2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts
March 25, 2011 - Approximately 24 people are killed near Daraa in clashes with security forces. March 29, 2011 - The cabinet of President Bashar al Assad resigns. March 30, 2011 - President al Assad addresses the nation in a 45-minute televised speech.
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Cabinet quits 3/04/2011, Mubarak and his sons arrested 4/15/2011. (5) Yemen government is threatened by rioting in the streets has indicated that the president will not run for reelection in 2013. The cabinet dismissed. (6) Jordan government, threatened by rioting in the streets week of 3/04/2011, changed the entire.. leading members of the government flee Yemen after being wounded. October 1 he returned. October 10 he has indicated that he wants to resign.
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2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts | GantDaily.com
March 19-21, 2011 ��� Numerous Yemeni officials resign. They include the UN ambassador Abdullah al-Saidi and five other ambassadors. March 20, 2011 ��� President Saleh dismisses his cabinet. March 21, 2011 ��� Three of��.
URGENT - Yemen President Resigns
(CNN) -- Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi has resigned, according to the countrys information minister, Nadia Sakkaf, and the spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington. This follows the resignation of the countrys Prime Minister and his .
Yemens Astonishing Financial Meltdown
In November 2011, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemens president of 33 years, agreed to step down under the terms of a deal brokered by the countrys Gulf Arab neighbors. He ceded power to his longtime deputy Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was tasked with .
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wont meet with Obama during Washington visit
President Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the latter travels to Washington in March to address Congress. In announcing the decision, the White House said it did not want to interfere with the upcoming Israeli.
Egypt: Police officers protest; banks to close for two days.
Volunteers sweep up in Tahrir Square on Sunday following days of unrest that culminated in the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. February 13th, 2011. 07:20 AM. Developments, as confirmed by CNN, on the revolution in Egypt: [Update 9:29 p.m. in Cairo,. weekly Cabinet meeting. ��� In Yemen, a group of anti-government protesters marched toward a presidential palace and chanted, First Mubarak, now Ali, referring to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Unrest in Egypt: President Mubarak dissolves Cabinet after.
Read full coverage of the unrest in Egypt updated continually by CNN reporters worldwide. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Egypts major cities on Friday, prompting the government to deploy the army to keep��.
Yemeni government, rebels reach tentative agreement, source says
Even as rebel militiamen stepped up their presence outside the presidential palace, a Yemeni official told CNN the President does not consider himself a captive. The official said the Houthis were assisting Hadis security detail in their protection.
CNN News: Yemens Prime Minister and Cabinet resign.
Yemens President and Cabinet have resigned, Yemeni officials said Thursday -- moves that came a day after the government and Houthi rebels struck a tentative peace deal meant to end days of turmoil. News of Yemeni��.
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On Thursday, divers in Indonesia retrieved an additional six bodies from waters surrounding the sunken fuselage from AirAsia Flight 8501. Fifty-nine bodies have been recovered from the flight so far. The plane crashed into the Java Sea while traveling.
Chuck Hagel resigning as Defense secretary: AP source.
WASHINGTON (CNN) ��� President Barack Obama announced Monday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will step down from his position as soon as the Senate confirms a successor. Hagel, who has served as Defense. Hagel, a former senator of Nebraska, was the last Republican still serving in Obamas Cabinet and was a Vietnam combat veteran. Hagels tenure was rocky before it.. Al Qaeda kills American hostage during raid by U.S. forces in Yemen �� News.
Ex-Egypt leader Hosni Mubarak in coma - This Just In - CNN.
Mubarak stepped down February 11 after an 18-day uprising during which pro-democracy protesters demanded a change in government and reforms. Egypt is now ruled by a military council and a caretaker Cabinet, which��.
Shinseki mad as hell about VA allegations, but wont resign.
Yemeni presidential aide abducted by gunmen. Troops ramp up. WASHINGTON (CNN) ��� Under withering criticism, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki told a Senate committee on Thursday he was ���mad as hell��� about allegations of deadly waiting times and coverup at VA hospitals but he doesnt plan to resign. ���Any allegation. to fire Shinseki. On Wednesday, Obama appointed a top aide to work with the embattled Cabinet secretary to review the situation.
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick on deflated footballs: I dont have an explanation
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick says he had no knowledge whatsoever that footballs used in Sundays AFC Championship game were underinflated. I dont have an explanation for what happened, he said in a press conference Thursday .
