Lebanon rival parties set for fierce showdown
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Gbagbo orders UN vehicles searched in Ivory Coast
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Family mourns Tunisian revolt’s first ‘martyr’
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Iran in new nuclear wrangling with world powers
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Palestinian court forcibly divorces ‘apostates’
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Al-Azhar freezes dialogue with Vatican
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6,000 Copts attend Pope’s sermon with tight security measures
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Tunisian army fires warning shots during protest
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People likely to rally around new imprisoned Kefaya leader, says analyst
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Trial of eight Shubra protesters adjourned to hear police testimony
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