Al-Jazeera reports that the rivaling Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have signed the reconciliation agreement brokered by Cairo. Over the last several days, Fatah and Hamas delegates met with Egyptian leaders to finalize the agreement before signing it. Many believe that this reconciliation would not have been possible during former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

New TV reports that the death of al-Qaeda’s leader, Osama bin Laden, does not mean an end to the organization. Three people are being considered to replace bin Laden: Ayman al-Zawahri, the “mastermind” behind the 9/11 attacks; Anwar al-Awlaki, the leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch; and Abu Yahya al-Libi, the head of the organization’s military operations. Security experts believe that bin Laden’s successors will launch even fiercer attacks on Western interests around the world.

The BBC reports from Libya, where NATO is searching for a naval mine near Misurata's port that is preventing the evacuation of African workers and wounded people trapped at the port. While sporadic battles continue between Gaddafi and opposition forces in Misurata, thousands of people in the capital Tripoli attended the funeral of Saif al-Arab, Gaddafi's youngest son, and three of his grandchildren who were killed in a recent NATO air strike. People at the funeral chanted slogans demanding that NATO halt airstrikes in Libya.

In Yemen, one person was killed and two were injured in Aden after police fired at protestors demanding the expedition of the trial of security forces accused of killing a detainee. Al-Alam reports that this news comes as demonstrations demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation and prosecution continue throughout the country. The Yemeni people affirmed that demonstrations will continue until the their demands are met.

Future TV reports that new images have been released showing the Syrian army arresting, beating, and insulting demonstrators participating in rallies during Syria’s “week of breaking the siege.” Syrian security forces were heavily deployed in several areas including Baniyas, Daraa, Baida, al-Qamishli, al-Riqqah, and Damscus. As crackdowns on protests continue throughout Syria, France and Britain are urging the EU to impose sanctions against Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad.

Tonight, al-Jazeera reports on the death of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. Reuters quoted a US Department of Homeland Security official saying that the instructions issued to the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) team were to kill bin Laden, not capture him. President Barack Obama announced bin Laden’s death in a speech late last night, describing it as “the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaeda.” Americans gathered by the thousands in a number of cities to celebrate the news.  

The BBC reports on the mixed reactions to the death of bin Laden in the Arab world. Many expressed happiness and relief over his killing, while others doubted that bin Laden was actually dead. Hamas has condemned the killing, describing bin Laden as a “holy warrior.” The Saudi Arabian government has expressed hope that his death will be a step forward in the international efforts against terrorism.

In other news, Future TV reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that the US end monetary support of the Palestinian Authority if a united national government is formed that includes Hamas. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh responded by demanding that the Palestinian Liberation Organization withdraw its recognition of Israel. Some political analysts believe that a third intifada is inevitable, whether or not the UN recognizes the Palestinian state.  

Al-Alam reports that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has refused to sign the deal put forth by the Gulf Cooperation Council. The opposition’s Joint Meeting Parties are holding Saleh responsible for the failure of the agreement. Meanwhile, the Yemeni people remain determined to attain what they consider to be their most important demands, including Saleh’s resignation and prosecution.

New TV reports on the disastrous consequences that violence in Libya is having on children. Forced to live amidst war and death everyday, children have been drawing pictures of weapons, bombs, and other violent scenes. Teachers have reported that children have also been drawing people crying and frequently using the color black.

The Syrian Sawasya Organization for Human Rights said today that there have now been upwards of 500 fatalities since anti-regime demonstrations began six weeks ago. They added that Syrian authorities have arrested thousands of people, while hundreds of others are reported missing. Al-Jazeera reports that the Syrian youth opposition group has sent out a call on Facebook for new demonstrations to take place tomorrow on the “Friday of Rage” against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Al-Alam reports that the Yemeni opposition has said they would not sign the GCC’s power-transfer deal if the regime continues to use violence against demonstrators. Twelve people were reportedly killed and over 130 injured when protestors in Sana'a were shot at while marching to the Saudi embassy to protest Riyadh’s interference in the Yemeni revolution.

Gaddafi forces continue to surround and shell the coastal city of Misurata, considered to be the most important opposition-controlled city in western Libya. Medical sources in the city said at least seven rebel fighters were killed at a checkpoint shelled by Gaddafi forces on the border with Tunisia. However, the BBC reports that opposition fighters in Ajdabiya say the city is now safe enough for residents to return.

