Residents of Libya's Bani Walid given two days to flee [Al Jazeera, Qatar]

Presenter, Male #1
Families living in Bani Walid continued to flee the city today amid battles between Gaddafi's battalions and revolutionaries who are using new weapons in an attempt to overcome the violent resistance they are encountering in their attempt to enter the city. Meanwhile, supply and aid convoys are moving alongside the battlefront. These convoys provide all the supplies needed by the revolutionaries, including food and water. They also provide the fighters with the necessary ammunition and fuel. At the same time, the movement of field hospitals is being organized alongside the revolution, taking into consideration the terrain of the site and conditions of the battle. Our correspondent Khalil Ibn el-Din reports from the outskirts of Harawa, east of Sirte.

Reporter, Male #2
Mirud al-Bidri's duties are not limited to driving a truck full of supplies. His volunteer work with the revolutionaries regenerated his youth. He volunteers to give a helping hand in transporting, unloading, and distributing food supplies. He also regulates the line of cars coming from various fronts to receive supplies.

Guest, Male #3
As for the supplies, they are right there so we walk this way, enter Benghazi, load up, then return. This is for the revolutionaries; we get them water and supplies. Thank God, everyone's morale is high.

Reporter, Male #2
The revolutionaries' routes are far apart and their battlefronts are numerous, but sufficient supplies have been available everywhere. The convoys' movement is organized in such a way that guarantees enough food for the revolutionaries and fuel for the vehicles.

Guest, Male #4
As we advance, as the forces advance, the supplies are right behind us. You can say it is fully administered, whether it's fuel, ammunition, or food. As we advance, the supplies are with us. For example, there's a kitchen to use in every town we enter.

Reporter, Male #2
The field hospitals that follow the revolutionaries in their moves and advances have recently improved their capabilities with helicopters to transport the wounded to the hospitals.

Guest, Male #4
The air force in Benghazi and in the east consists of two airplanes. One is for relief and the other was converted into a relief plane. Thank God, they have been efficiently used and several injured are being transported right now from the hospital in Ras Lanuf to Benghazi.

Reporter, Male #2
And with that, the medical staff stays on the frontlines, or in the back, to guarantee medical care that depends on the circumstances and conditions.

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Three killed on Syria's 'Tuesday of Anger' against Russia [BBC Arabic, UK]

Presenter, Female #1
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three people were killed today by the gunfire of Syrian security forces. It further explained that two died in Hama's countryside when forces opened fire on a funeral. The third was killed in Deir az-Zour during a raid. The Observatory mentioned that two more people died in Homs from wounds sustained several days ago. It said that security forces carried out an arrest campaign in Rif Dimashq, Homs, and the countryside of Deir az-Zour, and that the number of detainees reached 100.

Reporter, Male #1
A person killed; then a funeral; then protests. This is the cycle that dominates the situation on the ground in Syria. This is the funeral for Subhi Salam, killed two days ago in Damascus. The funeral for Salam, who was not even 14 years old, turned into a protest. Security forces opened fire on the protestors and killed another person, 12-year-old Ezzat Lababidi. Lababidi's funeral turned into a larger and broader protest, with the participation of even more residents, enraged by the deaths of two children in less than 48 hours. In Homs in the north, funeral prayers are performed in a mosque for another person who was killed while worshipers called for the downfall of the regime. Other protests occurred in Daraa, Hama, Homs, and Deir az-Zour on what is called "Tuesday of Anger" against Russia, the country that still supports the Syrian regime and hinders any move against it at the UN Security Council. Protestors spoke to Russia in Russian, saying if their written message does not reach Russia, then burning the Russian flag in Syria is a stronger and clearer message. Mustafa al-Minshawi, BBC.

