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8/10/2011 11:16:13 AM
Israel's social protest movement calls for a mass protest on Saturday, to step up the pressures on the Israeli government
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World
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8/9/2011 12:20:16 PM
As the possibility of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's return to Yemen remains inconclusive, Saudi Arabia and the US advise caution, warning that Saleh's return may cause a civil war
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8/8/2011 12:02:19 PM
In a new blow for president al-Assad, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign relations calls the international community for a boycott of Syrian oil and gas exports to hatchet up pressure on the Syrian regime
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Business
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Economy
8/7/2011 1:29:22 PM
Shareholders in one of the country's leading food producers are eying a boycott of company products to pressure the chairman into meeting a legal demand it repurchases 28.5 million shares sold at average market price last year
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Business
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Economy
8/7/2011 11:58:27 AM
After $2.5 trillion was wiped from global markets in the last week, leaders are under mounting pressure to reassure investors that Western governments can reduce their growing public debt
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8/7/2011 11:18:35 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce a new bid to ease public anger over the high cost of living, coming one day after the quarter million protest
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8/6/2011 5:53:25 PM
Syria declares it will hold "free and transparent" elections by the end of 2011 as Arab and Western pressure intensifies over the suppression of pro-democracy protests
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World
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Region
8/6/2011 2:36:06 PM
Gulf council and European leaders stepping up pressure on Syria on the heels of Al-Assad's deadly crackdown on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan
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World
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Region
8/2/2011 12:07:17 PM
No direct involvement by US is seen in Syria beyond diplomatic pressure on President Bashar al-Assad
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Business
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Economy
8/1/2011 4:25:56 PM
Egypt's largest steel producer blames the 3 per cent climb on global pressures and costly billet imports, but industry commentators say otherwise
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Business
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Economy
7/29/2011 1:13:52 PM
Moody's announced that it was planning to downgrade Spain's debt rating, currently at a "Aa2", due to the country's budget problems
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World
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International
7/21/2011 12:54:17 PM
The inquest found in a 124-page report that Teoh Beng Hock, who worked for the opposition alliance, committed suicide after being put under intense physical and mental pressure
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World
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Region
7/20/2011 1:39:10 PM
Yemeni opposition powers are taking new anti-government collective measures as an attempt to impose higher levels of public pressure over Saleh regime
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Business
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Economy
7/20/2011 12:18:43 PM
Under pressure from its links to debt-laden Greece, economists say the island could face a bill of up to 1 billion euros after last week's blast knocked out half its power
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Business
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Economy
7/18/2011 5:59:19 PM
Facing pressure to find funds for key projects, the government agrees to sell its 30 per cent ownership in Maroc Telecom
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World
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International
7/16/2011 11:57:25 AM
President Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House, following pressure from US politicians
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World
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Region
7/13/2011 12:06:27 PM
International community increases the pressures on Syrian regime to stop its crackdown on hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters and allow aid agencies to enter the country
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Egypt
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Politics
7/13/2011 10:08:36 AM
Undaunted by threats, protesters in Cairo's Tahrir and other cities insist they will maintain their protests and up the pressure till promises are fulfilled and neglected demands are met
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Opinion
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7/11/2011 11:24:44 AM
On Libya, the chief prosecutor of the ICC has shown that he is either incompetent or cannot stand up independently to pressure, particularly from Washington
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Egypt
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Politics
7/9/2011 4:21:32 PM
Upping the pressure for their demands to be met, protesters in Port Said have embarked on a hunger strike
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