Dubai TV reports from Jordan, where King Abdullah II has asked a committee to prepare a series of constitutional amendments in an attempt to placate the opposition with reforms. Observers believe that the formation of the committee proves that the Kingdom is serious about making real political reforms. The opposition blocs have welcomed the formation of the panel and described it as “a step in the right direction that will help move the wheel of political reforms forward.”

Tonight, New TV profiles Syrian writer and opposition figure Michel Kilo. Kilo joined the Communist Party as a youth, studied journalism in Cairo, sociology in Paris, and worked as a translator at the Ministry of Culture in Damascus. Today, he is the head of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression and is considered one of Syria’s leading opposition thinkers.

Tonight, al-Alam reports on the ongoing violence in Bahrain. Saudi-backed Bahraini forces continue to destroy mosques and religious sites while carrying out a large-scale campaign to arrest protest leaders. Marches are expected to be held across Bahraini cities under the banner "Sunni and Shiite brothers," in order to affirm the protestors’ national unity. It has been reported that over 1,000 people have been arrested so far, 25 percent of whom are under 18. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, students, journalists, and human rights activists are all being targeted.

The BBC reports that a UN delegation arrived in Tripoli to investigate human rights violations committed during military operations in Libya. The team is expected to investigate violations on both sides of the fighting, including the ones that the Libyan government has accused NATO and the opposition of committing. Meanwhile, the fight between Gaddafi troops and the opposition in Misurata continues, with hundreds of civilians caught in the middle.

Dubai TV reports that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the opposition expect to sign a power-transfer deal in Riyadh, as protestors continue to stage sit-ins in Sana'a and other cities. Under the terms of the agreement, a national unity government will formed following Saleh's resignation. Saleh is to reassign power to his vice president in exchange for his immunity, and official elections will held within two months. Yemeni protestors continue to reject the deal. 

The Syrian Human Rights Observatory said that the number of fatalities has risen to 453 and that Syrian authorities have arrested about 1,700 people since protests began in Syria last month. European Union ambassadors are scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on Damascus. Throughout the upheaval, Syria’s state run television channel has failed mentioned the ongoing events in the country.  

New TV has a special report from Libya, where rap music has become the soundtrack of the revolution. Harkening back to the days of Public Enemy and KRS-One, youth have been using rap to inspire the opposition. In the report, rap is described as the youth’s “new weapon” in the fight against Muammar al-Gaddafi.

In a meeting with Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the leader of the Libyan Transitional National Council, French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised to intensify air strikes targeting Gaddafi forces. However, France has rejected the proposition of sending ground forces into Libya to protect the residents of Misurata. According to hospital records, Misurata’s death toll is in the hundreds and continues to rise with ongoing battles between revolutionaries and Gaddafi forces. Al-Jazeera reports that Paris and London have pledged to send a limited number of military advisors in noncombat operations to Libya to improve the revolutionaries’ military organizational structures, communications, and logistics, in addition to medical and humanitarian aid.

Al-Alam reports from Yemen, where two people were killed today, each representing a different side of the struggle. A gunman opened fire on an anti-government camp in al-Hodeida, killing one man, and a police officer was later killed in clashes with demonstrators in Aden province. Yesterday, five people were killed and hundreds were injured in Sana'a when Yemeni forces opened fire to disperse an anti-regime demonstration. After three months of protests, several international mediation meetings, and ongoing violence, al-Alam describes Yemen’s political situation as “irreconcilable.”

The BBC reports from Syria, where authorities have arrested Captain Amjad Abbas, the Baniyas Security Chief. The Syrian Human Rights League expressed their hope that other guilty members of the security agencies will be held accountable for negligence. Meanwhile, students at the University of Aleppo joined in the popular protests demanding freedom. Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city, hadn't witnessed massive protests before today. Reuters quoted a human rights activist in saying that Syrian security forces and regime loyalists have attacked the rally, arresting 37 protestors and beating several others.

Future TV reports that the Egyptian fact-finding committee that investigated the attack on protestors during the January 25^th revolution has issued a 400-page report. The report provides evidence that high-ranking officials in the former Egyptian regime and National Democratic Party were involved in inciting the deliberate killing of demonstrators in Tahrir Square. The report was submitted to the prosecutor-general, who will now follow up with a formal investigation.

