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Headline: Israeli soldiers, Palestinians clash in Hebron
Israeli soldiers and Palestinians clashed Friday in the West Bank city of Hebron during protests marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 attack in which a settler shot and killed 29 Muslim worshippers at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Palestinians reported between 15 to 20 protesters were wounded in the clashes and ten arrested. The Israeli army reported five Palestinians were wounded. Hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators protested the closure of the Shuhada street, a shopping street that runs along Jewish settler compounds. The military closed the street, citing security reasons, after the 1994 massacre. Palestinians say the central street’s closure is disruptive and helps cement Israeli control over the area.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.575628#
Headline: ‘Netanyahu will not stop West Bank building for continuation of peace talks’
The right wing MKs in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition are concerned over rumors that Israel will be asked to freeze settlement construction in the West Bank as part of the continued peace talks with the Palestinians. But Coalition chairman Yariv Levin (Likud) said Friday, that he did not think Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would impose such a building freeze. In the wake of a report that US of Secretary of State John Kerry’s framework proposal for the continuation of peace talks with the Palestinians calls for a freeze, Levin was one of 21 MKs from the Land of Israel caucus in the Knesset who signed a letter to Netanyahu stating the position that any cessation of building in Israel would be unacceptable.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Levin-For-continuation-of-peace-talks-Netanyahu-will-not-stop-West-Bank-building-342149
Headline: Hamas Legislator Attacks ‘Coward’ Abbas Over Framework Deal
Headline: US Framework to Demand that PA Recognize Israel as Jewish State
Salah Bardawil, a member of Hamas’s “parliament” in Gaza, attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Friday, calling him a “coward” for considering accepting the US framework agreement. “If the US framework agreement is accepted, the Palestinian problem will lose all meaning,” Bardawil fired. “The situation is very dangerous because of the denial of the right of return to their homes of six million Palestinian refugees.” “[The process] gives Palestine to the Occupation,” he added. ‘The resistance will not allow our fundamental principles to be harmed,” the Hamas official continued. “Everyone knows that infringement on the right of return is a crime punishable by the most severe means in accordance with the [Hamas] Parliament.” The Fatah party, headed by Abbas, has repeatedly stressed that the PA will never give up on the so-called “right of return”. Abbas had previously made statements indicating that in a peace agreement with Israel he would be willing to give up on this demand, but was quick to cave in to public pressure and retract these claims.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177715#.UweD94XGDkY
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/177712#.UweEf4XGDkY
Headline: Report: Kerry’s efforts on Israeli-Palestinian peace framework hit snag
After meetings between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry this week in Paris, a Palestinian official said that acceptance of Kerry’s principles for continuing the talks was not forthcoming. The official said that the ideas Kerry presented to Abbas could “not serve as the basis for a framework accord between the Palestinians and Israel as they do not take into account the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,” AFP reported. “The Palestinian position explained to Mr Kerry is that the proposed ideas, particularly the insistence on recognition of the state of Israel as the Jewish nation-state, are unacceptable,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The official also labelled “vague” Kerry’s proposals for the future of east Jerusalem. According to the official, Abbas “restated the Palestinian position and his vision of a solution based on United Nations resolutions and the positions of the Palestinian leadership and the Arab League.” Earlier in the week, Palestinian officials expressed similar doubts regarding Palestinian acceptance of Kerry’s ideas that would form the basis of future negotiations with Israel.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Kerrys-efforts-on-Palestinian-Israeli-peace-framework-hit-snag-342164
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! 2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
Headline: Jordan seen too important, firm to be ignored in final Mideast solution
Jordan will reject any proposal to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that does not take into account the Kingdom’s national interests, politicians and analysts agreed. They said His Majesty King Abdullah made this stand clear to American decision makers during his recent visit to the US, which is not likely to leave Amman out in the cold when the Palestinians and the Israelis reach a deal to resolve the region’s oldest issue. In separate interviews with The Jordan Times on Wednesday, experts highlighted the importance of the King’s summit meeting with US President Barack Obama –– in California that lasted for two-and-a-half hours –– and administration officials in addition to Congress members, saying the officials in Washington trust the vision and “wisdom” of His Majesty regarding regional issues. Former prime minister Samir Rifai said that finding a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that guarantees the establishment of a viable state for Palestinians on their national soil has always been a Jordanian cause. Hashemite custodianship to holy places in Jerusalem is also a top priority for Jordan that should be taken into account of any peace proposal, he said.