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UN calls on Yemen to halt its attacks on peaceful demonstrators [Al-Alam, Iran]

Presenter, Female #1
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri renewed his call on the opponents of the political regime in Syria. In a recording released on al-Qaeda websites, Zawahiri urged Syrian dissidents to continue protesting and using all methods against the regime and government institutions. Zawahiri accused the Syrian regime of repressive acts and called for its downfall. The United Nations demanded the Yemeni government put an end to the attacks and halt the use of live ammunition against civilians. In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime to immediately release all detainees arrested for peacefully protesting. She said the death toll in Yemeni protests over the past six months has reached hundreds, in addition to thousands of wounded. Meanwhile, Yemeni protestors in Sanaa flocked to Change Square to take part in a rally called for by the Organizing Committee of the Youth Revolution, demanding an immediate transfer of power from Ali Abdullah Saleh as well as his prosecution. In its statement, the Organizing Committee for the Youth Revolution called for million-person marches across all Yemeni provinces one day after Saleh authorized his deputy to sign the initiative brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council. In the same statement, the committee announced the Youth of the Revolution's final rejection of Saleh's tactic of procrastination. It stressed the importance of resolving the situation and trying all symbols of the regime.

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Turkey's Erdogan champions Arab causes as the Arab League offers hollow rhetoric [New TV, Lebanon]

Presenter, Female # 1
Arabs displayed their incompetence and weakness before starting a meeting with the objective of offering advice. These positions' pioneers include the Arab League's Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi, who acknowledged the shortfalls of the Arab League and admitted that it is unable to currently deal with Arab crises. So Recep Tayyip Erdogan was left with the operational role, from the Ottoman door, not the Arab door, as he promised to issue the final warning to President Bashar al-Assad. He sent his warning in the Egyptian al-Shorouk newspaper, providing for the first time his fear of a civil war between the Alawites and the Sunnis. Arab foreign ministers supported the Palestinians' right to their state and settled for the UN to recognize its membership. However, this support came without any substance, neither does it help the Palestinians nor does it establish their state since the Arabs did not even threaten to exert any pressure or resort to an Arab veto to confront the American veto. The only threat that has reached Washington came from a man who lost his political post in Saudi Arabia. For the second time, Prince Turki al-Faisal reiterated in the New York Times that the special relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia will decline if the US obstructs the demand to recognize Palestine. However, instead of relying on a person with no official position, why doesn't Saudi Arabia announce its position in its Council of Ministers?

Reporter, Female # 2
The support for recognition of the Palestinian state and full UN membership, in addition to the Syrian crisis, constituted the main issues at the meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo. The meeting was headed by Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al- Thani, with the notable attendance of Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan versus the notable absence of Syria's minister of foreign affairs, Walid al-Muallem. As for Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi, he stressed on the need for the League to keep up with the changes in the Arab world. Sheikh Hamad emphasized the importance of establishing a Palestinian state and praised Turkey's positions on the issue. He also spoke about the situation in Syria and confirmed the Arab League and the Arab ministers' call on Damascus to stop using weapons and resort to dialogue.

Guest, Male # 1 (Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al- Thani, Qatari Foreign Minister)
We confirm that comprehensive, just and lasting peace will not be achieved until Israel fully withdraws from the occupied Arab territories based on the borders of June 4th, 1967 and the establishment of the independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital. We call on the international community to interfere to stop the attacks against the Palestinian people and lift the unjust siege imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip and take a strong position to force Israel to adhere to the resolutions of international legitimacy. We express our deep regret for the continued events in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic and we confirm our concern over Syria's safety, stability and unity. We believe the solution will be presented through an end to the use of weapons, an end to the bloodshed, and once we resort to wisdom and dialogue. The issue also requires the full implementation of the Arab initiative adopted by the Arab League during its exceptional session on August 28, 2011.

Reporter, Female # 2
The call was similar to that of Erdogan, who tried in his speech to evoke the emotions of the Arab people, confirming that Egypt's martyrs are similar to Turkey's martyrs who died on the Gaza-bound ship. The Turkish man stressed the necessity to unify Arabs and Ankara to confront Israel and the international community that is trying to place Israel above the law. He also hinted at Syria multiple times in his speech.

Guest, Male # 2 (Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister)
The legitimate demands of our people should not be repressed with blood and use of force. Those postponing justice will understand, if not today then tomorrow, that they are committing a grave mistake. Freedom, democracy and human rights must be our united slogan. As for Palestine, the time has come to raise the Palestinian flag at the United Nations.

