UN to probe all sides for possible abuses in Libya

GENEVA: Investigators launching a U.N.-ordered probe into wartime human rights abuses in Libya vowed Friday to visit villages, prisons and conflict zones, sparing no one and no region from scrutiny.…

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World labor leader says protest movement weakened

ATHENS: Globalization has weakened the union movement, making it increasingly difficult to coordinate protests between Europe's debt-stricken countries, says the head of a global union group. Muhammad Shaaban Azouz said…

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Yemen’s Saleh again rejects move to replace him

SANAA: Two protesters were shot dead and 25 wounded by gunfire during protests in the southern Yemen city of Taiz on Friday, hospital sources said. Some 200 were hurt by…

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Witness says 13 protesters killed in Syria

  BEIRUT: Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters in the southern city of Daraa, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, witnesses said.   One…

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Tens of thousands demand Mubarak prosecution

CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Egyptians waved flags and shouted slogans Friday in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, demanding that Hosni Mubarak and his family be put on trial over allegations…

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Army officers join Tahrir protesters

By AFP CAIRO: Seven army officers on Friday defied a warning from the ruling military council and joined tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to call for the…

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Mideast tumult could drive Gulf sukuk issuers to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: More Gulf sukuk issuers are expected to tap the Malaysian market in the coming months although global issuance would be lower this year due to turmoil in the…

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Mideast, Nigeria concerns support oil prices

SINGAPORE: World oil prices stayed at multi-year highs Friday, supported by the ongoing tensions in the Arab world and the postponement of elections in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. New…

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Egypt buyers wary ahead of Q1 results

CAIRO: Egyptian share prices will recover only slowly in the next few weeks from the country's political turmoil, with many investors sticking to the sidelines until first quarter results give…

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Egypt turmoil hits Cairo nightlife

CAIRO: After hours spinning the latest hip-hop and trance hits, DJ Sugar loses enthusiasm, turns off the music and surveys a nightclub dance floor that has been bare for weeks.…

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