Feb 21, 2014
http://jordantimes.com/jordan-seen-too-important-firm-to-be-ignored-in-final-mideast-solution
Headline: Syria says ready to help Lebanon fight terrorism
Headline: Rockets from Syria hit outskirts of Baalbek villages
Syria is ready to work with Lebanon to fight terrorism, a statement from the Syrian Interior Ministry said, citing recent bombings in Lebanon. “The ministry is prepared to cooperate with the Lebanese Interior Ministry on counter-terrorism measures, pursuing terrorists and intercepting criminal tools aimed at targeting the stability of Lebanon and Syria,” said a statement published late Thursday by Syria’s state news agency SANA. “The ministry is also ready to offer anything within its means to thwart the terrorist attacks that target the security and safety of the brotherly Syrian and Lebanese people.” The statement follows Wednesday’s twin suicide bombings targeting the Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut’s Bir Hassan, killing eleven people and wounding 128 in the latest of a series of attacks targeting predominantly-Shiite areas strongly associated with Hezbollah.
Comment: This must be a joke considering the state of Syria and the 2nd headline, but once again goes to illustrate the ties between the Psalm 83 “Confederates”
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Feb-21/248058-syria-says-ready-to-help-lebanon-fight-terrorism.ashx#axzz2tys7aH9V
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Feb-21/248053-rockets-from-syria-hit-outskirts-of-baalbek-villages.ashx#axzz2tys7aH9V
Headline: Iran steps up support for Syria’s Assad
Headline: Hezbollah channels European mercenaries to Syria
As Syria‘s war nears the start of its fourth year, Iran has stepped up support on the ground for President Bashar Assad, providing elite teams to gather intelligence and train troops, sources with knowledge of military movements say. This further backing from Tehran, along with deliveries of munitions and equipment from Moscow, is helping to keep Assad in power at a time when neither his own forces nor opposition fighters have a decisive edge on the battlefield. Assad’s forces have failed to capitalize fully on advances they made last summer with the help of Iran, his major backer in the region, and the Hezbollah fighters that Tehran backs and which have provided important battlefield support for Assad. Assad is now benefiting from the deployment by Tehran of hundreds more military specialists to Syria, according to Iranian sources familiar with deployments of military personnel, Syrian opposition sources, and security experts. These include senior commanders from the elite Quds Force, the external and secretive arm of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as IRGC members. Their function is not to fight, but to direct and train Syrian forces and to assist in the gathering of intelligence, according to sources in Iran and outside.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.575593
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Feb-21/248012-hezbollah-channels-european-mercenaries-to-syria.ashx#axzz2tys7aH9V
Headline: Syrian air force steps up attacks in south
The Syrian army intensified its aerial bombardment Friday of southern Syria as opposition fighters were preparing to launch a wide offensive in a province bordering Jordan, activists said. The Local Coordination Committees opposition network and an anti-government activist in the area said air raids and government shelling in the southern province of Daraa killed at least two people Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, another activist group, reported that air raids on several areas in Daraa killed a man and a child. It said warplanes and helicopter gunships attacked the towns of Enkhil and Ghabagheb, as well as the village of Naima and the capital of Daraa province that carries the same name.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4490990,00.html
Listed below are the nations which will attack Israel from Ezekiel chapter 38 and their modern day names.
Gog is the leader of the Russian invasion of Israel.
Magog, Meshech, and Tubal comprise modern day Russia.
Persia is Iran, parts of northern Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Cush is Ethiopia and Sudan.
Put is Libya and will most likely include Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
Gomer is Eastern Germany.
Beth Togarmah is Turkey and Armenia.