Reporter, Female # 2
The foreign ministers expressed their deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen and called on all sides to show self-restraint and avoid additional violence in Yemen. They also expressed their deep concern over what they described as the continued provocative comments by Iranian officials and media targeting a number of countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. They considered the statements to be a breach of the rules of good neighborliness and the principles of the charters of the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

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Netanyahu on Turkey crisis: common sense will prevail [IBA, Israel]

The diplomatic crisis with Turkey will eventually be resolved through common sense and cold calculation. This is what Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters when touring Israel's southern border. In an attempt to diffuse the situation with Ankara, the prime minister said that Israel should not cling to all kinds of comments, clearly referring to provocative statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Netanyahu was on Israel's border with Egypt to observe the progress in the construction of the security fence. He promised that the barrier would be completed by next September, three months ahead of schedule.

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Turkey's Erdogan looks to forge stronger ties with Arab nations [IBA, Israel]

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has kicked off his four day tour of the region, beginning in Egypt where he will hold meetings with the republic's military government and religious leaders. The visit of the Turkish strongman comes as he continues to threaten Israel. Turkish Prime Minsister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Cairo amid thousands of supporters in a greeting partially arranged by the Muslim Brotherhood. Between two and three thousand Egyptians cried out ?God is great? and in apparent reference to Israel, sang out praise to Erdogan for being a real Muslim and not a coward as they vowed to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Erdogan is in Egypt to sign a series of bilateral treaties, including military pacts and the cancellation of travel visas between the two Muslim nations.

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Jordanians call for 'million-man march' to shut down Israeli embassy [Press TV, Iran]

Well just a few days after the storming of the Israeli embassy in Egypt, a similar protest is being planned, this time in Jordan. Activists have called for a million-man rally outside Israel's mission in Amman on Thursday. Organizers say the crowd will attempt to break into the embassy and take down the Israeli flag. The planned demonstration has prompted Tel Aviv to demand Amman boost security around the mission's compound. Israel has announced a state of alert at its embassies around the world following the storming of its embassy in Cairo on Friday.

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Taliban attack NATO HQ in Afghanistan [Press TV, Iran]

Militants have attacked the US embassy and NATO headquarters in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul. Police say gunmen are firing rockets and assault rifles from a multi-story building that is under construction near diplomatic missions. Loud explosions have also been heard throughout the city. The Taliban have claimed responsibility, saying local intelligence facilities are also among the targets. Press TV's Kabul office has also been hit. Reports say six people have died and over a dozen other injured.

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Five killed in Pakistan school bus attack [Press TV, Iran]

Gunmen have attacked a school bus in northwestern Pakistan, killing five people and injuring over a dozen others. Three children, a teacher, and the driver were killed in the attack on the outskirt of the main city of Peshawar. The motive for the attack is unclear. The students studied at an English-language school that militants considered to be Western-imported. Elsewhere in the same region, police have found the bodies of two young men with a note by their side. The note says they were killed by pro-Taliban militants spying on one of their commanders.

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Mubarak's intelligence chief testifies in court [Nile TV, Egypt]

Presenter, Male #1
The Cairo Criminal Court has heard the testimony of former Egyptian vice-president and intelligence chief, General Omar Suleiman, in the case of ordering the killing of protestors. Former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, Habib al-Adli, and others are facing the same charges. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mansour Al Essawy will appear on Wednesday, and his predecessor Mahmud Wagdy will testify on Thursday in the same case. The court issued a ban on the publication of witness testimony.

Reporter, Male #2
Behind these walls and behind closed doors, the Cairo Criminal Court has heard the testimony of former Egyptian vice-president and intelligence chief, General Omar Suleiman. Suleiman is one of the key witnesses in the case of ordering the killing of peaceful protestors. Former President Mubarak, his two sons, Habib al-Adli, and six of his aides are facing the same charges. During the private session, a disagreement over the testimony of the key witness, General Omar Suleiman, ensued among civil rights claimants, prompting the judge to adjourn the court. The court reconvened after the civil rights claimants met with the court's assembly. This is what this attorney had to say.

