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Judges threaten to boycott elections as Islamists maintain lead

CAIRO: Judges threatened to boycott supervising the elections and vote counting after…

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Advisory Council members resign in protest of crackdown on Cabinet sit-in

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Four members of the Advisory Council, recently formed…

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FJP lead the vote count in Menufiya, Beheira

MENUFIYA/BEHEIRA: The Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm was leading the vote count on…

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Syrians hold mass rallies to demand Arab action

DAMASCUS: Hundreds of thousands of Syrians protested nine months into their uprising…

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Al-Azhar to preach Islamic message on satellite TV

CAIRO: Al-Azhar, Egypt's 1,000-year-old seat of Islamic learning, will soon be preaching…

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Will a united government lead Yemen to peace?

By Abubakr Al-Shamahi LONDON: In the presidential palace in Sana’a, a new Yemeni…

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Bloody crackdown on Cabinet sit-in leaves tens injured

By Mostafa Sheshtawy CAIRO: A violent crackdown on protesters camped outside the Cabinet…

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US urges Egypt to reconsider blogger verdict

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday urged Egypt's interim military rulers to…

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Probe launched to seize Mubarak, Ben Ali assets

THE HAGUE: A probe to seize vast assets of deposed strongmen Hosni…

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Cairo protesters clash with troops in crackdown on cabinet sit-in

By AFP CAIRO: Demonstrators and soldiers hurled stones at each other on…

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