The Gulf Forum for Civil Societies asks Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to postpone plans to declare the Gulf Union, saying it must be preceded by a referendum
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Human Rights Watch says NATO must explain why 72 civilians, including 20 women and 24 children, were killed in Libya during the air raids in 2011 which toppled Gaddafi
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At least 23 soldiers killed and dozens injured in fierce clashes between Syrian regime forces and armed rebels in the central city of Rastan; European Union foreign ministers agree fresh sanctions against Al-Assad regime
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Iran meets UN nuclear agency officials for the first time in three months, with world powers watching closely for clues on Tehran's stance ahead of their upcoming Baghdad talks
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At least 20 people were injured in renewed fighting in Lebanese city of Tripoli between Alawite supporters of Syrian president Al-Assad and Sunni Muslim opponent to his regime
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Al-Qaeda militants are believed to blow up a gas pipeline in Shabwa province in southeast Yemen, in response to air raids targeting their hideouts
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Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili says Tehran will not succumb to pressure from Western powers ahead of talks with IAEA over controversial nuclear programme
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Military prosecutors in Jordan release journalist Jamal Muhtaseb - charged with anti-regime incitement - on bail; Rights groups, opposition figures condemn newsman's arrest
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Rights groups claim 20,000 Syrian refugees fled to neighbouring Jordan in April and March, put total number of Syrian refugees in Hashemite kingdom at more than 100,000
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Saudi plan to forge 'union' of Gulf states stirs controversy in Bahrain, where opposition demands proposal be put before popular referendum
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If Israel suffers from power shortage this summer, Tel Aviv should halt electricity supply to besieged Gaza Strip, says environment minister
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Human rights groups report that at least 23 people were killed by Syrian regime forces in different cities across the country, as the UN mission enters its second month with 189 observers on the ground
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Algeria's Islamist Front for Justice and Development issues calls for popular uprising in wake parliamentary polls it says were rigged in favour of ruling party
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Bahrain authorities extend the detention of prominent human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab on charges of releasing tweets deemed insulting to the government
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Algeria's elections, despite widespread suspicion over results that saw the regime tighten its grip on power, bucking the Arab Spring trend of change
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Yemen's army launches a comprehensive offensive on Al-Qaeda hideouts in a bid to help end its growing control of the south
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Palestinian officials expected a breakthrough on efforts to end a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israel, some of them close to death
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The Lebanese army clashes with young Islamist protesters who set up camp at the southern entrance of Tripoli; no casualties reported
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