Cartoonist: Jihad 'Awartani

Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, September 29, 2009

Cartoonist: Nasser Al-J'afari

Source: Al-Arab Al-Yawm, Jordan, September 29, 2009

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir ordered, on September 27, state security services to remove the censorship on newspapers.

At the same time, Bashir said that the removal of the censorship was conditional upon newspaper editors' censoring their own papers, and called on them to act with professional responsibility to prevent the publication of items harming the nation, its sovereignty, or its values.

He added that any paper that does not follow the rules of the journalistic code of honor will be harshly punished.

Source: Al-Rai Al-'Aam, Sudan, September 28, 2009

Today, September 30, talks will begin in Washington between Israeli government representatives and Palestinian Authority representatives, in preparation for a renewal of negotiations over a permanent settlement.

The talks are sponsored by the U.S. administration.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, September 30, 2009

Hamas prime minister in Gaza Isma'il Haniya has declared that despite several reservations, Hamas supports the Arab peace initiative, because it cannot stand against the Arab effort to support Palestinian rights.

Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Palestinian Authority, September 30, 2009

The Al-Falluja forum has suspended the membership of the jihadi media group known as "The Army of the 19" (Jaysh Al-Tis'a 'Ashar).

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Saudi police flogged about 20 teenagers on September 29 for participating in disturbances in the eastern province of the Kingdom, including looting stores and breaking windows of businesses and restaurants.

Commentators pointed out that the incidents present Saudi authorities with challenges to provide social space for the population, in the form of athletic clubs and movie theaters.

Each of the teens received at least 30 lashes.

[Eastern Saudi Arabia contains most of the country's oil as well as most of the Shi’a Muslims, who suffer severe discrimination in education, social services, and employment. The most conservative Wahhabi clerics regard Shi'a Muslims as apostates deserved to be killed.]

Source: Akhbar al-Khaleej, UAE, September 30, 2009

The May-June 2009 issue of the jihadist magazine Sada Al-Jihad features an article from the book Al-Mawsoua'a Al-Amniyya ("The Security Encyclopedia"), published by the Abu Zubaida Center for the Service of the Jihad Fighters. The article, titled "Mahdhurat Al-Amniyyat" ("The Danger of Security Measures"), deals with precautions taken by jihad fighters in the West in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

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Following their meeting with secretary of state Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the six foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council offered their support for the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people and called for bringing to justice those responsible for the August 19 bombings at Iraq's two key ministries in Baghdad.

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq joined the meeting later.

Source: Alfayha TV, Iraq, September 29, 2009

A cellphone video has surfaced of the deputy commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Sa'id Al-Shihri, asking for donations.

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