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No ceasefire without Qaddafi pullback, say Libya rebels
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Syrian army mobilized in Banias after killings
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Bahrain rights activist to face military court
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Blogger Maikel Nabil slapped with 3-year prison sentence; says worried about his safety
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Suez Canal March revenues up at $413.5 mln
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Jazeera Airways expected to fly to Cairo in May
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Sewedy wins $440 mln Qatar contract
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Amr Moussa says Islamists won’t take power
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