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Sarkozy charged in connection with alleged Libyan funding Paris: Former French President was placed under formal investigation over allegations in his 2007 presidential campaign
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Saudi king replaces military chiefs in shake-up |
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| Nov.21 |
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Lebanese PM Saad Hariri returns to Beirut |
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned| Saudi Arabia: Hariri, in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia, accused Iran of sowing 'fear and destruction' in several countries, including Lebanon | |
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Yingluck trial: Thailand ex-PM 'fled to Dubai' before verdict |
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| Jun.10 |
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Gaddafi's son Saif 'freed' in Libya
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| May.30 |
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Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity |
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| Jun.14 |
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South Africa court bid to arrest Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
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| Jun.10 |
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PM Tony Abbott urges regional action against IS |
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| May.16 |
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Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death. Cairo
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| Jan.22 |
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Yemen: President resigns as rebels tighten hold 
Map of Sanaa Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has resigned along with his prime minister in protest at the takeover of the capital Sanaa by Shia Houthi rebels
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Gunmen abduct chief of staff to Yemen president |
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| Nov.29 |
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Mubarak cleared over protest killings 
Cairo: A court in Egypt has dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against...
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| Sep.21 |
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Yemen PM quits amid rebel clashes |
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| Sep.8 |
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Iraq swears in unity government |
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| Sep.6 |
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Al-Shabab names new leader after Godane death in US strike |
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| Aug.14 |
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Al-Maliki agrees to step down as prime minister |
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| Aug.11 |
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Iraqi President nominates new prime minister Baghdad: President Fuad Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power
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| Jul.18 |
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Netanyahu orders military to prepare for 'significant expansion' of Gaza ground offensive |
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| Jul.5 |
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Isis chief appears in first video. Mosul
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| Jun.8 |
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Egypt leader hails 'historic moment' |
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| May.4 |
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Libya appoints businessman as new PM
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| Dec.14 |
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Tunisia chooses new PM to replace Islamist gov't |
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| Nov.4 |
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Morsi tells trial 'I am president'. Cairo
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| Oct.9 |
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Libyan PM Zeidan seized by armed men Map of Tripoli Libya Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men from a hotel in the capital, Tripoli 'to an unknown place for unknown reasons'
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| Aug.29 |
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David Cameron makes case for military action |
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| Aug.21 |
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Egypt court orders Mubarak freed. Cairo
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| Aug.19 |
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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader held Cairo: The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, General Guide Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo, Egyptian officials say
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| Jul.26 |
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Judge orders Morsi to be jailed for 15 days. Cairo
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| Jul.9 |
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Egypt appoints new government officials |
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| Jul.4 |
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Egypt army arrests key figures in Muslim Brotherhood
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| Jul.3 |
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Military ousts Egypt's Morsi Map of Cairo Cairo: Egypt's military toppled the country's first democratically elected president and reportedly put him under house arrest
| Military is rounding up some of his top supporters even as the deposed Mohamed Morsy insisted that he remains the country's legitimate leader. Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the constitution had been suspended and the chief justice of the constitutional court would take on Mr Morsi's powers
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| Feb.6 |
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Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia a gunman shot and killed opposition leader Chokri Belaid, Vocal critic of Islamist-led government, in front of his home
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| Jan.13 |
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Mubarak will be retried |
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| Jan.6 |
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Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents. Syria
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| Dec.26 |
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Syrian military police chief defects |
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| Dec.22 |
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Egypt's vice-president resigns
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| Oct.13 |
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Mauritania leader Abdelaziz shot
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| Sep.18 |
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Romney: Palestinians don't want peace |
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| Sep.9 |
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Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death |
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| Aug.12 |
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Egypt president 'retires' military figures Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is replacing top generals and reasserting power the military claimed for itself before he took office
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| Aug.6 |
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Syria's prime minister leaves regime Opposition leaders said Riyad Hijab had defected, while Syrian state television said al-Assad dismissed Hijab from his post
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| Jul.25 |
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Defections as Syria clashes rage |
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| Jul.18 |
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Top Syrian officials killed Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were...