Headline: Iran’s rising executions dim UN hopes for reforms under Rouhani
At least 80 people and perhaps as many as 95 have been executed in Iran already this year, a surge in the use of the death penalty that has dampened hopes for human rights reforms under President Hassan Rouhani, the United Nations said on Friday. “There were some encouraging signs last year where political prisoners were released … But it appears at least in the past seven weeks that in fact executions have been scaled up,” UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a news briefing. “We regret that the new government has not changed its approach to the death penalty and continues to impose capital punishment for a wide range of offences. We urge the government to immediately halt executions and to institute a moratorium.” Feb 21, 2014
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4491010,00.html
Headline: 150 treated for gunshot wounds in South Sudan
South Sudan’s government said Friday that rebel fighters are in control of the capital of an oil-rich state that has seen several days of heavy fighting. Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek said Friday that government troops carried out a ‘‘tactical withdrawal’’ from the city to avoid a further loss of life. Wek said there have been atrocities in Malakal, the capital of Unity State, and that the humanitarian situation is grim. Violence broke out in South Sudan in mid-December. Despite a cease-fire signed last month, battles continue to rage between government troops and rebel fighters loyal to the country’s former vice president. Wek accused the former vice president, Riek Machar, of trying to divide the country along ethnic lines. He blamed rebel fighters for carrying out atrocities on civilians.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/02/21/treated-for-gunshot-wounds-south-sudan/PBLBXXuPyXg29rAhb1FRHL/story.html
Headline: Moroccan protesters demand reforms
Hundreds of Moroccans have taken to the streets in the capital, Rabat, again to demand change on the third anniversary of the formation of a pro-reform student group known as the February 20 Movement. Unemployed youth and other activists joined members of the movement on Thursday in a protest gathering outside the parliament to repeat their calls for meaningful reforms. “Nothing has changed. Corruption remains. The government that came to power has not been able to respond to the demands of the people,” said human rights activist Khadija Ryadi. The protesters waved banners and chanted slogans against what they described as corruption, injustice and despotism in the Western-backed North African kingdom. Another protest rally was reportedly planned in the major city of Casablanca.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351614/moroccan-protesters-demand-reforms/
“ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6)
Headline: Warning: Stocks Will Collapse by 50% in 2014
It is only a matter of time before the stock market plunges by 50% or more, according to several reputable experts. “We have no right to be surprised by a severe and imminent stock market crash,” explains Mark Spitznagel, a hedge fund manager who is notorious for his hugely profitable billion-dollar bet on the 2008 crisis. “In fact, we must absolutely expect it.” Unfortunately Spitznagel isn’t alone. “We are in a gigantic financial asset bubble,” warns Swiss adviser and fund manager Marc Faber. “It could burst any day.” Faber doesn’t hesitate to put the blame squarely on President Obama’s big government policies and the Federal Reserve’s risky low-rate policies, which, he says, “penalize the income earners, the savers who save, your parents — why should your parents be forced to speculate in stocks and in real estate and everything under the sun?” Billion-dollar investor Warren Buffett is rumored to be preparing for a crash as well. The “Warren Buffett Indicator,” also known as the “Total-Market-Cap to GDP Ratio,” is breaching sell-alert status and a collapse may happen at any moment.