Tonight, New TV features a profile on the Yemeni Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi. The Houthis are a sectarian group derived from a Shiite sect called Zaidiyya. Born in 1979 and educated in Zaidiyyah religious schools, Al-Houthi has been the leader of the Houthis since 2004, when the Yemeni government had the former leader, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, killed. The Houthis call themselves “God's helpers,” and while the group denies having a relationship with Hezbollah, Abdul Malik al-Houthi insists that the Houthis' similarity to the Lebanese organization stemmed from their admiration for Hezbollah's resistance movement.

The Syrian government has passed a bill lifting the emergency law that has been in place for 48 years, as well as a bill dismantling the Supreme State Security Court. The government also approved a bill to “regulate the right to peacefully protest,” but Syrian Interior Ministry made an official statement calling on its citizens not to participate in marches, demonstrations, rallies, or protests of any kind. The statement warned that authorities would reinforce the country’s applicable laws to maintain security and stability. Al-Jazeera reports that eyewitnesses in Homs said that heavy gunfire was heard at dawn and that four people were killed.

The BBC reports that French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé has stated that France strongly opposes sending ground forces into Libya. The United Nations said today that the humanitarian situation in Misurata has deteriorated and the city’s residents have run out of many basic supplies. NATO accused Gaddafi's battalions of using unethical tactics in their fight against the revolutionaries, including dressing in civilian clothes, hiding inside hospitals and schools, and firing on civilians. Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim denied these claims.

Al-Alam sources in Bahrain reported that Saudi tanks and armored vehicles, backed by Bahraini forces, have demolished mosques and prayer halls in the Aker region. The sources also confirmed that Saudi troops stole money from a local mosque’s trust fund in the town of Beni Jamra. The joint Saudi-Bahraini forces continue their arrest campaign, targeting journalists, medics, and lawyers, despite international condemnation. During talks in Manama with US Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Hamad al-Khalifa confirmed that Saudi and Emirates forces would remain in Bahrain until “foreign threats” are removed.

Dubai TV reports from the southern Jalousie suburb of Paris, where several Muslims are staging a hunger strike in protest of a ban on building a local mosque. The ban was issued under the pretext of violating the country's secular principles. Muslim community members are conducting the hunger strike on the plot of land where the mosque is supposed to be built. The extremely limited space in the Jalousie’s current mosque prompted the local Muslim community to collect donations, buy land, and make plans to build a larger mosque. They then faced opposition from city officials, who are limiting the number of building permits issued.

New TV reports from Gaza City, where a symbolic military funeral was held for Italian activist, Vittorio Arrigoni, who was kidnapped and killed by armed extremists. His body was taken to Egypt and then to Italy for burial after the funeral. The Interior Ministry has announced that it is offering a cash reward to officers and members of the police force to help capture his killers. Police say that they have arrested two suspects and that they are still looking for three others.

Today, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced the formation of a new government to be headed by Adel Safar. Current Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem and Minister of Defense Ali Habib will remain in their posts. The change will mostly affect the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Information, and the Ministry of Finance. According to the BBC, Syrian TV reported that President al-Assad also decided to release all those detained in connection to the latest events with the exception of those who committed crimes “against the homeland and the citizen.”

Al-Jazeera reports on the latest developments in Libya, where Gaddafi forces killed 23 people in the western city of Misurata. A spokesman for the revolutionaries said that most of the victims were killed while they were in line at a bakery to buy bread. The revolutionaries warned of a “massacre” in Misurata if NATO does not intervene by force to protect civilians from more shelling by Gaddafi’s battalions. 

The Bahraini Ministry of Justice has filed lawsuits to disband the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society and the Islamic Action Association, the two main opposition groups in Bahrain. Al-Alam reports that the February 14th Revolutionary Youth Coalition has called for protests in an attempt to break the siege imposed on the Suliamaniyah medical center. The coalition also called for massive sit-ins in front of the local mosques after Friday prayer. Meanwhile, joint Saudi-Bahraini forces have stormed the villages of Karizakan and Beni Jamra, fired tear gas at residents, and cut off the villages’ major roads.

Syria TV reports that a five-year-old girl in occupied Palestine was wounded when an Israeli settler hit her with his car in the West Bank town of Hebron. She was hit while playing near her home and was immediately taken to the hospital.

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the attack on a bus in Ain el-Remmaneh, considered to be the first spark of the Lebanese civil war. To commemorate the day, a group of youths are running a free bus service from Dawra to Hamra. One organizer told New TV that the free transportation service was to “allow people to tell us about their experiences and memories of the war,” so that the violent war may be “remembered but never repeated.”

