Michael Slackman

President of Yemen Agrees to Resign for Immunity

(Photo: AJTalkEng / Flickr) Cairo - Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed on Saturday to leave power after 32 years of autocratic rule, according to a top …

By: Robert F Worth &; Michael Slackman ,

April 23, 2011

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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume

Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the …

By: Michael Slackman &; Mona ElNaggar ,

April 9, 2011

US Understated Abuses of Bahrain’s Royal Family, Say Rights Advocates

Manama, Bahrain - The United States military undermined efforts to improve relations with Bahrain’s Shiite majority and understated abuses by the Sunni royal family, according to one present and …

By: Michael Slackman ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

February 22, 2011

Protesters Retake Square in Bahrain While Libya and Yemen Try to Suppress Protests

Manama, Bahrain - Thousands of jubilant protesters surged back into the symbolic heart of Bahrain on Saturday after government security forces withdrew and the monarchy called for peace after …

By: Jack Healy &; Michael Slackman ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

February 19, 2011

Security Forces in Bahrain Open Fire on Mourners

Manama, Bahrain - Government forces opened fire on hundreds of mourners marching toward Pearl Square Friday, sending people running away in panic amid the boom of concussion grenades. But …

By: Mark Landler &; Michael Slackman ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

February 18, 2011

Bahrain Police Crack Down; Five Dead and Hundreds Hurt

Manama, Bahrain - Without warning, hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers rushed into Pearl Square here early Thursday, firing shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades at the thousands …

By: Nadim Audi &; Michael Slackman ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

February 17, 2011

Bahrain Takes the Stage With a Raucous Protest

Manama, Bahrain - Hours after thousands of protesters poured into this nation’s symbolic center, Pearl Square, hundreds of people carried pro-democracy protests into a third straight day on Wednesday, …

By: Michael Slackman ,; Truthout

February 16, 2011

Egypt

For decades, Egypt’s authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak, played a clever game with his political opponents. He tolerated a tiny and toothless opposition of liberal intellectuals whose vain electoral campaigns …

By: Michael Slackman &; David D Kirkpatrick ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

January 27, 2011

Tunisia Casts Shadow Over Arab Summit Meeting

Cairo - Arab leaders, meeting for the first time since the public revolt in Tunisia toppled its autocratic president, heard one of their own, a consummate insider, warn that …

By: Mona el Naggar &; Michael Slackman ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

January 20, 2011

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