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Rwanda vote allows Kagame to extend term in office
Date: 2015-12-19 07:24:33 GMT - Rwanda - International - SN:5 - ID:3955785
Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show, the BBC News reported. Some 98% of voters support changing the constitution to allow him to run again in 2017 after ....
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7 killed in militias shelling to residential areas in Taiz
Date: 2015-12-19 07:12:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3955757
Seven people have been killed and 23 others injured in a Houthi militia shelling against residential areas and military sites in the Red Sea's city of Taiz, in a violation of a ceasefire in Yemen. The Houthi militia continued shelling to the ....
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Obama calls Abu Dhabi CP
Date: 2015-12-19 07:11:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3955753
US President Barack Obama has spoken by phone with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The US president expressed his appreciation for the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to an expanded role in international efforts ....
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Yemeni VP telephones Saudi defense minsiter
Date: 2015-12-19 07:10:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3955741
Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah telephoned Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Friday night to discuss the latest developments in Yemen after the Houthi and Saleh militias breached the truce. By violating the truce, those ....
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Obama signs into law tougher sanctions on Hezbollah -- WH
Date: 2015-12-19 07:09:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3955729
US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday afternoon legislation designed to tighten sanctions against the Iran-backed Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization, The Times of Israel said. The legislation, formally titled the Hezbollah ....