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World Reacts to Bin Laden Death

(Euronews: 0413 PT, May 2, 2011) World leaders have been reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. In Kabul, Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that the al-Qaeda leader's killing showed the fight against terrorism should be focused in neighbouring Pakistan. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Bin Laden's death proved that all terrorist group leaders would eventually face justice. British Prime Minister David Cameron struck a cautious tone, welcoming Bin Laden's death but warning that the threat of terrorism had not yet been defeated.

 

 

(Associated Press: 0606 PT, May 2, 2011) Leaders, experts and citizens around the world are reacting to news of the death of Osama bin Laden in a US military operation.

 

 

(Euronews: 0925 PT, May 2, 2011) Reaction in the Arab world has been mixed. In the Gaza strip, Hamas's leader Ismail Haniyeh was guarded, yet also clear he saw no change for the better coming from it: "If the news is correct, we regard this as a continuation of the American policy that is based on oppression and shedding the Muslim and Arab blood."

 

 

(ITN News: 0724 PT, May 2, 2011) Former UK prime minister Tony Blair responds to death of Osama bin Laden.

 

 

 
 

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Turkey: A Model for the Middle East?

(Al Jazeera English: 0530 PST, February 8 2011) This report from Al Jazeera English looks to Turkey as a possible model for new governments in the Middle East. Turkey has been praised for its balance of democracy, modernity, secularism and religion.

 

 
 

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Thousands Around The World Rally in Solidarity With Egyptian People

(Mosaic Video Alert: February 4, 2011) Massive demonstrations in support of Egypt's pro-democracy protesters were held today in Iran, Tunisia, Turkey, Belgium, Jordan, Thailand, South Africa and the Czech Republic. Protesters in Malaysia marched to the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur, demanding U.S. president Barack Obama pressure Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down immediately. The protesters clashed with police, who tried to break up the demonstration.

 

 

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Turkish PM Calls for Mubarak to Stand Down

(Al Jazeera English, 0400 PST, February 1, 2011) Recep Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minister, has called on Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, to listen to the calls for change from Egyptian people. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught in Istanbul speaks about the Turkish PM's forceful remarks.

 

 

Click here for important background information on the unrest in Egypt.

 

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