Feb 20, 2014
http://www.moneynews.com/MKTNews/Stock-market-recession-alert/2014/02/03/id/550641
Headline: S&P downgrades Ukraine again over default fears
The crisis in Ukraine continues to erode the country’s financial standing. The ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut Kyiv’s credit rating on Friday, saying: “The future of the current Ukrainian leadership is now more uncertain than at any time since the protests began last November”. It is the second such downgrade in three weeks. S&P analysts said the latest developments in the crisis make it less likely Ukraine would receive desperately needed Russian aid, thereby increasing the risk of default on its debts. Moscow was due to buy $2 billion worth of Ukrainian government bonds, but that sale is on hold with Russia’s economy minister saying they are waiting for clarity on the government in Ukraine. “The downgrade reflects our view that the political situation in Ukraine has deteriorated substantially. We believe that this raises uncertainty regarding the continued provision of Russian financial support over the course of 2014, and puts the government’s capability to meet debt service at increasing risk,” S&P said in a statement. The downgrade came just ahead of Ukraine’s opposition leaders signing an EU-mediated peace deal with President Viktor Yanukovich aimed at ending the violent standoff in the country’s capital.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/21/sp-downgrades-ukraine-again-over-default-fears/
“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due”(Romans1:26-27) Matthew 24: 37-39 concerning what the last generation would be like just prior to His second coming. In verses 37-39 Jesus shows us our generation would be just like that of Noah’s. This generation turned from God and followed their own lusts and became evil people. We know part of Noah’s generation troubles came on them when they turned to homosexuality. How do we know this? Notice that Jesus compared Noah’s day to Sodom and Gomorrah and then linked it to the time of his return. I quote our Lord. Luke 17: 25-30. “But first must He [Christ] suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30“Even thus shall it be in the Day when the Son of Man is revealed.”
Headline: Alabama High School Un-Bans Same-Sex Prom Couples After Outcry
An Alabama high school that previously banned same-sex couples from attending prom has reversed its policy after an outcry from students. Earlier this week, it came to light that Greenville High School had said it would allow only “traditional couples” –- meaning a male and a female –- to attend prom, according to local outlet WSFA-TV. Interim Superintendent Amy Bryan abolished the anti-gay policy soon after she learned of its existence. “An administrator issued a list of prom rules that included a discriminatory statement,” she said, per WSFA. “No one lost their right to go anywhere. It’s unfortunate it was in our rules, and all children will be welcome to the Junior-Senior Prom.” Over the course of the past few years there have been a slew of controversies surrounding schools’ policies on prom couples. A group of residents in Sullivan, Ind., came under fire last year after proposing a “gay-free” prom that would take place outside of school. The local high school, on the other hand, allowed same-sex couples to attend the school’s official prom.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/21/greenville-high-school-prom_n_4826861.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices
Headline: Fed judge: Gay couples can wed in Chicago
A federal judge says gay couples in Chicago don’t have to wait until June to marry. Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman’s Friday order says there is no reason to delay same-sex marriages in Illinois, when the state’s law is set to take effect. Her finding applies only to Cook County. She says no opposition has been presented to the court, and gay and lesbian couples “have already suffered from the denial of their fundamental right to marry.” The decision stems from a lawsuit filed against the Cook County clerk, who supports gay marriage. Chicago is in Cook County. Coleman already ruled in December that same-sex couples did not have to wait until June to marry if one or both partners had a life-threatening illness. Now that applies to all couples.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/11212906
“Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of His people And heals the stroke of their wound.” (Isaiah 30:26) “Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” (Revelation 16:8-9)
Headline: California farmers brace for little or no water amid extreme drought
Federal officials plan to announce Friday how much water they can release this year through a vast system of rivers, canals and reservoirs, but Central Valley farmers on the front lines of California’s historic drought expect to get little, if anything. This time of year the US bureau of reclamation carefully measures the mountain snow pack, rainfall and reservoir levels all over California to determine the water available for farmers, fish migrations and communities. Gayle Holman of the Fresno-based Westlands Water District, the nation’s largest supplier of water for agricultural use, said the district has been preparing farmers for grim news that they’ll receive no water this year from the federal government. “They’re all on pins and needles trying to figure out how they’re going to get through this,” Holman said, adding that Westland’s 700 farmers will choose to leave fields unplanted, draw water from wells or pay top dollar for water that’s on the market. Last year, Westland farmers received just 20% of what is considered normal from the federal government’s Central Valley Project, while federal water releases for endangered fish remained at 100 percent, causing frustration among farmers. Governor Jerry Brown last month declared California’s drought emergency, and both state and federal officials have pledged millions of dollars to help with water conservation and food banks for those put out of work by the drought. California officials who manage the State Water Project, the state’s other vast water system, have already said they won’t be releasing any water for farmers, marking a first in its 54-year history.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/california-farmers-brace-little-no-water-extreme-drought
Matthew 24:7 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Headline: Earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale which hit North Devon was ‘significant by UK standards’
AN earthquake which hit North Devon yesterday was “significant by UK standards” according to the British Geological Survey. Assistant seismologist Julian Bukits confirmed the earthquake which struck at around 1.21pm yesterday was the biggest since 2008. It occurred in the Bristol Channel around halfway between the North Devon coast and South Wales. The society said the earthquake measured 4.1 on the Richter scale. A statement added: “The epicentre of this earthquake was approximately 18 km north of Ilfracombe in North Devon and around 30 km southwest of Swansea in South Wales. The earthquake was widely felt in North Devon and South Wales.” The last large earthquake to hit the UK was Market Rassen which struck in Lincolnshire in 2008, measuring 5.2.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/BREAKING-NEWS-Earthquake-ground-tremors/story-20669347-detail/story.html
Headline: Polar vortex to clutch Midwest, Northeast again next week
Consider the weather this week a mere pause in a tough winter that will resume next week with cold air and the potential for snowstorms. Signs are pointing toward another southward dip from the polar vortex. The polar vortex is essentially a mass of very cold air that usually hangs out above the Arctic Circle and is contained by strong winds.
