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Page last updated at 03:15 GMT, Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan (file)
US concern at UAE torture verdict
The US calls on the UAE to review a court verdict clearing a member of its ruling family of torture charges.
UAE sheikh cleared
'Torture tape' sheikh held
Country profile: UAE

File photo of Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi Iran's Karroubi defies 'threats'
Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi says he is defiant in the face of threats, and he and his family are "prepared for disaster".

Abdul-Majid al-Zindani Yemen warned against 'occupation'
An influential cleric warns Yemen not to allow "occupation" by foreign powers as it co-operates with the US in counter-terrorism.

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