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Syrian police arrest opposition leader amid protests
Syrian secret police have arrested President Bashar al-Assad’s main political opponent, Riad Seif, at a demonstration in Damascus, as protests continue, as Jonathan Miller reports.
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‘Chechnya’s bin Laden’ killed by Russian troops
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.
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Syria: thousands detained, hundreds dead
After a midnight raid in a suburb of Damascus, hundreds more protesters in Syria have been detained. Amnesty International tells Channel 4 News the uprising is “unparalleled” in Syria’s history.
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Brothers in arms: Palestinian peace deal signed
Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller on the signing of a deal between former rivals Hamas and Fatah to bring in a joint caretaker government for Palestine.
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Pakistan drone report shortlisted for Amnesty digital award
A special report on US drone warfare by Channel 4 News is nominated for a leading digital human rights award. It follows an ongoing investigation into covert attacks in Pakistan.
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What next for leaderless al-Qaeda?
There will be reprisals to avenge the death of al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, one expert tells Channel 4 News. But will his successor be able to reinvigorate a demoralised terrorist network?
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Syrian troops open fire as thousands mark ‘day of rage’
Eyewitnesses say Syrian soldiers are firing in the air in Deraa as mass protests take place across the country. A crowd of 10,000 marchers was dispersed with tear gas in the capital Damascus.
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Syria crisis: 200 members of Government party resign
Two hundred members of the Syrian Government’s ruling Baath Party resign after weeks of deadly protests. It comes as the UN Security Council fails to collectively condemn the violence.
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Iraq and Bosnia haunt west’s Libyan intervention
Libya would have seen mass slaughter if the west had not gone in, writes Col Richard Kemp. But holding back from full-scale action means the allies are fighting with one hand tied behind their back.
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Syria violence condemned by UN
As Britain plays down the likelihood of military intervention in Syria, the UN has condemned the ongoing violence which human rights groups say has killed 400 people.
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Who runs Syria?
After weeks of protests and hundreds of deaths, who is in control of Syria? A UK-Arab journalist who’s spent time in Damascus writes for Channel 4 News on the real power brokers of a regime in crisis.
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Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation deal
The Palestinian Fatah party has agreed to form a unity Government with Hamas during clandestine talks brokered by Egypt.
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Al Qaeda crackdown ‘fuelled Yemen unrest’
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.
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Gaddafi’s son and heir: with friends like these
Well connected in the west, Saif al-Islam had been tipped to succeed his father, Muammar Gaddafi, as leader of Libya – until his appearance on Libyan state TV.
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Hague pushes for sanctions as Syria violence intensifies
Foreign Secretary ‘utterly condemns’ the killing of civilians but says a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown will be difficult to obtain.
