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Syria agrees to extend Arab observer mission
Syria has agreed to extend a widely criticized Arab League observer mission for a second month, hours after launching an angry tirade against the bloc's efforts to mediate in the crisis. League officials had warned that the monitors, already depleted by the withdrawal of the six Gulf states from the mission, would be confined to base from Wednesday.. More -
Obama makes case for tax rises for rich
US President Barack Obama has called for higher taxes on the rich and new remedies for the country's mortgage crisis in a State of the Union address aimed at convincing voters to give him a second term. Speaking to Congress on Tuesday, Obama proposed sweeping changes to the tax system, most notably, a minimum 30 per cent effective rate on millionaires,.. More -
Pro-Gaddafi fighters retake Bani Walid
Loyalists of Libya's ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi have seized control of the town of Bani Walid, raising the former government's green flag, an official and a commander have said. The retaking of the town, 150km southeast of Tripoli, the capital, comes as Libya's new leaders have struggled to unify the oil-rich North African nation three months.. More -
Gulf states to withdraw observers from Syria
Gulf Arab states say they have decided to withdraw their observers from the Arab League mission to Syria, saying that the much-criticized initiative has failed to stop the bloodshed. Tuesday's development comes after Saudi Arabia said on Monday that its observers would be withdrawn. "Gulf Co-operation Council [GCC] states have decided to follow.. More -
Turkish anger over French 'genocide' vote
Turkey has threatened retaliatory measures against France following a French senate vote approving a bill that would outlaw denial that the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 constituted genocide. In a written statement following Monday's vote, Turkey's foreign ministry said: "We strongly condemn this decision which is... an example of irresponsibility... More -
Yemen\'s Saleh heads to US for medical care
Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's outgoing president, has left for neighboring Oman on his way to the United States for medical treatment, Yemeni officials said. The US state department said Saleh's request for a visa "has been approved". "As we have indicated, the sole purpose of this travel is for medical treatment and we expect.. More -
EU set to hit Iran with new sanctions
European Union governments are expected to finalize new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme on Monday, including plans to phase in an oil embargo. The sanctions follow financial punishments signed into law by the United States on New Year's Eve and will mainly target the oil sector, which accounts for some 90 per cent of.. More -
Syria rejects Arab League transition plan
Syria has condemned a new Arab League initiative that calls on President Bashar al-Assad to cede power by holding early elections and forming a "national unity government". Syrian state television, quoting an unnamed official source, said early on Monday morning that the resolution, passed on Sunday night, contradicted the will of the.. More -
Arab League to decide on Syria mission's fate
Arab League foreign ministers are due to meet in Cairo to discuss the future of an observer mission in Syria that critics say has failed to halt the bloodshed in the country. The regional bloc is expected to extend the Arab League monitoring mission, even boosting observer numbers, after foreign ministers are briefed in the Egyptian capital on Sunday.. More -
Muslim Brotherhood tops Egyptian poll result
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), which represents Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, has won 47 per cent of all seats in the country's election for the lower house of parliament, the election commission has said. The FJP won 235 seats in the new People's Assembly, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of the country's election commission, announced on Saturday. It.. More -
Muslim Brotherhood tops Egyptian poll result
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), which represents Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, has won 47 per cent of all seats in the country's election for the lower house of parliament, the election commission has said. The FJP won 235 seats in the new People's Assembly, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of the country's election commission, announced on Saturday. I.. More -
Yemen parliament approves immunity law
The Yemeni parliament has unanimously approved a law giving the country’s outgoing president immunity from prosecution in return for his stepping down under a Gulf-brokered transition deal. The law, adopted on Saturday, gives Ali Abdullah Saleh "complete" immunity and also offers partial protection from legal action to his aides. The.. More -
Deadly bus explosion hits Syria's Idlib
Fourteen people have been killed after a bus transporting prisoners exploded in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, near the Turkish border, state media and activists have reported. SANA state news agency said 26 others were wounded in an ambush that targeted the vehicle in Jisr al-Shughour area. The Local Co-ordination Committees activist.. More -
Occupy protesters converge on White House
An apparent smoke bomb has been thrown over the fence of the White House as hundreds of Occupy protesters massed outside the gates. George Ogilvie, US Secret Service spokesman, said no arrests had been made over the incident and that crowds were being dispersed late on Tuesday. Ogilvie, who said there were between 1,000 and 1,500 protesters.. More -
Mubarak trial adjourned until Wednesday
The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been adjourned until Wednesday hours after it began, with defense lawyers putting up their arguments saying the former leader was "a victim of malicious accusations". Farid el-Deeb, Mubarak's chief defense lawyer, portrayed the former Egyptian president on Tuesday as a.. More
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