Presenter, Male #1
An American military plane arrived in Sanaa carrying 100 Marines. According to a Yemeni security source, the deployment comes as part of Washington's efforts to protect its embassy and diplomatic missions in Yemen, after a wave of popular anger erupted in the country denouncing the film insulting the prophet Muhammad, peace and prayers be upon him. Yemeni security forces today cordoned off the streets surrounding the US embassy, as protestors continued to gather for the third consecutive day.

Presenter, Male #1
At least four people were killed, and a number of others were injured yesterday in Sanaa, during clashes that erupted between security forces and protestors denouncing the film offensive to the holy prophet. The protestors stormed the US embassy compound. Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi quickly denounced the attack, and set up a commission to investigate the failure of security forces to prevent demonstrators from reaching the compound. Abdel al-Rahman al-Shimiri reports from Sanaa.

Reporter, Male #2
The protests over the American film insulting the prophet Mohammad, peace and prayers be upon him, is making headlines in Yemen, as Yemenis continue to gather in front of the US embassy in Sanaa. However, what was supposed to be a symbolic and peaceful mobilization quickly turned violent, as hundreds of protestors stormed the US embassy's walls, setting fire to diplomatic vehicles and the embassy interior. They also raised black banners on its walls, amid the lack of security, which was later reinforced.

Guest, Male #3
When we reached the American embassy, we were confronted by soldiers firing tear gas, and rapidly shooting live ammunition, with the aim of dispersing the crowd.

Guest, Male #3
We came out here to defend the prophet, peace be upon him. The messenger of God is a red line.

Reporter, Male #2
The overwhelming rage continued to persist on the Yemeni streets surrounding the US embassy until late in the day, in another attempt by the demonstrators to reach the heart of the embassy. The tense situation is liable to escalate, especially after Friday prayers, known to Yemenis as "The Day of Revolutionary Rage."

Guest, Male #4
We would like to send a message to the West, which says, "You are advocates of freedom, human rights, and free speech. You drafted laws criminalizing the denial of the Holocaust, and you respected the feelings of a few million Jews. Wouldn't it be worthy of you to respect the feelings of more than 1.4 billion Muslims?"

Reporter, Male #2
President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, who is planning to visit Washington at the end of the month, warned that such events will negatively affect the relationship between the two countries, and expressed his apology to the US president and his people.

Reporter, Male #2
Security forces may have been able to push the protestors away from the embassy's perimeters, but they were unable to diffuse the rage filling their hearts. Abdel al-Rahman al-Shimiri, Dubai TV, Sanaa.

Presenter, Female #1
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Sudan reported the deaths of three Sudanese after they were run over by police cars. This occurred as protestors against the film that offended Islam attempted to storm the American embassy in Khartoum. Sudanese security forces confronted thousands of protestors with tear gas to stop them from advancing towards the embassy. The protestors had set the German embassy on fire in the capital Khartoum earlier in the day. Protestors also threw stones at the German and British embassies, and tried to break their exterior fences. The police, who were deployed in the surroundings of the two embassies, interfered by firing tear gas to disperse the protestors, and arrested a number of them.

Presenter, Female #1
And in Tunisia, protestors stormed the American embassy building in the capital, where they pulled down the American flag, and raised a black banner with the Tawheed slogan instead. Heavy black smoke clouds were seen covering the skies of the area where the embassy is located. Police used tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protestors. Media outlets reported that the police fired live ammunition in the air to disperse the angry crowd.

Presenter, Female #1
Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the sacked Palestinian government, demanded that the United States apologize to the Islamic world about the film that offended Islamic sanctities. Angry demonstrations swept a number of Palestinian cities to condemn the offensive film.

Reporter, Male #1
A Friday titled, "The Friday to support the messenger of God, Muhammad, peace and prayer be upon him," was held to express anger against anyone who stands with the film that dared to offend Islam.

Guest, Male #2 (Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister)
I sacrifice my father, mother, myself, and my children for you, messenger of Allah, peace and prayers be upon him and his family and followers.

Reporter, Male #1
Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the government in Gaza, led the prayers at the Great Omari Mosque.

Guest, Male #2
We raise our voices once again. The American administration must apologize to the Arab and Muslim nation for this offensive film.

Reporter, Male #1
After Friday prayers, the streets in different areas of the Strip were ready for massive, angry demonstrations. They were jointly organized by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement.

Guest, Male #3
We will not allow anyone-- not the West, not America, and not the Zionists-- to interfere in our religion, or to offend our religious symbols, especially our Prophet Muhammad, peace and prayers be upon him.

Guest, Male #4
The situation is inciting strife between Muslims and Christian in Islamic countries. It did not deceive us as Muslim youths, and I am aware of what is happening around us in the world.

Reporter, Male #1
A message of anger has come out of the besieged Gaza, and from all Palestinian cities, against the film that offended Islam, and those who stand behind it. A message which says that Islam and the holy prophet are a red line, and any offense or insult directed at them will not be tolerated.

