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Thousands in Tahrir welcome new PM Essam Sharaf
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Thousands of protestors flocked to Tahrir square on…
Journalists’ Syndicate fails to reach quorum for budget general assembly
CAIRO: The Journalists' Syndicate general assembly, assigned to discuss the budget and…
Egypt’s top archaeologist warns of looting
CAIRO: Egypt's top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, warned that the country's antiquity sites…
Shots fired in Tripoli, rebels advance in east
TRIPOLI: Rebels vowing "victory or death" clashed with Muammar Gaddafi's forces near…
Thousands of Iraqis defy curbs to protest
BAGHDAD: Thousands of protesters massed Friday in cities and towns across Iraq…
Bahrain’s Shia opposition set to talk to rulers
MANAMA: The Shia opposition groups in Bahrain seeking to loosen the Sunni…
Yemen protesters boosted by president’s setbacks, say analysts
DUBAI: A string of setbacks for Yemen's president, including the defection of…
Sharaf in Tahrir: I draw my legitimacy from the people
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf told jubilant protesters…
PM resigns, former transport minister takes over
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned Thursday from his…