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Syria calls for Arab League meet to avert suspension

AMMAN: Syria called on Sunday for an emergency summit of Arab League…

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Interview: 25TV editors on resuming broadcast after security raid

CAIRO: Launched two months after the Jan. 25 uprising, an independent TV…

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Military court acquits 12 protesters, adjourns Maikel Nabil’s case; prosecution renews Abdel-Fattah’s detention

CAIRO: Twelve protesters arrested in September near the Ministry of Defense were…

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AU troops in Somalia facing funding shortfall

NAIROBI, Kenya: African Union troops fighting Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in the failed state…

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Sudan conflict undermines talks but war unlikely: analysts

KHARTOUM: Ties between Sudan and the newly independent south are badly strained…

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Morocco gears up for poll with eyes on Islamists, turnout

RABAT: Morocco opened its campaign for Nov. 25 legislative elections Saturday, with…

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Egypt arrests Islamist linked to pipeline attacks

CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested a leading member of an armed Islamist group…

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UAE-held activists begin hunger strike

ABU DHABI: Five activists facing trial in the United Arab Emirates for…

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Leader of Al-Qaeda-inspired group arrested in Sinai, says official

EL-ARISH: A senior Egyptian security official says police have arrested the leader…

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Berlusconi faces future of legal, business woes

ROME: His legacy tarnished and his hopes of clinging to power dashed,…

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