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Qadhafi offensive pushes rebels back further east

A Libyan rebel fighter run for cover as shells explode nearby during a battle with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside the oil town of Ras Lanuf, March 9, 2011.
30 Mar 2011
Brega, Libya -- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi pressed further east with an artillery offensive against rebels on Wednesday, and rebel fighters said Western warplanes launched air strikes near Ras Lanuf, site of a major oil...
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Yemen's Saleh makes new offer to protesters

30 Mar 2011
Sanaa -- Yemen's president has made a new offer to protesters demanding he steps down, proposing he stays in his post until elections are held but transferring his powers to a caretaker government, an opposition source said on...
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Syria's Assad to give first speech since protests

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says that Syria will support Lebanon if Israel attacks.
30 Mar 2011
Damascus --  President Bashar al-Assad will on Wednesday give his first public speech since pro-democracy protests in which more than 60 people have been killed erupted in southern Syria and swept through the country. The state news...
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Top diplomats agree that Libya's Qadhafi must go

30 Mar 2011
London --  A sweeping array of world powers called forcefully Tuesday for Muammar Qadhafi to step down as Libya's ruler. Some even hinted at secret talks on Qadhafi's exit. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and...
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Bahrain accepts resignation of opposition MPs

Tear gas is fired by Bahraini police explode among the protesters gathered close to Pearl Square, the epicenter of anti-government protests, the first time since demonstrators began an anti-regime sit-in there last month on March 13, 2011, in Manama. Almost a month into protests calling for deep political change in Bahrain, anti-government demonstrators and the Gulf kingdom's rulers appear to be at an impasse, with neither side backing down.
29 Mar 2011
Manama -- Bahrain's parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 11 lawmakers from the Shia opposition, a sign that the political crisis and sectarian divisions are deepening in the tiny Gulf kingdom. The state-run Bahrain News...
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At least 53 dead as Iraqi forces end gunmen's siege

An Iraqi man reacts as bystanders sift through the site of a bombing in the southern Shia port city of Basra, Iraq's second-largest city.
29 Mar 2011
Baghdad -- At least 53 people were killed on Tuesday when gunmen took hostages at a provincial council headquarters in Saddam Hussein's hometown, precipitating a battle with security forces who swept in to end the siege. It was one of...
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Yemen protests continue as security deteriorates

Yemenis anti-government protesters demonstrate in Sanaa, March 27, 2011 as embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh said today he does not want to cling on to power and warned that only dialogue can save the country he has ruled for three decades from sliding into civil war.
29 Mar 2011
Sanaa -- Yemeni protesters demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Tuesday they would insist he leave power soon, blaming him for violence that has raised US fears of chaos that could benefit militants. Explosions at...
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Israel not eager to see Syria's Assad go

Syrians hold their national flag during a rally to show support for President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing unprecedented domestic pressure amid a wave of dissent, in Damascus, March 29, 2011.
29 Mar 2011
Jerusalem -- Syria has fought three wars with Israel and maintains close ties to its fiercest enemies in the region, including Iran and the Hamas and Hizbullah militant groups. So it may come as a surprise that many in Israel view the...
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Obama vows US forces won't get bogged down in Libya

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Conference on Bullying Prevention at the White House, Washington, DC, March 10, 2011. The Conference brought together communities from across the nation that have been affected by bullying as well as those who are taking action to address it.
29 Mar 2011
Washington -- President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday that US forces would not get bogged down trying to topple Muammar Qadhafi but stopped short of spelling out how the military campaign in Libya would end. In a nationally...
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Post-Qadhafi Libya in view at London meeting

29 Mar 2011
London -- International powers meet in London on Tuesday to map out a post-Qadhafi future for Libya with France and Britain urging the rebels to lead a push for democracy. More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states, gather as...
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