Middle East News
December 18th, 2009
(CNN) – Twitter hacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’
The popular microblogging Web site Twitter was hacked overnight, leaving the millions who use the site tweetless. Read More Here
(AP) – Israel: Iran nearing atomic bomb capability
Iran is close to a “technological breakthrough” that would enable it to build nuclear weapons, Israel’s military intelligence chief said in a rare public assessment Tuesday. Read More Here
(FinancialTimes) – Hamas vows to aid Iran if it is attacked
The exiled leader of Hamas gave warning on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement would support Iran if Israel were to launch a military strike against its nuclear facilities. Read More Here
US military intervention in Yemen: reports
Saudi Arabian warplanes bombed a market in Bani Maan village in Yemen killing 70 civilians, rebels in the north of the country said Dec. 14. The rebels, known as Houthis, have accused the Saudis of several cross-border raids. Additionally, Iran’s Press TV, citing claims on the rebels’ Almenpar website, reported that US fighter jets took part in the air-raids in the northwestern province of Sa’ada. Read More Here
(Telegraph) – Gulf petro-powers to launch currency in latest threat to dollar hegemony
The Arab states of the Gulf region have agreed to launch a single currency modelled on the euro, hoping to blaze a trail towards a pan-Arab monetary union swelling to the ancient borders of the Ummayad Caliphate. Read More Here
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