Petraeus for President? Ask al-Qaeda!
Cerebral and popular, General David Petraeus is being touted as a presidential candidate for 2016, but is America prepared for a leader who has these qualities and a military CV, asks Jon Snow.
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As many as 1,000 Gaddafi loyalists are still holding out in the desert town of Bani Walid despite being pounded by Nato planes.
A force of around 80 Royal Marines is stationed off Yemen – but the Foreign Secretary has warned British nationals in the country not to expect the Government to evacuate them.
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.
Yemen’s President Saleh delivers an audio speech after receiving ‘minor injuries’ during an attack by rebels on the presidential palace in Sana’a that left 7 guards dead.
Foreign Secretary William Hague pulls embassy staff out of Yemen and calls again for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to stand down amid escalating bloodshed.
Russian security forces have killed al-Qaeda’s envoy to Chechnya four days after Osama bin Laden was shot dead in Pakistan. Channel 4 News understands he had visited Pakistan in the past few months.
As Arab leaders finalise the details of a plan for the Yemen President to step down, Jamal Osman looks at how his Government’s crackdown on Al Qaeda suspects helped fuel the uprising against him.
As turmoil rages in the Middle East, the Duke of York’s business connections are beginning to unravel.
Poverty, tribal divisions, and an ossified political system have pushed Yemen to the verge of chaos and civil war. We look at the main players in the present unrest.
As protests gather strength in Yemen and Syria, Presidents Saleh and al-Assad address thousands of supporters as pro and anti groups draw nearer in their respective capitals.
As more protests take place in Yemen its President says he will “sacrifice his blood” for the country. Channel 4 News has been told the Government is paying people to protest on its behalf.
Libya’s opposition rebel army moves closer to capturing Muammar Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte, as coalition airstrikes weaken defences.
Pro- and anti-government demonstrators are out in force today in Sana’a, the Yemen capital, as embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will only hand over power “to safe hands”.
Cerebral and popular, General David Petraeus is being touted as a presidential candidate for 2016, but is America prepared for a leader who has these qualities and a military CV, asks Jon Snow.
As Syrian forces crack down on protests against President Assad’s regime, a Middle Eastern expert identifies Syria as most vulnerable to the revolutionary tide sweeping the Middle East.