Saudi King Abdullah says women in his country will be allowed to vote for the first time ever in municipal elections scheduled four years from now. But NPRs Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports the kings pledge falls short for some. Many Saudi women and th

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies 沙特国王阿卜杜拉去世 Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, 90, has died. He was the world's oldest leader. His brother is the new king. World leaders said kind words. Barack Obama said Abdullah was a good friend wh

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U.S. Values Its Partnership With Jordan During King Abdullah II's recent visit to the White House, President Donald Trump pledged to preserve and strengthen the relationship between the United States and Jordan. At a press conference with the King, h

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German intelligence needs a job to be done that the German law won't let it do. Our unit was setup to develop resources. We're not policemen. We're spies. Our sources don't come to us... we find them. Hi, Oliver. Good to see you! When they're ours, w

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The Department of State has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, also known as Qassim al-Muamen, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224. This designation imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pos

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WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday met with visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II in Washington to discuss the Syrian crisis, the White House said in a statement. Hosting the king for breakfast at the Naval Obser

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Abdullah Abdullah announced earlier today, out just hours ago, that he didn't think Saturday's runoff election could be held without problems. The runoff was called after widespread fraud in that initial August election. (Abdullah)Leave the legal imp

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CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported. The resignation came hours after a fresh protest on Monda

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1. New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Many flights were cancelled at airports in Boston and Portland, Maine. 2. A Taliban spokesman claims responsibility

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AS IT IS 2016-07-13 US Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan 美国国防部长突访阿富汗 U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made a surprise stop in Afghanistan Tuesday. Carter was in the country to meet with President Ashraf G

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (卡尔扎伊) says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

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AMMAN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday agreed to exert joint efforts to protect sacred sites in Jerusalem. The two leaders reached a consensus to defend Jerusalem, the holy city facing

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 08 February 2006 President George Bush is calling for an end to violent protests by Muslims who have been enraged by cartoons that depict the Prophet Muhammad as a terroris

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DUBAI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Unites Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the third meeting of the Libya Contact Group on Thursday, with some 20 foreign ministers and representatives of regional and international organizations attending, the state news agency

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AMMAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States will send 200 soldiers to Jordan to enhance the capabilities of the Jordanian army, the state-run Petra news agency reported Wednesday. The move is part of the continuing cooperation between the Jordanian

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AMMAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II on Saturday swore in a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. Ministers of interior, finance, planning and international cooperation, energy, and education were all replaced in the new

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TORONTO One frigid day in February, Kerry McLorg drove to an airport hotel here to pick up a family of Syrian refugees. She was cautious by nature, with a job poring over insurance data, but she had never even spoken to the people who were about to m

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SANAA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one thousand Yemeni protesters(抗议者) gathered Saturday inside and outside Sanaa University in the capital(首都) to call for a Jasmine revolution against their president who has been in power for 32 years.

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Afghanistan's election 阿富汗选举 A useful crisis 有效的转折 A fudge between two feuding presidential candidates may offer a political road map 两个长期不和的总统候选人相互挤兑,这或许能提供一个政治路线图 HOLDI

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Afghanistan's election 阿富汗大选 Joining forces 势力加入 A new alliance forms just as fighting season begins 新的竞选联盟出现,但战斗刚刚开始 Abdullah's the man 阿卜杜拉 AFGHANISTAN announced the results of the first rou

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