Saturday, November 26, 2011

11/26/11

* Cairo rally: One day we'll kill all Jews Muslim Brotherhood rally in Cairo's most prominent mosque Friday turned into a venomous anti-Israel protest, with attendants vowing to "one day kill all Jews."

* U.S. military trainers to remain at 10 Iraqi bases The U.S. military plans to retain a presence in 10 bases in Iraq in 2012.

* Clashes erupt in Cairo as Egyptian protests continue At least one protester died after being run over an army vehicle, reports say - the first fatality since a truce on Thursday calmed violence.

* Palestinian unity efforts stumble despite positive reports Efforts to achieve reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas have stumbled over the formation of a Palestinian unity government.

* 'Iran would hit Israel's nuclear facilities if attacked' A senior military advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned Saturday that Tehran would retaliate against an Israeli military strike by hitting back at nuclear facilities in Israel.

* Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28 NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging U.S.-Pakistan relations, already deeply frayed, further into crisis.

* U.S. urges Americans to leave Syria while commercial flights still available The United States has urged its nationals to leave Syria immediately.

* Gaza Residents March Against the 'Judaization' of Jerusalem Tens of thousands of residents of Gaza took part on Friday in a rally in which they called to save Jerusalem from its "Judaization".

* Russia Saber-Rattling at US NATO European Nuclear Shield In what is seen as one of its harshest warnings in decades, Russia has threatened to aim missiles at the U.S.-NATO nuclear shield in Europe.

* Assad: Turkey seeking to recapture imperial days Syrian President Bashar Assad lashed out at his Turkish critics on Saturday.