Libya, Bahrain, China, Ivory Coast, Yemen News Roundup: March 2.
Here is a news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, China, Ivory Coast, Yemen and other countries for Wednesday, March 2.
[Previously: March 1]
Live Blogs:
- Live Blog - Libya | AJE
- Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
- Live Blog - Middle East and North Africa protests | CNN
- Live Blog - Libya and Middle East Protests| Guardian
- Live Blog - Libya and Middle East protests | The Lede
- As it happened - Libya: Wednesday | BBC
- Live Blog - Libya | EA Worldview
- Live Blog - Iran | EA Worldview
- Blogs of War: Bahrain, Iran, Libya, Yemen (realtime results from Twitter + AJE live stream)
Libya:
- Gadhafi speaks at a televised gathering in Tripoli, warns of ‘another Vietnam’ if foreign countries intervene | Reuters
- Libya: Gaddafi’s speech in quotes | Telegraph
- Libya: rebels in desperate battle to hold ground | Telegraph
- Battle for Bregga could mark start of real war in Libya | Guardian
- Libya refugee crisis worsens | AJE
- Crisis building on Libyan border | Washington Post
- Migrant Workers Pile Up at Libya’s Borders | NY Times
- Gaddafi launches land, air offensive | National Post
- Inside Gadhafi’s Secret Underground Arsenal | Wired
- Gaddafi family asset probe has only just begun | BBC
- Libya’s oil exports cut as companies hedge their bets | Guardian
- Explainer: What the turmoil in Libya means for oil prices | Globe and Mail
- Comment: Intervention in Libya would poison the Arab revolution | Guardian
- INTERACTIVE: Map of How the Rebellion Is Unfolding in Libya | NY Times
- PHOTOS: Battles Across Libya | The Atlantic
- Nicholas Kristof: Here’s What We Can Do to Tackle Libya | NY Times
What Officials Say - Libya:
- ICC to launch Libya probe | AJE
- Spain Freezes Libyan Assets | Corruption Currents - WSJ
- Cameron retreats from Libya no-fly plan after US shows caution | Guardian
- Britain sends planes to help with mass airlift of refugees | Guardian
- Britain, France Help Egyptians Flee Libya | VOA News
- Chinese military transporters carry evacuees from Libya | Xinhua
- Libya rebels should ask UN for no-fly zone, says Libyan diplomat | Reuters
- Robert Gates: Notion of force against Libya ‘loose talk’ | USA Today
- Despite reluctance, U.S. could be forced to act in Libya | McClatchy
- Qaddafi’s Libya: from pariah state to U.N. luminary and back again | Foreign Policy
Bahrain:
- Protesters in Bahrain march on government institutions, demand release of political prisoners |AP
- UAE backs Bahrain ruler | Sify
- In Bahrain uprising, there’s no turning back | AFP
- Saudi, Bahraini debt insurance costs rise | Reuters
China:
- Missing Before Action: Following a call for peaceful protests in China, Beijing is arresting and disappearing activists in perhaps the most exhaustive crackdown in recent memory. | Foreign Policy
- China: renewed calls for a Jasmine Revolution | France24
- China sets up ‘no reporting zones’ in Beijing, Shanghai | AHN
- Cracking down on the foreign press in China | BBC
- China toughens stance on media | The Australian
- China warns journalists on ‘Jasmine’ rallies | AFP
- Wake Up and Smell the Jasmine | Human Rights Watch
Ivory Coast:
- Ivory Coast: Power, water cut for millions in the north | GlobalPost
- Victims of Ivory Coast conflict overflowing morgue | CTV.ca
- Bloodshed and Misery Prompt Ivory Coast Exodus | NY Times
- Ivory Coast Unrest May Spark Regional Food Crisis, Fewsnet Says | Bloomberg
- UN Says Ivory Coast Incumbent Government Arming Civilians | VOA News
- Ivory Coast fighting spreads to southern Abidjan | Reuters
- BBC and RFI go off air in Ivory Coast | BBC
- Nine newspapers in Ivory Coast have announced suspension of their publication in protest against what they described as continued “threats and harassment” by supporters of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo. | RTT News
- US warns against Ivory Coast travel | Channel News Asia
Yemen:
- Yemen leader reportedly reaches tentative pact with opposition | LA Times
- Yemen’s President Calls White House Over Comments | VOA News
- Saleh Assigns Four new Governors | Yemen Post
- Two People Killed and others Wounded in Lahj | Yemen Post
- Yemeni Authorities Arrest Dozens in Aden | Yemen Post
- U.S. Mission Urges Yemen to Respect Freedom of Press | Yemen Post
- Cleric adds fuel to ire at Yemeni president | Sydney Morning Herald
- Yemen students to politicians: Don’t hijack our revolution | CS Monitor
- Anti-Saleh protests sweep Yemen | AJE
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Zimbabwe:
- Algeria Keeps Lid on Social Unrest - for Now | AP
- Egypt to release Muslim Brotherhood leaders | AFP
- Mubarak ‘getting cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia’ | AFP
- Egyptian military jails activist | AJE
- Comment: Egypt’s revolution has been 10 years in the making | Guardian
- Iraq cracks down on media; violations in Yemen, Libya | Committee to Protect Journalists
- Behind Iraq’s protests, a call for better democracy | Washington Post
- Iran opposition says over 200 arrested in Tuesday protests | BBC
- Iran ships to return via Suez Canal, says official | Reuters
- Iran contacting Arab opposition movements: Clinton | AFP
- Saudi Arabia: early stirrings of revolt? | GlobalPost
- Saudi Arabia ‘planning cabinet reshuffle’ | AFP
- Starting a Saudi Revolution Without Revolutionaries | Sabria Jawhar
- Tunisian migrants land in Italy | AJE
- Tunisia’s Ennahda party may join interim government | Reuters
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tightens grip to prevent Mubarak-style sendoff | CS Monitor
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Launches Campaign Against Sanctions, Urges Boycott | VOA News
Other good reads:
- Comment: The people on the street document casualties – why can’t governments? | Guardian
- Pakistani minister who was assassinated was ‘ready to die’ | The Lede
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Al Jazeera is ‘real news’, U.S. losing ‘information war’ | ABC News
- Al Jazeera in talks with Comcast, Time Warner | Fast Company
- Hijab in the U.S.A. | Mother Jones
- Arab Uprisings and American Intervention | The Nation
- Russian Revolution? No Thanks. | Foreign Policy
- Bahrain and Yemen: Two different revolutions | Washington Post
- Mideast revolts inject life in moribund Arab League | Reuters
- Crazy fact of the day: Howtotalktogirlsatparties points out that Hosni Mubarak wears a suit with pinstripes that spell out his name.
Resources:
- What’s happening in Libya Explained (and updated) | Mother Jones
- Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look | NY Times
- A Guide To Protests In Middle East, North Africa | NPR
- Mapping Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya | Google Maps
- Map of How the Protests Are Unfolding in Libya | NY Times (h/t newsflick)
- Twitter network of protests | Guardian (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)
- Iran News on Tumblr: SeaofGreen; StandWithFreeIran
- [Iran Event Link Portal via Soup]
- [Yemen News Resource List h/t Soup]
- [Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Resource List]
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