Violence in Libya continues today, coinciding with a heated political confrontation between Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and the rebel leadership, the Libyan Transitional National Council. The Council has rejected the Libyan regime’s proposal that one of Gaddafi’s sons assume power during a transitional phase. They received an additional boost as Italy announced that it officially recognizes the Transitional National Council as the only legitimate representative of the Libyan people. Al-Jazeera reports that Gaddafi’s regime seems to be looking for an exit strategy after being isolated by the international community and experiencing increasing internal pressure from the revolutionaries. 

The BBC reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is attempting to implement immediate reforms in light of ongoing protests and the dozens of deaths resulting from the security forces' crackdown on demonstrators. President Assad said he would appoint a new governor of Dara'a, the southern state where tensions have been the highest. Prime Minister Adel Safar has been told to form a new government, following the resignation of Naji al-Otari's administration. Safar is affiliated with the ruling Baath Party and his appointment spawned large-scale protests.

Dubai TV is reporting from Yemen, where ongoing clashes between the Yemeni authorities and protestors have left several dead and many injured. As the violence in Yemen escalates, the US, which has long supported President Ali Abdullah Saleh, has quietly shifted its position and said Saleh should be eased out of office.

The Gulf Cooperation Council has decided to hold talks with the Yemeni government and opposition leaders in an attempt to solve the escalating crisis in the country. Nile TV reports that the Council's foreign ministers have accused Iran of conspiring against the region’s countries and of interfering in their affairs by fueling sedition and religious division among their citizens.

New TV features a profile on Ali Shariati, a “philosopher and teacher of the Islamic Revolution.” While he inspired revolutionaries across Iran, he spent much of his life either in exile or in prison and was considered an infidel in Iran because of his criticisms of the authority of religious leaders and their distortion of holy texts.

Earlier this week in Libya, Gaddafi’s battalions gained significant ground very quickly when coalition air strikes ceased for several hours during an international debate about whether or not to arm the Libyan opposition. Al-Jazeera reports that in light of these developments, the revolutionaries may be changing their military leadership and plan of action. Meanwhile, The Libyan Revolutionary Transitional Council gave its condition for ceasefire: Gaddafi's brigades must withdraw from all cities and their surrounding areas. The council asserted that their intention is not to divide Libya with this ceasefire, but to liberate the country from Gaddafi’s control.

Al-Alam reports that tens of thousands of Yemenis in Sana’a continue to demand the end of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s regime. The revolutionary forces have formed a coalition to topple the regime and create a national transitional council. The council would temporarily assume power, write a new constitution, and form a supreme elections commission. During a demonstration in support of Saleh, the Yemeni president said he had no intention of stepping down and that he will “sacrifice his blood and soul for the Yemeni people.”

Frustrated Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to “save the revolution,” and demand that members of the former regime be tried for the crimes they committed while in office. The BBC also reports from Syria, where today has been named the “Friday of Martyrs” by anti-regime demonstrators in Syria. In the report, human rights activist Razan Zaituna describes the situation in Damascus as violent, bloody, and terrifying as people are arrested, beaten, and shot at by authorities.

Tonight, New TV features a profile of former Libyan official and confidant to Muammar al-Gaddafi, Moussa Koussa. Koussa was a prominent politician and a top decision-maker in the Libyan regime before resigning from his post and fleeing to Britain yesterday, in protest of the attacks that Gaddafi forces have launched on civilians.

Dubai TV reports on events in Ivory Coast, in which forces loyal to Ivory Coast's President-elect and Alassane Ouattara seized control of the state-run television station and most of the capital, Abidjan. Outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo however, reiterated that he will not step down and accused his rival of plotting a coup with the help of UN forces. As both sides launch consecutive attacks on one another, UN forces have seized control of the airport in Abidjan where no clashes were reported. Ivory Coast has also announced an indefinite closure of its borders and airspace.

(Mosaic Video Alert: March 24, 2011) New TV reports on the Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip  which targeted the neighborhoods of al-Shuja'eiya and al-Zaitoun and killed nine people, including several children. The public held funerals for the martyrs on what the government called the "day of mourning their souls." The mourners believe that Israel "carefully and deliberately" chose the timing of the attacks, as the world is preoccupied with the revolutions occurring throughout the Arab world.