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Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
President Tayyip Erdogan filed a criminal complaint against a prominent opposition lawmaker on Tuesday, one of Erdogan’s lawyers said, after…
From dictator to detainee: Noriega’s turbulent past
Features/Interviews
May 30, 2017
From dictator to detainee: Noriega’s turbulent past
The late Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who rose to power while working for the CIA, ruled ruthlessly 1983-1989 and was…
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
World
November 8, 2016
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
The Philippine Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a hero's burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an…
Minister: New constitution will create hybrid political system
Egypt
May 15, 2011
Minister: New constitution will create hybrid political system
Minister of Justice Mohamed al-Guindi said Egypt’s new constitution will reflect a mixed parliamentary-presidential political system, in order to avoid…
Mubarak says Egypt did not refuse to receive toppled Ben Ali
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Mubarak says Egypt did not refuse to receive toppled Ben Ali
Egypt did not refuse to receive ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali following the Tunisian uprising earlier this month,…
Arab rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for receiving ousted Ben Ali
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Arab rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for receiving ousted Ben Ali
On Saturday a Cairo-based Arab human rights organization condemned Saudi Arabia for hosting ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali."We regret…