Person: Mohammed Saleh

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Syrian troops 'start to withdraw'

Syrian troops have begun pulling out from some cities and heading back to their bases a week ahead of a deadline to implement an international ceasefire plan, a government official said.

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Syria halts attacks on rebel city

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Syria: Tanks pulled from Homs streets

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14 reported killed in Syrian raids

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US tourists kidnapped in Yemen

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Suicide bomber kills 20 traffic policemen

Iraq to name Shiite prime minister

Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a prominent Shiite Arab, is expected to be named as Iraq’s prime minister today, taking the most powerful post in the country’s first democratically-elected government in 50 years and opening the way to picking a Cabinet.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Kurds dance in streets as Talabani named premier

THE Iraqi parliament yesterday picked Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's new interim president yesterday.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Voters go to the polls for historic Iraqi election

EXILED Iraqi voters began voting in western Sydney, Australia, last night in their country's historic elections which are the first since former dictator Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005

Five hurt in Iraq blast

A roadside bomb exploded today in an Iraqi city in the Sunni Triangle, injuring five people, police said.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2004