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Jailed Bahraini activist to end hunger strike

Lawyers for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja said he had succeeded in drawing attention to the issue of imprisoned activists

Bahrain accused of crackdown on media

Island’s only independent newspaper says attack by state television signals a return to last year’s harsh repression of pro-democracy protests

Arab spring needs aid, says Osborne

The UK minister’s comments reflect frustration in the southern Mediterranean that promised financial support has been slow to materialise

Jordan warns over Syrian crisis

Amman has pointedly refused to back either President Bashar al-Assad’s regime or the rebels seeking its overthrow

Gulf leaders look at tighter political ties

Six oil-rich monarchies, led by Saudi Arabia, seek to co-ordinate on security and foreign affairs in the face of the region’s upheaval

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Security crisis threatens Yemeni transition

West’s close relations with President Hadi risk handing propaganda coup to militants including al-Qaeda who are increasingly powerful

Gulf union yet to attain modest goals

Questions over the strength of political will for closer ties cloud attempts for the Gulf Co-operation Council to reach political accord

Middle East: Febrile and fragmented

Treatment of minorities – and the ability to curb sectarianism within and among nations – poses a crucial test for the emerging order. By David Gardner

This Awakening leaves a bitter taste

Tariq Ramadan addresses young Arabs’ questions on Islam, secularism and pluralism in ‘The Arab Awakening’, writes Ed Husain

Nahda battles to implement vision of exile

Tunisia’s ruling party spent years in exile crafting a temperate brand of Islamic politics that promoted universal values rather than imposing rules

Dubai police chief slams Brotherhood

Tamim has become the voice of Emirati opposition to the rising power of Islamists in the Arab world, write Roula Khalaf and Simeon Kerr

Saudi cleric’s rebellious spirit returns

The Arab spring has rekindled the radicalism of a popular cleric putting him in confrontation with a government determined to keep a lid on dissent

Protest jokes darken Arab rulers’ humour

Regime opponents who put their safety at risk are finding solace in comedy that ridicules autocrats and dilemmas they face over demonstrations

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Rights officials briefly detained in Bahrain

Bahrain youth group targets Formula 1

Yemen’s main airport reopens after stand-off

Yemen’s ruler ousts former regime loyalists

Twitter arrest as UAE punishes dissent

Bahrain opposition presses for change

Election attacks highlight Yemen’s fragility

Bahrain counts the cost of year of unrest

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