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King Abdullah of Jordan has dissolved parliament and ordered a general election to be held two years ahead of schedule.
24/11/2009
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Iraqi parlimentarians have amended a law that governs general elections scheduled for January next year after an earlier version was vetoed by the Sunni vice-president.
24/11/2009
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Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has said there has been "progress" in efforts to free Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas three years ago.
23/11/2009
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Saudi Arabian forces have carried out an incursion into Yemeni territory using tanks, artillery and aircraft, the Houthi rebel group has said.
23/11/2009
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Several Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip have denied Hamas claims that an agreement has been brokered among them to stop firing rockets across the border into Israel.
23/11/2009
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Niger's capital, Niamey, calling for the resignation of President Mamadou Tandja.
23/11/2009
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Yemen is struggling with the possible release of the largest group of detainees at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
22/11/2009
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Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has told his Israeli counterpart construction work on land taken from Palestinians in 1967 must stop if there is to be peace.
22/11/2009
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At least seven Palestinians have been injured in a round of Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses say.
22/11/2009
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The Israeli president has held discussions in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart in an effort to restart Middle East peace talks.
22/11/2009
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The Egyptian president has vowed that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown.
22/11/2009
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Southwestern Kenya provides water for some 10 million Kenyans, but illegal settlement and deforestation have destroyed at least 25 per cent of the region’s vegetation over the last 20 years.
21/11/2009
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Palestinian presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has confirmed.
21/11/2009
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Demonstrators have gathered for a second day near the Algerian embassy in Cairo, protesting against attacks on Egyptians during an Algeria-Egypt qualifying match for football's World Cup finals.
20/11/2009
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Iraq's parliament is to meet at the weekend to decide whether to amend a crucial election law vetoed by the vice-president.
19/11/2009
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