The Contagion Today

Qatar

Cameron Says Some Middle East Rulers Use Issue of Israel as a Distraction “In too many countries in the Middle East, some rulers say to their people ‘be angry about that, don’t be angry about the fact that you live in a non-open society,’” Cameron told his audience at Qatar University in the capital, Doha, today after taking a series of questions on Israel.

Kuwait

Cameron urges Mideast reform, not repression 

Burma

Could Burma's Next Uprising Begin on the Internet?  “We hope we can use the Internet to initiate an uprising this summer like those that took place in Tunisia and Egypt,” he said. “Because we cannot rely on the leadership of the mainstream opposition to topple the regime.” Ko Win, who for security reasons does not want his full name identified, said he and his friends used their own money to give students free Internet lessons in Rangoon Internet cafes.

Jordan & Yemen

Jordan and Yemen Hold Anti-Gaddafi Protests On Tuesday, demonstrators across the Middle East staged protests against the government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The protest condemned the bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters in the North African country.

9 Yemeni MPs quit SANAA: Nine members of parliament have resigned from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ruling party to protest against what they described as government violence against demonstrators, parliamentarians said on Wednesday.