Feb 21, 2014
http://local.msn.com/polar-vortex-to-clutch-midwest-northeast-again-next-week-2
Latest Earthquakes Up to the Minute
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Luke 21:9 and Matthew 24:7 speak of nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom in the end times. Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. I like to call this “The Arab Spring in Prophecy” because for us it is easy to identify- that’s what the world calls it. Luke 21:9: wars & commotions; the Greek word here is Akatastasia, meaning instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion (revolutions) Matthew 24:7: the Greek word for nation is Ethnos & refers to various ethnic groups fighting among themselves, where the next sentence in the verse refers to kingdoms (basileiva) fighting one another (not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom)
Headline: Venezuela sends paratroopers to site of unrest
Headline: From jail, Venezuela protest leader urges resistance
Paratroopers are heading to a Venezuelan border area torn by fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters, while security forces are being accused of turning many parts of the country into free-fire zones in their bid to silence a rejuvenated movement challenging socialist rule. President Nicolas Maduro’s opponents charged Thursday that he has unleashed the military, police and civilian militias against those who blame the administration for hardships in a country that is rich in oil but struggling with overheated inflation and one of the world’s worst homicide rates. Violence has escalated across Venezuela since a Feb. 12 opposition rally that was followed by clashes between young activists and the National Guard in which three people died. At least three more deaths and dozens of injuries have occurred in protest violence since then.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/venezuela-sends-paratroopers-to-site-of-unrest-1.2545816
http://news.yahoo.com/jail-venezuela-protest-leader-urges-resistance-151318170.html
Headline: Somali president survives attack in Mogadishu
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has survived an assassination attempt following an attack on the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu. Police officials said on Friday that Mohamud escaped the assault unharmed while others were killed after gunmen wearing explosive vests attacked the presidential compound. According to Police Captain Mohamed Hussein, the gunmen launched the attack with a car bomb, and then a gunfight erupted between guards and the assailants. In addition, another police officer said a second explosion was heard during the assault. Police said at least 14 people were killed in the attack, including five Somali officials or soldiers plus nine assailants. Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters later took responsibility for the attack on the palace, which is the residence of the country’s president, prime minister and speaker of the parliament.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351660/somali-president-survives-attack/
Headline: EU plans March deployment of CAR peacekeepers
Headline: U.N. chief wants 3,000 more troops for Central African Republic
European Union defense ministers say EU peacekeepers are expected to arrive in the Central African Republic in early March to help stop the sectarian violence that has claimed more than 1,000 lives and forced nearly 1 million people to flee. Greek Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos says the EU peacekeeping force’s command center will be in Larissa, Greece. The 28-nation bloc plans to send at least 500 troops. Avramopoulos spoke Friday after a two-day meeting of EU defense ministers in Athens. About 1,600 French troops and 6,000 African peacekeepers already are deployed to deter bloodshed between the Muslim minority and Christian majority in the Central African Republic, a country of 4.6 million people that’s roughly the size of Texas. France says it plans to deploy 400 more soldiers soon.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/2014/02/21/plans-march-deployment-car-peacekeepers/XRJbwA2A3efYnkoseBOeRK/story.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/21/us-centralafrican-un-idUSBREA1J21R20140221
Headline: Yemeni forces open fire on separatist protesters
Yemeni security forces have opened fire on pro-independence protesters in the southern city of Aden, killing one person and leaving over a dozen injured. The violence broke out when thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the port city after Friday prayers. They marched on Aden’s central district of Khor Maksar which houses government and diplomatic centers. “The south is a state and an identity,” the protesters chanted. Police responded by firing live rounds and tear gas at the protesters as they approached the district’s central Arood Square. They opened fire on a similar protest march late on Thursday, killing one demonstrator and wounding a dozen others. The rally was called by secessionist leaders on the second anniversary of the ouster of the country’s longtime dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Authorities have announced a ban on all gatherings in the area, citing “extraordinary security conditions and the need to pre-empt terrorist acts.”
