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INTERVIEW: Female ex-talk show host eyes Egypt presidency
FAYOUM: Who better for president than a plain-talking, female former talk show…
5,000 civilians tried in military courts, says Human Rights Watch
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday that…
AUC law professor to be tried before a military court
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Law professor at the American University in Cairo…
Rights group condemn Hisba case against writer
CAIRO: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned in a…
Pro-Gaddafi forces clash with Tunisian military
DEHIBA: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crossed into neighboring Tunisia…
Syrian security forces open fire at protests
BEIRUT: Syrian security forces opened fire on a demonstration Friday in the…
Yemeni protesters decry Saleh transition deal
SANAA: Vast crowds of Yemenis took to the streets on Friday to…
17 drown as Beni Souif ferry capsizes
CAIRO: Seventeen people drowned when a bus fell off a ferry into…
Death toll in Morocco attack rises to 16
MARRAKECH: The death toll in one of Morocco's worst terrorist attacks has…
Western powers push for end to Syria crackdown
GENEVA: Western powers pressed the UN's top human rights body Friday to…