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	11/29/2012 Egypt Crisis Raises Fears Of 'Second Revolution' Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt's Islamist president is not backing down in the showdown over decrees granting him near-absolute powers. Activists warn that his actions threaten a "second revolution," but Mohammed Morsi faces a different situation than his ousted predecessor, Hosni Mubarak: He was democratically elected and enjoys the support of the nation's most powerful political movement. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/28/egypt-crisis-raises-fears_n_2207847.html
	11/28/2012 Twin car bombs kill dozens in Syria Two car bombs exploded in a loyalist town near Damascus on Wednesday, killing dozens and leaving a trail of destruction near the Syrian capital, state media reported. At least 45 people died and 120 were wounded in the bombings in Jaramana, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syrian State TV, citing the Interior Ministry, put the death toll at 34, with 83 injured. Women and children were among those killed, the observatory said. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/28/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
	11/27/2012 Israel-Hamas talks to begin in Cairo Israeli and Hamas representatives will begin talks in Egypt on Tuesday regarding the implementation of the terms of the ceasefire that brought Operation Pillar of Defense to its end last week. An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo to discuss the issue with Egyptian officials. The Hamas delegation arrived in the Egyptian capital on Sunday night. Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4311836,00.html
	11/26/2012 'Satellites show Iran moving quickly to rearm Hamas' Israeli intelligence satellites have spied the loading of rockets and other material in Iran believed to be destined for the Gaza Strip, the UK-based Sunday Times reported, citing Israeli officials. According to the report, Iran began preparing the weapons shipment around the same time Israel and Hamas negotiated a cease-fire late last week. Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=293324
	11/21/2012 Hamas kills six suspected of aiding Israel, drags body through streets Masked gunmen publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel at a large Gaza City intersection Tuesday, witnesses said. An Associated Press reporter saw a mob surrounding five of the bloodied corpses shortly after the killing. Some in the crowd stomped and spit on the bodies. A sixth corpse was tied to a motorcycle and dragged through the streets as people screamed, "Spy! Spy!" The Hamas military wing, Izzedine al-Qassam, claimed responsibility in a large handwritten note attached to a nearby electricity pole. Hamas said the six were killed because they gave Israel information about fighters and rocket launching sites. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/20/hamas-kills-six-suspected-aiding-israel-drags-body-through-streets/
	11/20/2012 Social media snags 4 U.S. residents allegedly supporting Taliban Jihadist social media postings helped lead to the arrest and charging of four Los Angeles area men, who were allegedly on their way to Afghanistan to train with the Taliban and join al Qaeda, federal officials said. They were also plotting to kill American soldiers and bomb government installations, according to a joint statement Monday by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/20/us/afghanistan-taliban/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
	11/19/2012 Israel steps up targeted attacks in heavily populated Gaza; mediation efforts gather pace International mediation efforts gathered steam Monday as Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the densely populated Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in its campaign to quell militant rocket fire menacing nearly half of Israel's population. For the second straight day, an Israeli airstrike hit the Al Shorouq media building in Gaza City. The attack appeared to target a second-floor apartment used by a leading Islamic Jihad militant. He was killed and four others were injured, NBC News' Ayman Mohyeldin reported. Source: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/19/15274023-israel-steps-up-targeted-attacks-in-heavily-populated-gaza-mediation-efforts-gather-pace?lite
	11/16/2012 Rockets pound Israel, Gaza as Netanyahu alleges 'double war crime' Explosions rumbled through Gaza City all night into Friday, and shortly after sunup, two detonations landed just 500 to 600 yards away from CNN's team sending it running for cover inside the hotel. A litany of bombardments provided for a sleepless night of hearing and feel incoming ordinance exploding and watching rockets leaving Gaza for Israel. Falling bombs made doors clatter and sometimes even one's bones. Clouds of smoke sprouted into the sky paralleling the repetition of thunderous booms. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/15/world/meast/gaza-israel-strike/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2
	11/15/2012 More deaths reported as Israeli military, Gaza militants trade fire Gaza militants, reeling from an Israeli military operation, killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack that is likely to exact a harsh retaliation by Israel. The casualties were the first since Israel launched its operation on Wednesday with the assassination of Hamas' top military commander. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/15/3-dead-after-gaza-rocket-strikes-southern-israel/#ixzz2CIevMxC2
	11/14/2012 France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance as Syria remains defiant France and the United States put their support behind a new coalition of Syrian dissidents Tuesday, but Damascus slammed the group, saying any effort to topple President Bashar al-Assad will be futile. French President Francois Hollande said his nation "recognizes the Syrian national coalition as the sole representative of the Syrian people and therefore as the provisional government of the future democratic Syria, making it possible to bring Bashar al-Assad's regime to an end." Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/13/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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