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Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili meets with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at the consulate of Iran in Istanbul, during talks on Tehran's disputed atomic programme AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC
Agency

Ashton to consult UN partners on Iran

EU's foreign policy chief meets with Iran's nuclear negotiator

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Women cry as they hold the picture of a relative during a protest rally against torture in prisons as demonstrators block one of the capital's main streets in Tbilisi AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV
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Georgia prison scandal highlights widespread torture

Georgia’s president vows to eradicate torture after videos depicting rape and torture…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez

Egyptian receives six years for insulting religion and president

After posting offensive material on Facebook, Copt receives six year prison sentence

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Striking miners holding umbrellas celebrate securing a 22 percent pay hike from London-listed Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE
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South African Lonmin miners end their strike

Police disperse Amplats miners’ protest

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Hailemariam Desalegn, who was Foreign Minister at the time, addresses the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2011 AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Egypt

Ethiopia’s next ruler to be sworn in Friday

Opportunity or status quo?

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Student protesting (File photo) DNE Archive
administration

Five suspended AUC students referred to disciplinary committee

University’s administration outlines student strike fallout

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh

Protester’s mother call for release of injured son

Protest call for student detained since January with serious leg wound

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Egypt revolution graffiti brings down barricades AFP Photo
demonstrations

Demonstrations erupt in Tahrir square

Demonstrators refuse the removal of graffiti paintings

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Economic restrictions put into place by the Israeli government encourage a thriving black market trade, a Palestinian truck carrying goods smuggled through tunnels leaves the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah (File photo) AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB
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World Bank blames occupation for suffering Palestinian economy

PA faces multimillion dollar budget gap

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
President Mohamed Morsi speaks during a press conference in Cairo (File photo) AFP PHOTO

New intelligence chief appointed

New chief well known to Palestinians and Israelis

Fady Salah
Fady Salah