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All eyes on Beirut as Saad Hariri returns NEWS / MIDDLE EAST Saudi FM says Hariri free to leave 'when he pleases' OPINION Will Lebanon become Saudi's next Yemen? by Halim Shebaya Lebanon Middle East Politics SIGN UP Saad Hariri walks down the steps of a plane at Beirut's international airport [Mohamed Azakir/ Reuters] Saad Hariri has returned to Beirut, more than two weeks after announcing his shock resignation as Lebanon's prime minister from Saudi Arabia. He arrived in the capital's international airport late on Tuesday. A Sunni Muslim politician and longtime ally of Saudi Arabia, Hariri announced his resignation in a televised address on November 4, shortly after landing in Riyadh. In that speech, Hariri blamed interference in Lebanon by Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah for his decision, adding that he feared an assassination attempt. Advertisement 'Two weeks of uncertainty' Hariri's resignation plunged Lebanon into uncertainty, threatening th...

Mladic to face verdict over genocide during Bosnian War NEWS / BOSNIA 'THE BUTCHER OF BOSNIA' In 1992, Bosnian Serb army lays siege to Sarajevo, resulting in deaths of more than 11,500 people In 1995, army captures Srebrenica town, kill 8,000 Bosniaks who sought refuge there Both massacres headed by 'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic, who was arrested in 2011 on charges of genocide and grave war crimes Mladic's final verdict due November 22, 2017 INFOGRAPHIC Timeline: Ratko Mladic's road to judgement by Adnan Rondic REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Ratko Mladic: A symbol of the project of evil Srebrenica's bone hunter Bosnia SIGN UP A mural of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic is seen on a building in Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 8, 2017 [Dado Ruvic/ Reuters] Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - UN war crimes judges at The Hague are expected to deliver Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic his verdict on Wednesday, more than 20 years after the Bosnian War e...

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Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president NEWS / ZIMBABWE READ MORE Robert Mugabe: Portrait of a presidency The rise and fall of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Africa Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe Politics SIGN UP Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years [File: Charles Platiau/Reuters] Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has submitted his resignation after nearly four decades as the country's leader. Mugabe defied demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party but stepped down on Tuesday, hours after parliament started an impeachment process. Cheers broke out in the parliament after speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe's resignation letter. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation ... with immediate effect," said Mudenda, reading the letter. Advertisement Replying to @AJEnglish #MugabeResigns aje.io/f5u9b 6:03 PM - Nov 21, 20...