Arab Spring
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Sudan’s military ousts President Omar al-Bashir in face of protests
World | Apr 11, 2019, 09:43 PM ISTTens of thousands of Sudanese were making their way to the center of the country’s capital on Thursday, April 11, 2019, cheering and clapping in celebration as two senior officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power
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Saudi Arabia executes 47, including Shiite cleric, in a day
World | Jan 02, 2016, 02:49 PM ISTRiyadh: Saudi Arabia today executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including a Shiite cleric who was a central figure in 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in the kingdom.The killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the cleric,
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Climate change sparked Syrian conflict: report
World | Mar 03, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTClimate change between 2006 and 2009 was most likely to have caused extreme drought in Syria, one of the factors which triggered the violent uprising against president Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, says a study
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Know why living in Syria is risky for a journalist
World | Jan 10, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Syria is one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 29 journalists were killed in Syria in 2013 and 31 in 2012.
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Arab Spring gives rise to new challenges
World | Jan 31, 2013, 06:46 PM ISTLondon, Jan 31: The euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the sobering challenge of creating rights-respecting democracies, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.It said in its World Report 2013 that the willingness of
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UN says it can't feed one million hungry Syrians
World | Jan 08, 2013, 06:23 PM ISTGeneva,Jan 8: The World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday it is unable to help one million Syrians who are going hungry.Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said that this month, the agency aims to help 1.5 million
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Syrian City Shelled, UN Truce Observers To Arrive
World | Apr 18, 2012, 10:04 AM ISTBeirut, Apr 15: Syrian troops shelled residential neighbourhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs on Sunday, activists said, hours before the first batch of United Nations observers were to arrive in Damascus
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Netanyahu Blasts Arab Spring As Anti-Israeli, Anti-Democratic
World | Nov 24, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTJerusalem, Nov 24: Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Western leaders who have supported the Arab Spring, terming them "naive" in watching favourably the developments in the region, which he believes
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G-8 Nations To Give $ 40 Billion For Arab Spring
World | May 28, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTDeauville, France, May 28: Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish true democracies, officials said at a Group of Eight summit.Officials didn't fully