A blessing for the region: an interview with Bassma Kodmani ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bitterlemons (Interview) February 10, 2011 - 1:00am BI: How would you assess Wikileaks' contribution to the revolutionary popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere? » Read more

Israel: Four Foreign Missions Closed ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - February 15, 2011 - 1:00am Israel temporarily closed four of its diplomatic missions abroad in recent days because of suspicions that they were under threat of attack, an Israeli official said on Tuesday. He refused to specify their locations, for security reasons, but he said that two had partially reopened. The precautions were taken after “unusual occurrences were identified recently around a few missions abroad,” the Israeli government said in a statement. » Read more