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Nov 05 2009
Abbas 'not to seek re-election' | Print |  E-mail
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Abbas has ordered presidential and parliamentary polls on January 24 [EPA]
Abbas has ordered presidential and parliamentary polls on January 24 [EPA]
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has said he will not seek re-election when elections are held in January, Palestinian officials have said.

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Iraq MPs in election law stalemate | Print |  E-mail
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Any delay in the elections could plunge Iraq into a worsening crisis accompanied by violence [AFP]
Any delay in the elections could plunge Iraq into a worsening crisis accompanied by violence [AFP]
Iraq's parliament has met again but failed to agree on a new election law.

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Saudi jets bomb Yemeni Houthis | Print |  E-mail
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A Saudi soldier was killed in a border skirmish with the Houthi fighters [AFP]
A Saudi soldier was killed in a border skirmish with the Houthi fighters [AFP]
The Saudi air force has bombed strongholds of Houthi fighters in northern Yemen,  the group's spokesman has said.

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ICC prosecutor plans Kenya probe | Print |  E-mail
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Disputed elections in 2007 led to tribal fighting that left hundreds of thousands displaced [AFP]
Disputed elections in 2007 led to tribal fighting that left hundreds of thousands displaced [AFP]
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has asked for an investigation into Kenya's 2008 post-election violence, saying he believes crimes against humanity were committed.

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Syria and Iran deny arms boat claim | Print |  E-mail
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Syria has denied that a cargo ship loaded with hundreds of tonnes of weapons seized by Israel, was transporting Iranian arms to Syria.

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