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rld's radar since upheaval rocked the Arab world in January, toppling the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and sending shockwaves through Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria. A closer look at the political scene in Baghdad, however, shows that all is not well. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in hot water, like
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030279 →ckwaves through Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria. A closer look at the political scene in Baghdad, however, shows that all is not well. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in hot water, like many of his Arab counterparts - and his government might collapse soon, if not through street power, then perhaps through the s
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030279 →ue-UN mediator Kofi Annan on June 7. The venue, tiring, and participants are currently under discussion. Trends in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Tuni=ia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups i= Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion=to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after
, Tuni=ia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups i= Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion=to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after 11 Members of Parliament (MPs)=retracted their signatures. Press reports indicated that the Iranian gover=ment had influenced the process, exe
om Syria with Iraq's deep-rooted sectarian tensions does not bode well for 2014: already 1,450 people have been killed since the start of the year. Yemen: On February 10th, President Hadi and the National Dialogue Conference committee announced that Yemen will become a federal state with six separate
ly holds six cabinet posts and over 10% of the 325-member parliament. The move has been interpreted as a "gift" to his rivals—namely, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his Shiite Fadhila party—just before the elections. Indeed, if the Sadr bloc loses any votes in April, they are likely to go to Fadhila. Meanwhi
ue-UN mediator Kofi Annan on June 7. The venue, timing, and participants are currently under discussion. Trends in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups in Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after
a, Tunisia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups in Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after 11 Members of Parliament (MPs) retracted their signatures. Press reports indicated that the Iranian government had influenced the process, ex
Entities connected to both Yemen and Nuri al-Maliki

Barack Obama
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Marc Rich
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Cairo
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Hosni Mubarak
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Tunisia
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Vladimir Putin
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Somalia
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al-Qaeda
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Julie K. Brown
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European Parliament
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Riyadh
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Vietnam
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Saudi Arabia
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Baghdad
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