Guest, Male #5
The people are accusing us of delaying the court proceedings. We may have been a burden on the court but this case is important. Today, I would like to thank the court. One of the civil rights claimants requested the judge be more courteous when addressing the case. The judge complied and changed his tactic.

Guest, Male #6
He said nice things about our case and the case of the Egyptian people, God willing.

Reporter, Male #2
After listening to Suleiman's testimony, the court will reconvene tomorrow to hear the testimony of the interior minister, General Mansour Al Essawy. Behind the closed doors of the trial of Mubarak and al-Adli, General Omar Suleiman testified before the court's assembly and answered questions from the general prosecutor's office, civil rights claimants, and defense attorneys. From outside the Police Academy in the Fifth District, Mohamed Atef, Nile TV.

Presenter, Female #1
In the trials of the former elements of the Egyptian regime, the Cairo Criminal Court has decided to ban all media and televised broadcasts and recordings of witness testimonies in the case of exporting natural gas to Israel. Among the defendants in this case are former Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi, fugitive businessman Hussein Salem, and five other oil officials The court convened today to hear more witness testimony, following yesterday's session, during which a key witness testified that Fahmi approved a memorandum to export gas to Israel at a reduced price. The state prosecutor issued a list of charges against the defendants, including the misuse and misappropriation of general funds, through the sale of Egyptian gas to Israel below global market prices.

Presenter, Male #1
In another development, the Cairo Criminal Court resumed the trials of suspects in the case of attacking protestors in Tahrir Square, otherwise known as the Battle of Camel trial. The court heard the testimonies of the prosecutor's witnesses in the case in which 25 defendants stand trial, most notably former heads of the Shura and the People's Council, Safwat al-Sharif and Fathi Sirur. Yesterday's session included the release of 16 videotapes showing clips of the incidents that took place on February 2 and 3. The court banned media broadcasts of the court proceeding.

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Iraqi Turkmen demand government protection [Al-Forat TV, Iraq]

Presenter, Female #1
The Baghdad mayor's office announced that one of its cleaning employees has been martyred and two others injured in a terrorist bomb attack in eastern Baghdad. The office said in a press statement that a bomb exploded in the Ghadir district, targeting people who were carrying out their daily work to serve the citizens of Baghdad.

Presenter, Male #1
In light of the ongoing targeting of Iraqi elites and intellectuals, the Turkmen community in Kirkuk Province has called for the formation of a special force to protect them. Meanwhile, the federal government's head of security affairs held a meeting with the provincial council's security committee to explore ways to restore stability in the province. Amjad Hilaihel reports.

Reporter, Male #2
Despite the recent positive measures taken in the public service sector, the city of Kirkuk is still suffering from the series of crises that struck the province. The political situation remains volatile due to instability and complexity of the region. In light of the recent attacks on Turkmen intellectuals, the residents of Kirkuk have called for the formation of a special Turkmen force to protect the province. Meanwhile, the federal government's director-general of security affairs arrived in Kirkuk and met with the province's security committee.

Guest, Female #2
We came here today to rally for our rights. We held a meeting to press for our Turkmen's rights. They are not granting us any legitimate rights.

Guest, Male #3 (Ahmad Ruzi, Member of Turkmen League)
We met with the fact-finding committee that was formed by the Iraqi parliament. We submitted a report including all the incidents that have taken place in Kirkuk, including the assassinations and crimes committed against the people of Kirkuk, especially the Turkmen.

Reporter, Male #2
A joint press conference was held by the head of the provincial council and the security chief at the Kirkuk provincial building. Both sides announced they reached an agreement for the implementation of measures to improve security and stability for all residents of Kirkuk, especially the Turkmen.

Guest, Male #4 (Nijm al-Din Karim, Kirkuk Provincial Council Chief)
We have several demands. The number of police officers in Kirkuk is 1,500, which is not enough. We urged the Iraqi government to achieve our demands, and they promised to do so. This is why the federal government has sent this delegation.

Reporter, Male #2
While some are hoping this latest visit will help outline the security measures aimed at protecting all residents of Kirkuk, especially the Turkmen who are still calling for their legitimate rights, many questions remain unanswered. From the Kirkuk provincial building, Amjad Hilaihel, al-Forat.