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Proposed Arab League plan for a transition of power in Syria signals Assad's fall despite absence of outright call for him to step down, say analysts
Outline of EU sanctions against Iran, announced on Monday, include bans on transport and imports
Palestinian senior official says that Central Elections Commission does not have capacity to hold the election this May and might wait until the end of the year
Yemeni army deploys reinforcement southeast of Sanaa to face militant Islamists that have been controlling the area since last week
Israel arrests Hamas members of parliament Khaled Abu Arfa and Mohammed Totah in Jerusalem
Former Gaddafi stronghold Bani Walid, now controlled by Libya's new rulers, is attacked by partisans of slain leader, official says
International Criminal Court denies accepting trial of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi will be held in Libya rather than The Hague
European Union calls for UN Security Council involvement in Syria while supporting Arab League plan to establish a national unity transitional government  
The Syrian regime turns Damascus into a military zone, establishing checkpoints in all its suburb

Iranian lawmakers make repeated threats to close important strait as Western powers start implementing new sanctions

In defiance of international community efforts to pressure the Assad regime, Russia inks a deal to sell 36 combat jet to Syria

Morocco's new Foreign Minister Othmani pays an official visit to Algeria, the first one of its kind since 2003

Outgoing Yemeni President Saleh leaves the country to the US ending a 33-year rule and asks his people to forgive him

Former congressional leader wins South Carolina primary, raises prospect of drawn-out fight to decide Republican presidential nominee

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Pakistan denies partial responsibility for NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November

The ceremony is held in the Nigerian city of Kano, where about 162 were killed in a series of deadly attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram




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