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Egypt ups pressure on world powers over SyriaEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has urged world powers not to hesitate to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt against the Iranian-backed Damascus government. Addressing a rally called by Sunni Muslim clerics More… |
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Moderate Rohani wins Iran elections in landslideModerate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's presidential election on Saturday, the interior ministry said, scoring a surprising landslide victory over conservative hardliners without the need for a second round run-off. The outcome will not soon transform Iran's long tense r More… |
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Bahrain plans law against passport custodyBahrain is set to introduce new rules to tackle the problem of employers withholding the passports of foreign workers, said a top government official. The new system will end the need for employers to keep people's passports, Interior Ministry Nationality, Passports and Resid More… |
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Saudi king cuts short holiday 'over Syria developments'Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived in Jeddah from Casablanca on Friday, having cut short a private holiday in Morocco because of the new developments in Syria, the state news agency said. The elderly king returned early because of "repercussions of the events tha More… |
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US mulls no-fly zone after Syria crosses 'red line'The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. After months of deliberation, Preside More… |
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US think tank 'linked to Bahrain unrest'An American think-tank has been accused of training political activists to encourage unrest in Bahrain. The website Albahrainnews.com has published a document which reveals the alleged support given by the NDI to radical opposition members in Bahrain, before the February 2011 unrest, r More… |
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US studying Syria no-fly zone near JordanThe United States is studying setting up a limited no-fly zone in Syria close to the southern border with Jordan, two senior Western diplomats in Turkey said on Friday. Their comments, confirmed by a third regional diplomat, came after Washington said it would step up military as More… |
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US steps up military support to Syria rebelsPresident Barack Obama has authorized sending US weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a US official said on Thursday after the White House said it has proof the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against opposition forces fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. More… |
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Bahrain arrests 44 terror suspects in clampForty-four suspects, including two women, have been arrested for committing terrorist activities in Bahrain following intensive police investigations, the Interior Ministry said in a statement last night. Investigations also led to the identification of some members of the terror More… |
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Algeria president makes TV appearanceAlgeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared on state television on Wednesday for the first time since he was rushed to a hospital in France on April 27 after a stroke. Bouteflika, 76, had not been seen in public since. The release of the video and a photograph of the sa More… |
