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Many Greeks feel their country is already broken
Jonathan Rugman blogs from Athens, where a two-day strike against austerity measures needed to secure an EU/IMF bailout is beginning. One man tells him the crisis has been a “plague” for Greece.
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Greek mood changes as more austerity looms
“Shame seems to have been replaced by an almost bloody-minded determination not to accept any more pain”. Jonathan Rugman on the mood in Athens
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Mass protests force Greek PM to offer resignation
The Greek Prime Minister offers to quit and make way for a national unity Government after protesters clash with police over austerity measures, as Jonathan Rugman reports.
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EU steps up Syria sanctions as young ‘hero’ speaks out
The EU puts pressure on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad over the treatment of protesters, as Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman reveals the strange tale of one of the uprising’s heroes.
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Libya: my last night in Tripoli
As Jonathan Rugman leaves Libya, he remains concerned about the civilians left behind in what he fears will be a long drawn-out conflict.
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Libya: Gaddafi ‘accepts African Union peace plan’
Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi accepts a roadmap for ending the conflict, but Jonathan Rugman says the rebels will find any deal which sees Gaddafi remain in power “difficult, but not impossible” to accept.
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Libya to work with African leaders for ‘real ceasefire’
In an exclusive interview ahead of talks in Tripoli with African leaders, Libya’s foreign minister tells Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman he will work for a “real ceasefire”.
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Libya woman accusing Gaddafi forces of rape speaks out
Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who says she was raped by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, speaks about her ordeal, as in the east a setback for the rebels as NATO planes kill five. Jonathan Rugman reports.
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'Gaddafi is not a problem'
Libya’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim tells Jonathan Rugman the continued presence of Colonel Gaddafi should not pose a problem as far as reconciling the east and west of the country is concerned.
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Libyan woman accusing Gaddafi forces of rape is freed
The Libyan woman taken into custody after she told foreign journalists that Gaddafi’s militia had raped her has been freed but has reportedly been banned from leaving Tripoli, writes Jonathan Rugman.
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Moussa Koussa: is Libyan's defection the tipping point?
Our Foreign Affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman considers the impact on the Gaddafi regime of its Foreign Minister’s flight to Britain.
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Libya: Hague calls on more Gaddafi regime figures to defect
Following the defection of Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, William Hague calls on other key Libyan figures in Gaddafi’s regime to follow suit. Jonathan Rugman looks at Koussa’s background.
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Around the Arab World in four uprisings
Jonathan Rugman has witnessed four uprisings – Tunisisa, Egypt, Libya and Bahrain – in less than four months. And when the dust finally settles, he sees democracy on the horizon in the Arab world.
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Around the Arab World in four uprisings
Jonathan Rugman has witnessed four Arab uprisings in less than four months and believes the fight for democracy will eventually prevail.
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Gaddafi’s forces erase all traces of rebels in Zawiyah
Channel 4 News Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman is taken on a press trip to Zawiyah – previously held by rebels but now under the control of Gaddafi’s forces.