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Tunisian army emerges strong from people’s revolt

By Mohamed Hasni/ AFP TUNIS: Tunisia's army has emerged from the month of…

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Tough Iran enters nuclear bout with world powers

TEHRAN: A defiant Iran on Friday is to enter fresh nuclear talks…

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UN’s fight to keep countries out of the ‘conflict trap’

UNITED NATIONS: "Give Peace a Chance" was the longtime war cry of…

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Muslim Brotherhood urges Mubarak to dissolve parliament

By Agencies CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood demanded Wednesday that President Hosni Mubark…

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Thousands rally as Tunisia probes regime assets

TUNIS: Thousands of Tunisians rallied against the inclusion of old regime figures…

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Rights groups condemn Qaddafi’s Tunisia statements

CAIRO: Fourteen Egyptian human rights groups condemned on Tuesday statements made by…

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Coptic lawyers demand routine mental health check-ups for police

CAIRO: A group of Coptic lawyers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday with…

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Analysts say self-immolation warning sign for gov’t as 6th incident reported

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A 35-year-old employee attempted to set himself ablaze Wednesday…

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Cabinet approves draft of amendments dealing with sexual harassment penalties

CAIRO: The Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft of amendments to the…

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Tunisia revolt makes Islamist threat ring hollow

By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: The absence of Islamist slogans from Tunisia's…

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