US downplays Syrian offer to discuss Assad’s resignation
August 22nd, 2012 - 4:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) The US has downplayed the latest Syrian offer to discuss President Bashar al-Assad's resignation through dialogue, saying it sees nothing "terribly new", Xinhua reported.Referring to remarks ... Read more...
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Yemeni President Saleh calls for early presidential elections
May 21st, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by BNO News
SANA'A, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday called for holding early presidential elections in order to avoid further violence as anti-government protests continue, the state-run Saba news ... Read more...
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Yemen may witness signing of power transition plan Saturday
April 27th, 2011 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A power transition plan between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the opposition could be signed Saturday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Al Jazeera ... Read more...
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Yemen witnesses anti-Saleh protests, people seek his immediate departure
April 25th, 2011 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Yemen Sunday against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with the biggest demonstrations staged in the capital Sana'a.Protesters ... Read more...
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New US Army chief to form transition plan in June
April 12th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): The US Army General Martin Dempsey has said he will lay out a plan by June for facing the challenges of the future in a better manner.General Dempsey ... Read more...
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Mubarak leaves Cairo as protesters march towards presidential palace (Roundup)
February 11th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Caro/Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak left Cairo Friday as protesters gathered in their thousands at the capital's Tahrir Square marched towards the presidential palace, intensifying their demand ... Read more...
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Assassination attempt on Egypt vice president: Report
February 5th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) An assassination attempt on Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman has failed, but it left two of his bodyguards dead, a media report said.The attempt to kill Suleiman ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants Muslim states’ troops in Afghanistan
January 13th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistan has proposed that a UN peacekeeping force drawn from "neutral Muslim countries" should take over Aghanistan's security after US-led NATO forces pull out, a media report said ... Read more...
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‘Reality that US forces are in for long haul in Afghanistan starting to set in’
November 18th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is likely to make his clearest acknowledgement so far at a summit in Lisbon this weekend, that lasting gains in Afghanistan may take ... Read more...
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Pak govt. yet to pay promised funds to Gilgit Baltistan
February 13th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): The Pakistan government is yet to pay the promised five billion rupees to the Gilgit-Baltistan government to run its affairs, officials have said.It pertinent to mention here that the ... Read more...
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