DUBAI: The abuse of workers building a cultural centre in Abu Dhabi that will host branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums has eased, but more is needed to protect vulnerable migrant laborers, a human rights group said on Wednesday.
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DUBAI: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's request to be let into the United States shows he may now be resigned to surrendering power after months of protests, but gives him no guarantee of the immunity from prosecution that he seeks in exchange (...)
BAGHDAD: The last convoy of US soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives and left a country grappling with political uncertainty.
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SANAA: Two people died in artillery fire in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz on Sunday, medical workers said, as fierce fighting between loyalists and opponents of President Ali Abdullah Saleh ground into its fourth day.
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SIRTE: Civilians fled Sirte on Friday as interim government forces pounded the coastal city in an effort to dislodge fighters loyal to ousted leader Muammar Qaddafi.
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SANAA: Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return to his country from Saudi Arabia after a recovery period determined by his doctors, Yemen's state news agency said on Tuesday.
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TRIPOLI: The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has contacted foreign states offering an immediate ceasefire, but there was skepticism that the proposal could end the three-month-old conflict.
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