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Yousuf Basil

  • News Writer, CNN
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Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian prime minister

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By Yousuf Basil
| CNN
Story highlights The prime minister is appointed as the head of an interim government He was named prime minister on June 2 CNN — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday accepted the resignation of the newly-appointed prime minister, who steps down three weeks after taking office. The president appointed Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah as the head of an interim government, state-run WAFA news agency reported.
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Rainbow-colored toys and clothing are seized in Saudi Arabia for indirectly 'promoting homosexuality'

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By Zahid Mahmood, Yousuf Basil
| KMIZ-TV (Columbia, MO)
By Zahid Mahmood and Yousuf Basil, CNN Saudi Arabian government officials have cracked down on rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, saying the items promote homosexuality, according to Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya.
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Egypt's VP resigns amid vote over draft constitution

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By Mohamed Fahmy , Reza Sayah, Yousuf Basil
| CNN
Story highlights News of another top-level resignation surfaces, but it is swiftly denied Mekki says he submitted his resignation last month, but stayed on He says his profession as judge didn't jibe with politics The new constitution is doing away with the VP job Egyptian Vice President Mahmoud Mekki is stepping down from his post, state-run Nile TV announced Saturday, amid a second round of voting on the country's Islamist-backed draft constitution.
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