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Jordan Internet officially censored: King signs law

Published September 18th, 2012 - 04:47 GMT

A sad day for the remaining few who were holding out hope that the Press and Publication Law in Jordan was going to be vetoed; a Syrian Christian thinker makes an appeal to the Pope; gaining favor in Egypt by blaming Israel; and Lebanon and Iran have a chat.
The law is official now in Jordan to restrict speech on their internet
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Black Iris [2]
King Approves Press And Publication Law. Hello Internet Censorship.
There was, deep down, a part of me who thought this wouldn’t happen and felt that this was perhaps another state policy that would get knocked down by the King after public pressure. But it seems that times have indeed changed and even the voice of reason has departed the political theater.
Arab Saga [3]
Syria: Michel Kilo’s public appeal to the Pope
It’s also as though a genocidal regime’s victory justifies sacrificing the life of a single human being. How could such Churches claim to be faithful to Jesus of Nazareth, the greatest opponent of violence in human history? Return the Church to its senses, Your Holiness.
Egyptian Chronicles [4]
And So #Israel has Failed to foil #Zewail’s big project in #Egypt !!!
According to Mubarak's old speech writers, if one needs public support for an issue, blame Israel. "Strangely Zewail was awarded in Israel the Wolf Prize in 1993 and his views do not reflect anti-Israeli sentiments at least in the West !! I can not stand these double standards. "
Lebanon Spring Blog [5]
The Details of The Conversation Between The Lebanese President And The Iranian Ambassador
A satirical script from the few conversations that took place yesterday between the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar (Ghadanfar) Roknabadi. It started with a phone call…
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[2] http://www.black-iris.com/2012/09/17/king-approves-press-and-publication-law-hello-internet-censorship/
[3] http://arabsaga.blogspot.com/2012/09/syria-michel-kilos-public-appeal-to-pope.html
[4] http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/09/and-so-israel-has-failed-to-foil.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EgyptianChronicles+%28Egyptian+chronicles%29
[5] http://lebanonspring.com/2012/09/18/the-details-of-the-conversation-between-the-lebanese-president-michel-sleiman-and-the-iranian-ambassdor-ghazanfar-roknabadi-over-revolutionary-guards-in-lebanon-syria/