Tuesday
Jan152013
Mali (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Insurgents Counter-Attack, Move Closer to Capital
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:06 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Live, EA Middle East and Turkey
See also Mali Feature: A Beginner's Guide --- The Timeline of the Conflict br>
Syria Live Coverage: Deadly Bombardment of Damascus Suburbs Continues br>
Monday's Mali (and Beyond) Live Coverage: French Warplanes Continue Attacks
2055 GMT: Bahrain. An appeals court has upheld a 15-month prison sentence on former MP Jawad Fairooz, imposed in absentia, for participation in protests in 2011.
Fairooz was convicted of calling for protests without notifying authorities, but acquitted of inciting hatred against the regime and spreading false information.
In November, Fairooz and 30 other activists were stripped of their Bahraini citizenship over accusations of "jeopardising state security".