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Syria's Makhlouf owes fortune and infamy to Assad Thu,16 Jun 2011 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Tycoon Rami Makhlouf, who says he is quitting the Syrian business scene, owes his fortune and his role as a hate figure for protesters to his cousin President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story1 | |
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Libya rebels say east position hit by air strike Thu,16 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said an attack on a Libyan rebel position near the town of Ajdabiyah wounded at least 16 fighters on Thursday in what may have been a friendly fire incident caused by a NATO air strike. Full Story1 | |
Syria protest hate figure Makhlouf to quit business Thu,16 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of the president, is quitting business and moving to charity work, state television said on Thursday, a move that would meet a demand of protesters seeking an end to Bashar al-Assad's rule. Full Story1 | |
Factbox: Quick Guide to the Greek crisis Thu,16 Jun 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Greece's problems servicing its debt have prompted fears it could default and spark a global financial crisis similar to that which followed the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008. Full Story1 | |
Analysis: In India, hotel operators invest and educate Thu,16 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - In the United States, big hotel chains get to float above the fray. India brings them down to earth. Full Story1 | |
Sudan border state foes agree to talks: Mbeki Thu,16 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The warring parties in Sudan's Southern Kordofan border state have agreed hostilities should cease and that talks should start, former South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday. Full Story1 | |
Hunt for Gaddafi backers in east Libya shows tension Thu,16 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - With conflict dragging into a fifth month, a series of blasts and shootings have rattled the east Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and fueled a drive to weed out Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists. Full Story1 | |
Yemen gunmen attack in south, Saleh vows to fight on Thu,16 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Thursday to overcome Yemen's crisis, signaling once again he has no plans to quit, and in the latest in a wave of raids, gunmen attacked government buildings and a checkpoint. Full Story1 | |
U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to halt Syria violence Thu,16 Jun 2011 11:06 AM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he had spoken to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and urged him to "stop killing people" and to engage in dialogue. Full Story1 | |
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Israel to stop Gaza flotilla regardless of cargo Thu,16 Jun 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel will do everything necessary to prevent a planned international flotilla from reaching Gaza, despite the fact the ships will probably not be carrying weapons, a senior military source said. Full Story1 | |
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Analysis: Cracks in Syrian army after 3 months of protest Thu,16 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's military, spearheading assaults on cities and towns to crush a three-month uprising, is showing cracks along sectarian lines that could threaten President Bashar al-Assad's political survival. Full Story1 | |
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Blurred lines at Bahrain's GFH Thu,16 Jun 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA, Jun (Reuters) - As with many Gulf-based firms it's difficult to find a strong dividing line between GFH's finances and the personal accounts of its senior managers. Full Story1 | |
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Analysis: Syria's Assad loses his grip to hardliners Thu,16 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad is losing control to his hardline relatives, his forces are overstretched, his government is running out of money and the revolt against his rule is gathering support and funding. Full Story1 | |
Analysis: Zawahri seeks to rally embattled al Qaeda Thu,16 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's new chief Ayman al-Zawahri may struggle to rally his embattled militants after the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2 and the simultaneous capture by U.S. forces of some of the group's innermost secrets. Full Story1 | |
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Jailed Indonesian cleric Bashir frail but defiant Thu,16 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT Reuters - JAKARTA (Reuters) - Frail and reed-thin, militant Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has long cultivated the image of an avuncular Muslim preacher persecuted by his own government. Full Story1 | |
Timeline: Messages attributed to al Qaeda's Zawahri Thu,16 Jun 2011 03:33 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following is a timeline of some of the major statements attributed to Ayman al-Zawahri in the past two years, as an Islamist website announced on Thursday he had taken command of al Qaeda. Full Story1 | |
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