Palestinian Hunger Strikers: A History

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan has gained global attention for his plight and raised great concern. Here' s a history of Palestinian hunger strikers and all the facts you didn't know about this painfully unique form of protest.

"The first Palestinian hunger strike experience in the Israeli jails was in Nablus prison in early 1968, where the detainees went on hunger strike that lasted for three days..."

An 'ode' to soon-to-be former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, that "fantastical fellow".

"Ah, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Look at you, all smiles. After 30 years of sowing corruption, monopolizing power, and exploiting the Yemeni people for your own interests and profit, looks like you got away, huh?"

Are you foreigner in Beirut? Well, we could say, "Good luck" and then laugh maniacally at your predicament. But here's a handy guide to finding your way around that convoluted place called Beirut. Now, go knock'em dead- not literally, that would be a crime.

"According to political analysts and observers that year of 2012 will witness changes in Algeria as the tsunami of the Arab spring will hit it sooner or later. Of course when we speak about Algeria , we are speaking about a true military state with a bloody past of civil war between the Islamists and the army. "

Watch this space. It's only February.