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Esraa Abdel Fattah urges skeptical expats to use right to vote

NEW YORK: Activist Esraa Abdel Fattah urged Egyptian expats to vote in…

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UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger

GENEVA: The UN human rights office is calling on Egyptian authorities to…

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Egypt closes pyramid ahead of rumored 11/11/11 rituals

  CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has closed the Great…

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Iran ‘will respond with full force’ to any military threat

TEHRAN: Iran "will respond with full force" to any attack – or…

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Rescuers hunt for survivors in fresh Turkey quake

ANKARA: Hundreds of rescuers hunted for survivors Thursday after an earthquake in…

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Israel court rejects Katsav appeal over rape conviction

JERUSALEM: Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal lodged by former president…

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US officials say sanctions against Syria effective

WASHINGTON: Syrian President Bashar Assad's days are numbered as US and European…

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University students expected to resume protests next week

CAIRO: Following a respite during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, protests that have…

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Human rights organizations refuse to meet government officials

CAIRO: Six human rights organizations refused to meet with deputy Prime Minister…

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Egyptians abroad begin online vote registration

CAIRO: Egyptian expats have started registering their names on the Supreme Electoral…

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