Search results for ‘Saleh’
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Petraeus: Taliban ‘will be back’ in Afghanistan
After a period of relative quiet over winter months, U.S. General David Petraeus tells Channel 4 News he expects a ‘spring offensive’ from the Taliban but insists withdrawal plans are on track.
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Yemen President ‘will step down by the end of the year’
After weeks of protests against his rule, Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said that he will step down early but will not hand power to the military.
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Yemen: president under pressure to step down
After defections from the military to the opposition and the resignation of a number of key diplomats, Channel 4 News learns that President Ali Abdullah Saleh could step down within 24 hours.
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Yemen: state of emergency called as 41 protesters shot dead
At least 40 protesters have been killed in Yemen during a demonstration in Sana’a, with the country now in a state of emergency. Yemen Post’s editor-in-chief describes the chaos to Channel 4 News.
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Libya: rebels driven back by Gaddafi
Colonel Gaddafi’s forces drive back rebels in the east of Libya, as European leaders tell the Libyan leader he must quit. Channel 4 News speaks to an expert about the “change of strategy”.
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Arab uprisings: what happens next in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya?
The scent of revolution has moved to Libya, but after people power brought down the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt, Channel 4 News asks two Middle East experts what is happening in those countries now.
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Libya: mutiny as death toll nears 200
Eyewitnesses tell Channel 4 News dozens are dying as sniper units shoot people on the streets, while the former British Ambassador to Libya, Sir Richard Dalton, examines the challenge to Col Gaddafi.
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Dozens dead in Libya anti-government unrest
Violent protests in Libya have killed at least 24 people, rights activists say, as unrest spreads in the region. Leader Muammar Gaddafi makes a brief appearance with supporters in the capital.
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Yemen and Algeria protests stifled
Small groups of protesters, following up on the success of the Egyptian revolution, have had their demonstrations closed down by pro-government and security forces in both Yemen and Algeria.
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Yemen president will step down at next election
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has announced that he will not attempt to extend his presidency; a move which would end his three-decade tenure when his current term expires in 2013.
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Middle East unrest: Egypt and Tunisia to Jordan and Yemen
The roots of the current uprising lie in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. Channel 4 News looks at how the political revolt there has roared across the Middle East to Egypt, Sudan, Yemen and Jordan.
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People’s Power peaks in Tunisia
As the Islamist movement of Tunisia emerges as the key force to be reckoned with, Middle East expert Dr Larbi Sadiki looks at the reshaping of politics in Tunisia.
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Shark attack probe following Red Sea death
Shark experts from around the world are gathering in Egypt after a German tourist was killed in the Red Sea. A biologist at the scene has told Channel 4 News the shark’s behaviour was highly atypical.
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Murdered Iranian scientist linked to UNESCO
An Iranian scientist who was killed in a bomb explosion in Tehran today was on an Iranian UNESCO team, Channel 4 News has learned.
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Yemen police hold student over cargo plane bombs
Police in Yemen detain a female student and her mother on suspicion of mailing two bombs found on cargo planes in the UK and Dubai. Jonathan Rugman looks at how governments could respond to the plot.
