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As Islamist gunmen routed his last forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.
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CONAKRY -- President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea yesterday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed. Amid the rioting and clashes with security forces, the West African country's major trade unions called for Conte to step ...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist Hamas rivals by ending a U.S.-led aid embargo.
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GAZA CITY: PLO leader Mahmud Abbas stepped up calls yesterday to end &quot;armed chaos&quot; engulfing the occupied territories, as the new Palestinian leadership readied the ground for presidential elections in January.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Iraq's new prime minister declared   a one-month state of emergency in the city of Basra on   Wednesday, vowing to strike with an "iron fist" against gangs   and feuding Shi'ite factions threatening vital oil exports.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that the Palestinians were âon the verge of civil war.â
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The first rocket barrage from Gaza in weeks came one day after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas repeated his call to stop such rocket attacks.
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President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea on Monday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - New Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas ordered security forces Monday to prevent all  attacks on Israel by militants who have defied his calls for  calm, a cabinet minister said.
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declares a state of emergency after police break up opposition protests.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas consolidated his rule in the West Bank last night by installing a caretaker government to rule indefinitely. It replaces an emergency Cabinet formed after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip last month and Abbas dissolved his unity government with the Islamic militant group. Abbas retained Prime ...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, under growing pressure to rein in militants, ordered his security forces yesterday to prevent attacks on Israel and investigate a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians last week.
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JERUSALEM, June 17 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency governing cabinet Sunday and officially outlawed the armed wing and paramilitary security branch of the rival Hamas movement, saying it had carried out a "military coup against the Palestinian legitimacy and...
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Iraq's interim government on Sunday  declared a state of emergency for 60 days, the spokesman for  interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced.
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Â·  President Abbas swears in new government  Â·  Hamas claims its actions have brought stability
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Masked Hamas gunmen took control of the Gaza Strip and the Fatah president declared a state of emergency and plans for elections.
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Chad's president declares a nationwide state of emergency to restore order after a recent coup attempt.