Yemen’s vice-president issues a decree creating a national unity government to take over from that of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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Unity government created in Yemen

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a State Transportation Department officer, spent eight months as prime minister of his native country before being forced out.

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SANAA, Yemen — More than a week after President Ali Abdullah Saleh handed over authority to his vice president, the autocrat still exerts enormous presidential power, issuing decrees and engaging with world leaders. His family still controls the security forces, which activists say have continued to kill and arrest protesters. His portrait still hangs ubiquitously around the capital. Read full article > >

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Yemeni president hands over power, but little changes

SANAA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s agreement to step down failed to halt anti-government demonstrations or prevent violence Thursday as regime supporters killed five protesters demanding that the ousted leader be put on trial for crimes ranging from corruption to bloodshed during the current uprising. Read full article > >

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Yemen power-transfer deal fails to stop violence with 5 protesters killed

If the agreement holds up, it would make President Ali Abdullah Saleh the fourth leader forced from power in the uprisings that have shaken the Middle East and North Africa.

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King Abdullah II conferred with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, but his visit sent many messages.

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King of Jordan Visits the Palestinian West Bank

Abdullah al-Senussi — Moammar Gadhafi's brother-in-law and intelligence chief — was captured by Libyan revolutionary forces at his brother's house, senior National Transitional Council member Mohammed Sayeh told reporters Sunday.

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Officials: Gadhafi intel chief captured

Col Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Sanussi, is surrounded by fighters in southern Libya, reports say, a day after Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s capture.

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Gaddafi’s spy chief ‘is captured’

President of Turkey Abdullah Gul says his country still wants to join the EU, before he arrives in London for a three-day state visit to Britain.

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President of Turkey Abdullah Gul says his country still wants to join the EU, before he arrives in London for a three-day state visit to Britain.

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Turkish president on state visit

When I, a Saudi female who lives in the city of Jeddah, first heard the news last month that King Abdullah was going to let women vote, my first reaction was, “vote in what?”

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Thank You For Giving Me the Vote, King Abdullah. Now Can I Please Have Something to Vote About?

King Abdullah of Jordan is the first Arab leader on Syria’s doorstep to call for a change in government in that country in order to end the increasingly bloody political uprising there.

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King of Jordan Calls on Syria’s Assad to Quit

King Abdullah of Jordan tells the BBC that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down in the interest of his country.

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Jordan calls on Assad to resign

BEIRUT — Pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Monday after the Jordanian king suggested he step down ahead of a crucial Arab meeting in Morocco on Wednesday aimed at exploring specific measures to sanction Syria for its ongoing crackdown against protesters. Jordan’s King Abdullah offered the most explicit condemnation yet of Assad by an Arab leader in an interview with the BBC. ‘If Bashar has the interest of his country, he would step down. But he would also create an ability to reach out and start a new phase of Syrian political life,” he said. Read full article > >

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Jordan’s King Abdullah suggests Assad step down as pressure on Syria mounts

President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies fear that Taiz, situated among steep cliffs in central Yemen, could become a makeshift capital for the country’s opposition.

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Opposition to Yemen’s Government Spreads in Taiz