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| Jun.30 |
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Morsi sworn in as Egypt's leader. Cairo
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| Jun.24 |
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Egypt's Morsi makes unity call
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| Jun.19 |
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Egypt's Mubarak 'close to death' |
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| Mar.17 |
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Gaddafi's intelligence chief held |
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| Mar.7 |
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Syria minister joins opposition |
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| Feb.2 |
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Riots in Egypt lead to sackings |
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| Jan.22 |
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Yemen president 'leaves country'| Ali Abdullah Saleh, has left the country to travel to the US for medical treatment, Yemeni officials have told journalists | |
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| Jan.10 |
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Al-Assad blames 'external conspiracies' |
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| Dec.19 |
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Arrest warrant issued for vice president Baghdad: An Iraqi investigative committee issued an arrest warrant for Tariq al-Hashimi, who is accused of orchestrating bombing attacks
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| Dec.14 |
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Obama speech marks end of Iraq war |
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| Dec.7 |
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No guilt over crackdown, says Assad |
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| Nov.24 |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM' Egypt's military rulers have appointed ex-prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government
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| Nov.23 |
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Yemen leader signs deal to quit Saudi Arabia: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down
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| Nov.20 |
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Gadhafi intelligence chief captured |
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| Oct.8 |
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Saleh will step down, but aides qualify |
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| Sep.22 |
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President Saleh returns to Yemen Yemeni state television says President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country three months after surviving an assassination attempt
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| Sep.11 |
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Gaddafi's son arrives in Niger |
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| Sep.5 |
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Libya army convoy reaches Niger The vehicles rolled into the town of Agadez; one report said they were accompanied by well-armed Tuareg tribal fighters
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Col Gaddafi 'ready for long war' |
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| Aug.29 |
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Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria' |
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| Aug.24 |
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Rebels appeal for Gaddafi capture |
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| Aug.22 |
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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi spotted in Tripoli |
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| Aug.3 |
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Mubarak pleads not guilty |
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| Jul.2 |
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Assad sacks key governor |
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| Jun.20 |
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Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia |
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Al-Assad: Reheated promises with threats |
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| Jun.7 |
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Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded' |
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| Jun.4 |
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Yemen's Saleh 'in Saudi Arabia |
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| May.11 |
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First Gaddafi footage in two weeks |
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| May.5 |
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Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death Manhattan: US President Barack Obama is visiting Ground Zero, four days after US forces killed al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
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| Apr.23 |
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President Saleh agrees to step down. Yemen
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| Apr.13 |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered. Cairo
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| Apr.12 |
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Ex-President Mubarak 'has heart attack' |
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| Apr.9 |
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Army crackdown in Cairo's Tahrir Square |
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| Mar.30 |
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Libyan foreign minister defects. London
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| Mar.28 |
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Obama defends Libya intervention |
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| Mar.22 |
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Defiant Gaddafi pledges victory |
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| Feb.28 |
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Gadhafi: 'They love me, all my people' |
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| Feb.22 |
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Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit. Libya
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| Feb.21 |
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Libyan leader appears on state TV |
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| Feb.11 |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says Map of Cairo Cairo: Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
| Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest. The news was greeted with a huge outburst of joy and celebration by thousands in Tahrir Square
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Mubarak 'fears chaos if he quits' |
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| Feb.1 |
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Mubarak: I'll step down in September |
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| Jan.29 |
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy. Egypt
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| Jan.15 |
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Tunisian swears in interim president |
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| Jan.14 |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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| Nov.11 |
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Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM |
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| Oct.23 |
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Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM |
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| Nov.5 |
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Abbas 'will not seek re-election' |
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| Dec.29 |
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President quits amid power struggle |
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| Nov.23 |
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Lahoud steps down; no successor. Beirut
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| Jun.15 |
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Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM |
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| Dec.14 |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
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| Nov.13 |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government. Gaza
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| Nov.10 |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign |
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| Apr.1 |
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Pressure mounts on PM to go |
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| Feb.12 |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM |
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| Oct.12 |
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Minister commits suicide |
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| Apr.7 |
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Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister |
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| Apr.6 |
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Kurd leader Talabani named president. Iraq
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| Feb.22 |
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Shia alliance names PM candidate |
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| Feb.10 |
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Abbas sacks security commanders |
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| Jan.15 |
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Mahmoud Abbas sworn in |
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| Nov.4 |
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Arafat 'in critical condition'. Paris
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| May.28 |
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Allawi named as future prime minister. Iraq
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| May.7 |
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Rumsfeld apologizes |
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| Feb.21 |
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Red Cross visits Saddam |
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| Sep.11 |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat |
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| Sep.7 |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM. West Bank
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| Sep.6 |
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Abbas offers resignation. West Bank
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| Aug.1 |
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Daughter: Saddam 'had a big heart' |
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher. Baghdad
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| Mar.6 |
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Arafat chooses prime minister |
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Arafat extradition considered |
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| Jun.10 |
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Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father Syria: Son to replace deceased longest-serving Mideast ruler who led country since 1971
before year 2000
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Assassination of Anwar Sadat Map of Cairo| Cairo: He engaged in negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty; this won him and Israeli Prime Minister the Nobel Peace Prize | |
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