Reporter, Male #1
Here in the occupied city of Jerusalem, thousands came out from al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard after Friday prayers. They walked down the streets of the Old City before they reached Bab al-Amoud, where they clashed with Israeli occupation forces, which prevented them from reaching the American consulate in Jerusalem, and also arrested some of them.

Reporter, Male #1
It is not new for Palestine to be angered, and to rise up to support the holy prophet. Why would it be, when al-Aqsa Mosque is here, and when this is where the messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, ascended to heaven? Tamer al-Mishal, Al Jazeera, Gaza, Palestine.

Presenter, Male #1
The Syrian Revolution General Commission said 62 people were killed today by regime forces. Most of the victims were killed in Daraa, Deir az-Zour, and the countryside of Damascus. Activists said that several people, including women and children, were killed as a result of shelling that targeted two residential buildings in the eastern neighborhood of Busra al-Sham in Daraa. Images uploaded online showed massive destruction in the area, as residents attempted to rescue victims buried under the rubble.

Presenter, Male #1
Meanwhile, government forces used helicopters and military planes to shell al-Rastan and neighborhoods in the provinces of Aleppo and Deir az-Zour, as well as Idlib, Hama, and al-Zabadani. An arrest campaign was carried out in Duma and the Palestinian refugee camp in Latakia.

Reporter, Male #2
It's a new Friday of anti-government demonstrations calling for the downfall of the regime. Demonstrations witnessed a decline over the past week, with the increase in the level of violence and war. This Friday, demonstrations are once again returning to the scene, according to activists.

Reporter, Male #2
While the Arab and Islamic worlds are continuing their preoccupation with the protests and unrest sparked by the film insulting the prophet Muhammad, Syrian opposition activists are insisting that their voices be heard.

Reporter, Male #2
According to them, what has been happening in Syria over the past year and a half deserves stronger solidarity from Arabs and Muslims, as shown on these slogans.

Reporter, Male #2
These recorded clips, which activists uploaded online, show a geographical expansion of the demonstrations, starting from cities and towns across Daraa, to the countryside of Damascus, to Idlib, and to al-Hasaka Province, with its Kurdish majority.

Reporter, Male #2
Every day, people are killed or injured by the shelling, raids, and clashes raging in these hotspot areas. These are images of destroyed homes in Busra al-Sham in Daraa. Activists say the Syrian army shelled them with attack helicopters.

Reporter, Male #2
In Aleppo, clashes between regime forces and the opposition continued. It was reported that regime forces removed the bodies of people killed in the Salaheddine neighborhood, where evidence of destruction was clearly visible on the buildings. Syrian state television confirmed that security forces are maintaining full control of the areas of Bina Heritani, al-Ma'ahad al-Riyadi, and Tawleed Hospital in the city of Aleppo.

Reporter, Male #2
Clashes were reported in some neighborhoods in Damascus, specifically in the al-Qadam neighborhood, which was stormed by security forces, as confirmed by activists. The Syrian government said that its forces are continuing to pursue those they describe as terrorists in parts of the Damascus countryside, Daraa, Hama, and others. It also said that security forces confiscated weapons, ammunition, and bombs. Wael al-Hajjar, BBC.

Presenter, Male #1
Pope Benedict XVI said in a statement after he arrived in Lebanon that the aim of his visit is to strengthen relations between Lebanon and the Holy See. He noted that during his visit, he will meet with leaders and representatives of all Lebanese sects. He added that the equilibrium in Lebanon has lasted due to the willpower of the Lebanese people, and that this equilibrium could be a model for the entire Middle East.

Guest, Male #2 (Pope Benedict XVI)
The dual purpose of my visit to your country underlines the excellent relations which have always existed between Lebanon and the Holy See, and seeks to contribute in strengthening them. This visit is also in response to your own visits to Rome in November 2008, and more recently in February 2011, a visit which was followed nine months later by that of the prime minister.

Guest, Male #2
There can exist cooperation between the various churches, which are all members of one Catholic church in a fraternal spirit of communion with other Christians, and at the same time, coexistence, and respectful dialogue between Christians and their brethren of other religions. This is not just a human task, but a gift of God, which should be sought with insistence, preserved at all costs, and strengthened with determination.

Presenter, Male #1
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman was at the head of the pope's reception at Beirut Airport. And in a speech to welcome him, he reassured the importance of the coexistence of Muslims and Christians in his country. He also stressed that there is no legitimacy to any authority that contradicts the coexistence pact.

Guest, Male #3 (Michel Suleiman, Lebanese President)
There is no constitutional legitimacy for any authority which contradicts the pact of communal coexistence. Despite its deep-rootedness and openness, and perhaps because of this openness, the Lebanese lands have eventually, at different periods of its history, become prone to greed, a scene for wars, and a victim of various forms of aggression and occupation, which has resulted in a lot of destruction, bloodshed, displacement, and injustice.

Demonstrations have taken place across Iran, including the capital Tehran, against the American anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims," that has sparked anger across the Muslim world. Protestors chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" at many of the rallies.