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351673/yemeni-forces-attack-separatist-protest/
Headline: Bahrainis hold anti-regime protests nationwide
People in Bahrain have staged fresh anti-government protest rallies across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom in defiance of the Manama regime’s deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.According to reports, a funeral procession held for a Bahraini activist who had been wanted by the ruling Al Khalifa regime turned violent on Thursday after security forces attacked the event in the village of Saar, situated west of the capital, Manama. Earlier this month, Amnesty International has censured Bahrain’s “relentless repression” of anti-regime protesters, saying the regime’s security forces “repeatedly” use “excessive force to quash anti-government protests.” On February 14, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also called on the Manama regime to respect its “international human rights obligations” in dealing with peaceful protests in the country.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351632/bahrainis-stage-fresh-antiregime-demos/
Headline: Fresh violence reported in Ukraine as president announces key concessions
Headline: Ukrainian protesters open fire on police near Independence Square-police
Headline: Panic-stricken Ukrainians queuing at shops, banks and gas stations
Shots rang out and tension remained high in the streets of Kiev Friday, as Ukrainian protest leaders signed a deal with Ukraine’s president to defuse a political crisis that has left scores dead and hundreds injured. The two sides signed an agreement after hours of European-led negotiations. The deal is a “good compromise for Ukraine. Gives peace a chance. Opens the way for reform and to Europe. Poland and EU support it,” European Union mediator, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, said in a Twitter post Friday. Two opposition spokeswomen said the deal was signed in the Ukrainian president’s office, but had no further details. The Ukrainian parliament approved amnesty for protesters involved in the recent violence following the agreement Friday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gave in to pressure from European diplomats, offering concessions– including elections– and promising to invite the opposition into the government, in an attempt to end the violence. Yanukovych gave no time frame for new elections.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/21/ukrainian-presidency-says-deal-reached-at-crisis-talks/
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/140221/ukrainian-protesters-open-fire-police-near-independence-square-
http://rt.com/news/panic-ukraine-shops-banks-069/
Headline: 6 hurt in explosion at Thailand protest site
An explosion Friday night at a protest site in Thailand’s capital injured at least six people, as political tensions wracking the country showed no sign of easing. The violence came the same day that angry farmers driving hundreds of tractors called off a threatened protest at Thailand’s main airport, granting a reprieve to the embattled prime minister and to travelers fearing a repeat of a 2008 blockade of the facility. The farmers canceled the protest at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after striking a last-minute deal with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who agreed to make long-delayed payments on last year’s rice crops to them by next week. They vowed, however, to stage the protest next week if the payments are not made. The farmers’ protest is one of many headaches for Yingluck, who appears increasingly powerless against a wider anti-government movement pressing for her resignation. Protesters have camped out with virtual impunity for weeks at major intersections of Bangkok and near the Government House compound.
Feb 21, 2014
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2014/02/21/angry-farmers-call-off-protest-bangkok-airport/hI6NDyoFAvqZoNQVCembrN/story.html
