Search results for ‘arab league’
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I'm a minor celebrity get me out of here!
Those who approached me would first look around them to check to see that our government minder was out of earshot and there wasn’t a mukhabarat secret policeman skulking in the background. Then they’d speak quietly, eyes smiling. One or two would add: “Good question.” Or sometimes just: “Thank you.” Each time this happened, my heartbeat would quicken; each quiet comment a registration of protest.
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Berlusconi’s future in doubt despite reform vote win
Silvio Berlusconi wins a parliamentary vote on Italy’s public finances, but loses his majority as a revolt within his own party continues to grow. Channel 4 News looks at Italy’s political future.
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The story behind the Libyan guitar hero photo
The photographer behind the Libyan guitar hero image tells Channel 4 News the story behind the shot.
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Libya’s challenge: not rebuilding, but creating a nation
Some of Libya’s most precious archives survived the violent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. But can they now help Libya’s new leaders forge a national identity, asks expert Jason Pack.
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Dark arts and light relief at the Lib Dem conference
It’s no entente cordiale at the Liberal Democrats conference this year – as senior party figures line up to condemn their Tory coalition partners, writes Felicity Spector.
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Bin Laden or Beyonce? The stories that set Twitter alight
News of Beyonce’s pregnancy set a new Twitter record at the weekend, outstripping Osama bin Laden’s death and the Japan tsunami. But what really makes Twitter tick?
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World leaders call for Assad to step down
US President Barack Obama, David Cameron and other EU leaders have called on Syrian president Assad to relinquish power.
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Vodafone Egypt faces hashtag backlash
Channel 4 News talks to an Egyptian blogger as Twitter users attack the Vodafone “Shokran” campaign, reigniting the debate surrounding the actions of mobile phone firms during the Arab Spring.
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Norway gunman claims two more terror cells exist
Norway gunman Anders Behring Breivik has admitted carrying out Friday’s shootings and Oslo bomb but denies criminal responsibility. The 32-year-old has also claimed there are two more terror cells.
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Why Cameron’s right on public sector pensions
The public sector earn more and will get a better deal on pensions than the private sector. Bold claims from the Prime Minister. FactCheck investigates.
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Syrians dismiss Assad’s promise of reforms
Damascus and several cities across Syria are teeming with anti-government protesters following a speech by President Bashar al-Assad in which he called for stability and pledged new reforms.
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Is the academy programme the answer for failing schools?
Are academies the magic bullet that will save Britain’s failing schools? FactCheck hit the books…
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Yemen al-Qaeda militants ‘flee Zinjibar’
Al-Qaeda militants reportedly in control of government buildings in the southern city of Zinjibar have fled following air strikes, a journalist in the beleaguered country has told Channel 4 News.
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The Royal Wedding – coming to a street party near you?
The guest list is out, the seating plan has been revealed but not everyone in Britain is proving keen to celebrate the Royal Wedding.
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Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis in Libya
Aid organisations are warning of a humanitarian disaster in Misrata, the last major rebel enclave in western Libya, where hundreds of civilians are said to have died in a “medieval” six-week siege.