Thousands of anti-government protesters camped overnight in Pearl Square in Manama waiting for negotiations with Gulf state's crown prince dated on Sunday. Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa is leading a national dialogue after days of unrest that has left at least six dead. "All political parties in the country deserve a voice at the table," Alarabiya.net quotes Sheikh al-Khalifa as saying. Today Bahrain's opposition is expected to put demands... Read more »

Djibouti and Syria has become those in line for protests as people in Djibouti call their president to resign, while Syrians rally against the state’s security forces. Thousands of opposition supporters flocked to the streets of Djibouti on Friday to demand President Ismael Omar Guelleh go out. Hundreds of Syrians staged a protest against police in solidarity with the victim of traffic police officers who reportedly beat up a young man in the capital's Old ... Read more »

Tunisia's envoy has once again called for Canada to seize the assets of toppled Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's brother-in-law Belhassen Trabelsi. The billionaire is the eldest brother of Ben Ali's wife Leila Trabelsi. "Canada must quickly freeze the assets before they disappear", middle-east-online.com quotes Ambassador Mouldi Sakri as saying. "All we've been told so far is that Canadian privacy laws prevent the government from disclosing info... Read more »

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with policemen and pro-government supporters in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The overnight unrest followed the arrest of a lawyer who had criticized the government. He was later said to have been released but the demonstrations continued. A call has been put out on the Internet for pro-democracy protests across the whole country on Thursday. bbc.co.uk

Unrest in Yemen turned violent as protesters clashed with security forces and government loyalists in Sanaa on the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations. In reference to the recent dramatic events in Egypt one of the most popular slogans is "After Mubarak, Ali". The Middle East has seen a wave of anti-government protest this year. Inspired by Tunisia and Egypt with the overthrow of presidents residents of other countries protest against their governments... Read more »

Palestinian cabinet is due to resign on Monday as part of a government reshuffle. After that President Mahmoud Abbas will immediately ask Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to appoint new ministers. On Saturday, the Palestinian Authority led by Mr Abbas said it intends to hold presidential and legislative elections by September. However, Hamas faction, who are in control of the Gaza Strip, immediately rejected this plan, saying it was illegal. "Hamas will not take... Read more »

Ahead of demonstrations planned on the next week Bahrain’s king will give 1,000 dinars ($2,650) to each family. Activists have called for protests starting from Monday, to demand political, social and economic changes. Meanwhile most experts do not see any immediate risk of revolt after uprisings toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt. The government has made several concessions, such as higher social spending and offering to release some representatives ... Read more »

Egypt rejoices the end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30 years regime. Fireworks lit the skies of Cairo and protesters shed tears of joy as they were informed about Mubarak’s departure. The power has moved to the hands of the high command of the armed forces, headed by the defence minister. Demonstrators in central Cairo continued to jubilate the departure of Mr Mubarak into the night, dancing, chanting slogans and singing songs. In Cairo's central Tahrir Squ... Read more »

According to the southern army, at least 16 people have been killed in clashes between rebels and the army in south Sudan's state of Jonglei. The truce agreed last month was brought. Philip Aguer, spokesman for the south's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), said the conflict started when fighters loyal to renegade rebel leader George Athor attacked an army base on Wednesday. Four SPLA soldiers were killed and 12 of Athor's men," Aljazeera.net quotes Ath... Read more »

Russian-Saudi Business Forum and the Third Russian Exhibition will take place in Riyadh and Jeddah in March, 2011. These events, branded as the Russian Business Week in Saudi Arabia are jointly organized by the Russian-Arab Business Council and the Arabia-EXPO exhibitions company.
The business forum will offer its participants an extensive business schedule, including a plenary session, sections and round table discussions, bilateral meetings and neg... Read more »