US President Barack Obama reacted to the riots that erupted in Cairo, referring to Egypt as "neither an ally nor an enemy". He said in a Telemundo interview that he has faith that Egypt will take the right steps to ensure the safety of the American embassy. Concerned that Obama's remarks may spark new tensions with Egypt, the White House issued a clarification shortly after, saying that Egypt is a "strategically important nation that is a longstanding and close partner of the US."

The 35-nation board of the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has censured Iran for defying international demands to curb uranium enrichment, and failing to address mounting disquiet about its suspected research into atomic weapons. The board overwhelmingly passed a resolution in Vienna voicing serious concerns about Tehran's nuclear advances, while also making clear its desire for a peaceful resolution of the dispute. Russia and China joined four US-led Western powers in sponsoring the resolution. There were three abstentions, and only Cuba voted against.

Presenter, Female #1
During a press conference, the Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights denounced the rulings issued against activists from the February 20th Movement, describing them as vengeful. The coalition also denounced the escalation in the level of violence against the demonstrators, and the restrictions imposed on the protest movements, as well as calling for the release of all political prisoners.

Reporter, Male #1
During a press conference organized in al-Rabat, the Moroccan Coalition for Human Rights sounded alarm bells regarding the escalating pace of violence against protestors and the tightening grip on protest movements. The 18 rights organizations that form the coalition warned the government of the consequences of tightening its grip on activists from the February 20th Movement, as well as human rights activists.

Guest, Male #2 (Abdallah Bin Abdel al-Salam, Vice President of Moroccan Association for Human Rights)
The public authorities deny that there's a serious repercussions of the way they are handling the peaceful protests. The answer to this is to refrain from using excessive violence against protestors.

Reporter, Male #1
The jail sentences, which varied between eight and ten months of incarceration and were not subject to appeal, was issued by Casablanca against five activists from the February 20th Movement. They were arrested while participating in a demonstration organized by the movement at the end of last July in Casablanca. The coalition regarded it as harsh, shocking, and vengeful punishment, and that it aims to return the country to its use of the judiciary to settle political feuds.

Guest, Male #3 (Mohammad al-Zahari, President of the Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights)
In many instances the judiciary is used, and that is a black mark on them that remains until now.

Reporter, Male #1
In addition to the verdicts, the coalition criticized what the activists of the February 20th Movement and the Moroccan National Student Union were psychologically and physically subjected to during their detention. The coalition sees that the gap remains large between the official speech on respecting human rights, and the reality on the ground.

Guest, Male #4 (Abdel al-Majid Hussein, Moroccan Human Rights Commission)
Our stance is of absolute condemnation and denunciation, and we consider these procedures contradictory to Morocco's obligation to respect human rights.

Reporter, Male #1
The rights coalition, which demanded the immediate release of activists from the February 20th Movement, threatened to escalate if the government fails to reassess its policy in the human rights field. It confirmed its firm stance on the right to peaceful protests, and the importance of prosecuting human rights violators, to put a limit on escaping punishment.

Presenter, Female #1
As the crisis began in Libya, Algeria had warned of the spread of arms, which resulted in a deteriorating security situation. It was a premonition within the framework of Algeria's diligent efforts to combat terrorism and organized crime. Asma Nour reports.

Reporter, Female #2
Combating terrorism, with its regional and cross-border dimensions, has always been an urgent need for Algeria, which had long suffered from the phenomenon during the 1990s. The phenomenon's scope has widened, and its dangers have worsened in many countries. And in order to combat it and to limit its extent, massive partnership and coordination efforts are needed.

Reporter, Female #2
Here, Algeria has played a fundamental and pivotal role on both the regional and international fronts. The mechanisms of regional cooperation have been embodied through the conglomeration of the OECD countries, in which Algeria plays an active role, in order to adopt a unified and effective regional strategy to confront the terrorist threats in the area of the Western Sahara coast.

Reporter, Female #2
The Joint Military Staff Committee also joined the efforts as a military mechanism to strengthen intelligence and military cooperation. The international conference on security and development in Algiers is part of a periodic meeting held by OECD countries and their partners. It affirms the urgent need to continue international coordination in order to eradicate this phenomenon, and to eliminate the sources of organized crime.

Reporter, Female #2
And for its leading experience in the field of combating terrorism, Algeria is a founding member of the Global Counterterrorism Forum, established in New York last September, in which it jointly presides with Canada over the division that works specifically in the Western Sahara coastal countries. Algeria's views on the reasons behind the increasing terrorism phenomenon, as well as its dangerous consequences, remain established. It had also warned of them as the crisis in Libya erupted, and the spread of weapons and chaos in the area.

Reporter, Female #2
The extent of the crisis reached south to Mali, whose north became a fertile source of armed groups, as the area of the Western Sahara coast suffers from unprecedented threats. The means to resolve these complex security challenges remain barbed.

Reporter, Female #2
These are the crises in which Algeria is advocating a rejection of interference in the countries' sovereignty as part of the solution, because it is aware of foreign intentions.

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