Yemeni Government Collapses as President and Prime.
Yemens political turmoil deepens as president, Cabinet resignsWashington Post Yemen President, Cabinet ResignVoice of America Yemen president, cabinet resign amid rebel standoffFox News CNN -Reuters -Los Angeles��.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to step down
He added that Hagels resignation doesnt hint at any major changes to the nations strategy in Iraq, including the presidents decision not to put boots on the ground there in a combat role. Behind the scenes, administration officials told CNN there.
Wave of Yemeni generals, officials resign - Reese News Lab
Three top generals in Yemen declared their support for anti-government protests as a wave of officials announced their resignations Monday.. Saleh dismissed his Cabinet on Sunday, after the weekend resignations of two top Yemeni officials to protest a government crackdown on protesters that left 52 people dead last week. Saleh asked the officials to stay on until a new. CNN was not able to independently confirm the size of the protests. Funerals were held��.
Yemens President, Cabinet resign
Yemens President and Cabinet have resigned, Yemeni officials said Thursday -- moves that came a day after the government and Houthi rebels struck a tentative peace deal meant to end days of turmoil. News of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadis .
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Watch the trailer for Tina Feys new Netflix sitcom
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Hezbollah stages coup drills in Beirut as indictments loom.
Eleven members of Hariris 30-member Cabinet resigned last week as the prime minister was meeting U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. The move brought down Lebanons unity government and prompted. Post by: CNNs Eliott C. McLaughlin. Filed under: Barack Obama ��� Israel ��� Lebanon ��� Politics ��� Protest ��� Qatar.. RT @NewDay:.@npwcnn is the only western TV journalist in Yemen right now. He says its currently quiet, but people are angry.
Ahead of the curve: The next 7 days - This Just In - CNN.com
A source close to the government told CNN the countrys emergency law - in effect for nearly 50 years - is about to be lifted, and that the Cabinet is expected to resign in days as al-Assad decides on a new prime minister.. In Yemen, another country where deadly violence has surrounded anti-government protests, the president is fighting to retain power, arguing he is best equipped to lead a fight against Islamists and against members of al Qaeda in the Arabian��.
Egypt unrest - This Just In - CNN.com
[Update 2:41 p.m. Cairo, 7:41 a.m. ET] The Egyptian cabinet has presented its resignation in response to President Hosni Mubaraks request in his speech Saturday, Egypts state-run Nile TV is reporting. [Update 2:31 p.m.��.
Middle East Updates / At least 30 dead as Syria bombs livestock market.
Yemens Cabinet spokesman says the president and rival Shiite rebels are negotiating amid a tense cease-fire, a day after heavy street fighting engulfed the capital, Sanaa, dragging the country into deeper turmoil. The meeting comes as armed Houthi.
US has evidence that Russia is firing into Ukraine
The United States said Thursday it has proof that Russia is firing into Ukraine. Also Thursday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his Cabinet announced their resignation in what Ukrainian political experts said was an expected development.
Yemeni President Saleh should go now ��� Global Public.
Editors Note: Mark N. Katz is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University. By Mark N. Katz ��� Special to CNN Responding to mounting demands that he resign, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh��.
Yemen cabinet resigns amid rebel standoff ��� Fox News.
Jan. 22, 2015: A Houthi Shiite Yemeni, background, mans a machine gun atop an armored personnel carrier, seized from the presidential guards during clashes, outside the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP). 3f8af1c58cdff3036b0f6a7067002dfc.jpg. Saudi Arabias new Yemen strategy: get behind a fenceReuters Yemens Prime Minister, Cabinet resign, official saysCNN Houthi Rebels Remain in Position After Deal with Yemeni PresidentVoice of America
Obama, Holder, Congressional Black Caucus address Ferguson
President Barack Obama called for a sustained conversation surrounding the relationship between police and the communities they serve after a series of meetings with Cabinet members, law enforcement officials, young activists and others on Monday.
Yemens president, cabinet resign under pressure from Shiite rebels, officials say
Two days after Shiite Houthi rebels overtook the presidential palace and held Yemens President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi captive at his residence, Yemeni officials say Hadi and his cabinet have resigned. Hadi had previously said he reached a deal with .
Its not just the NSA: The DEA has been spying on us, too
A redacted document made public late last week indicated the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently halted a decade and a half of spying on essentially all international phone calls made by Americans to a select list of countries. Other than.