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About saudi king, ahmadinejad, saudi arabia, president, yemen, syrian

Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has accused the US of involving Saudi Arabia, in Yemen's internal conflict in a bid to expand dominance in the region. Washington has stepped up aid to Yemen to fight al-Qaida, which has built strongholds in ...http://english.cctv.com/program/worldwidewatch/20100114/101268.shtmlFollowing the confession by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the accused would-be bomber of the American airplane heading from Amsterdam to Detroit in the last week of December, that he r...

About killed fighting yemeni rebels, saudi arabia, yemen border, rebels killed, saudi forces

SANAA: Seventeen rebels and eight Yemeni soldiers were killed in fierce fighting in the north of the country, a military source told AFP on Monday. “There was fierce fighting in the (northern) city of Saada on Sunday. Seventeen Huthis (rebels) and ...http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C01%5C12%5Cstory_12-1-2010_pTEHRAN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Yemen should turn to dialogue to end a conflict with Shi'ite rebels that has complicated efforts to combat al Qaeda in the troubled Arabian pe...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, saudi arabia

ABUJA, Nigeria — Hundreds of angry Nigerians marched down this capital's broad avenues on Tuesday to protest the long absence of their president, who has been away for nearly two months getting medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. ...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/africa/13nigeria.htmlRumours and conflicting newspaper reports about President Umaru Yar'adua's health status could be dramatically altered today when the president speaks on the radio networks of the British Broadcasting Corpor...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, absence, saudi arabia

It is heartened that my sister and colleague on the Trust Editorial Board, Aisha, responded in a very scholarly way to my aside on the tendency for us in this part of the country to revert to conspiracy theories whenever we are confronted with events ...http://allafrica.com/stories/201001120113.htmlPresident Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria has broken his silence after seven weeks to quash rumours that he is on the brink of death. Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP Umaru Yar'Adua, 58, has been absent since go...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, absence, saudi arabia

To play this content JavaScript must be turned on and the latest Flash player installed. Protestors have taken to the streets of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, amidst concerns over President Umaru Yar'Adua's long stay in hospital abroad. ...http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/2010/01/100112_nigerialong.shtmlThousands of Nigerians have marched in Abuja, the capital, protesting against the continuing political uncertainty caused by the ailing president's long absence from the country. Umaru Yar...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, absence, saudi arabia

Thousands of Nigerian opposition figures and rights activists staged a protest march in the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday to demand ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua hand over power to his deputy. It was a party atmosphere as the protesters drummed and ...http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Nigerian-Protesters-Dismiss-Ailing-PThousands of Nigerians have marched in Abuja, the capital, protesting against the continuing political uncertainty caused by the ailing president's long absence from the...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, saudi arabia, nigeria’s president

New York — Barely a week after US President, Barrack Obama, pronounced Nigeria as a terrorist country, the Nigeria Liberty Forum (NLF) in the United Kingdom has called for the removal of President Umaru Yar'Adua from office, stressing that he ...http://allafrica.com/stories/201001110919.htmlNigerians have been sending their thoughts on the telephone interview that their president gave to Mansur Liman from the BBC Hausa service. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Presid...

About nigeria: yar’adua, nigerian president, absence, saudi arabia

President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria has told the BBC in London that his health is improving after treatment in Saudi Arabia and that "as soon as my doctors discharge me, I will return to Nigeria to resume my duties." The BBC said that Yar'Adua had ...http://allafrica.com/stories/201001120275.htmlThe Nigerian Bar Association, a prominent human rights lawyer and a former lawmaker have filed separate suits seeking recognition for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president, given...

About bin laden daughter, iran, osama, saudi arabia

Terror chief Osama bin Laden's captive teenage daughter has escaped her guards in Iran, where she was under house arrest. Iman, 17, broke free on a shopping trip and took refuge in the Saudi embassy in the capital Tehran, it was revealed last night. ...http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/03/arrested-bin-laden-girl-fleeRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Saturday to allow a daughter of Osama bin Laden, who fled house arrest and sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran, ...

About bin laden, yemen rebels, saudi arabia, talks

Reports that the daughter of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has left Iran for Saudi Arabia has been rejected. Zaina Bin Laden, the wife of bin Laden's fourth son, Omar, contacted Press TV on Saturday and said that Iman, Omar's sister, has not returned ...http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=211173The Houthi fighters in Yemen say Saudi warplanes have carried out several airstrikes on the country's beleaguered northern areas, leaving a child dead. According to the fighters, the warplane...