recorder" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:30:10 GMT360http://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/YEMEN+-+Nov+30+-+Yemeni+Forces+Clamp+Down+On+Aden+Separatists.-a0215068343
Yemeni security forces spread out across the southern port city of Aden Nov 30, clamping down on any display of secessionist sentiment on the anniversary of the south's independence from Britain. Residents said hundreds of troops lined the streets of Aden, where southern activists had been planning a festival to commemorate the day the last British soldier departed in 1967. In the run-up...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PALESTINE+-+Nov+30+-+Hamas+Official+Says+Differences+Remain+Over...-a0215068342
Senior Hamas officials says the Islamic militant group is still sparring with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier, signaling there were still significant gaps before completing the anticipated deal. Last week, Israeli and Hamas officials spoke of progress, raising speculation that an agreement could be wrapped up within...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LEBANON+-+Nov+30+-+Nasrallah%3a+Sectarianism+Impeding+Democracy.-a0215068341
Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says the major problem facing Lebanon's political regime was political sectarianism, which hindered the establishment of a true democracy. He also stressed the continued need for the resistance's, given the absence of a strong Lebanese state. Speaking at a news conference through video phone to declare his party's new political policy...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ISRAEL+-+Dec+3+-+Netanyahu+Faces+Rightwing+Protests.-a0215068340
The Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, faces mounting pressure from rightwing activists and settlers, who are furious about his decision to impose a partial construction freeze on Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. In an attempt to calm tensions, which have triggered violent clashes between settlers and Israeli police, Netanyahu met leaders of the settler movement. A government...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ISRAEL+-+Dec+1+-+Israeli+Settlers+Protest+Freeze+Of+Illegal...-a0215068339
Israeli inspectors trying to enforce a government moratorium on new building starts in illegal Jewish settlements ran into defiance at an enclave in the occupied West Bank. About a dozen settlers challenged several inspectors who had come to halt construction at a building site in the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba, adjacent to the West Bank city of Hebron. "You should be ashamed of...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ISRAEL+-+Nov+29+-+Israel+To+Recruit+More+Building+Inspectors+To...-a0215068338
Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, instructed his staff to recruit dozens of new building inspectors to supervise the government's temporary construction freeze in West Bank settlements, while some settler leaders vowed to defy the building ban. Barak's hurried efforts and the settler threats illustrated both the government's seriousness and the difficulty it could face in carrying...]]>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IRAQ+-+Dec+3+-+Al+Qaida+Blamed+For+Fatal+Tikrit+Bombing.-a0215068337
A suicide bomber kills a senior Iraqi police official on Dec 3 in the northern city of Tikrit in an attack that authorities blamed on Al Qaida. The bomber ran toward Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Al Fahal, who heads the city's anti-terrorism and anti-riot force, as he was walking in a crowded market, according to Lieutenant Ebrahim Al Duri, a police spokesman in Tikrit. Duri said...]]>