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Egyptians hold vigil for Baghdad church victims

CAIRO: Egyptian Copts and Muslims held a candlelight vigil Monday night in…

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Bombing legacy major challenge for Laos, says president

VIENTIANE: Laos faces a major challenge in addressing the legacy of wartime…

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35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France

PARIS: Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly…

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US offers to remove Sudan early from state terror list

WASHINGTON: The United States has offered to remove Sudan from its list…

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Court again orders release of detained Shia man

CAIRO: The Supreme Emergency State Security Court has again ordered the release…

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Rafah border crossing to close on holidays, weekends

CAIRO: After more than four months of almost uninterrupted opening, the Rafah…

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Foreign election monitoring insults national sovereignty, says Sorour

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour reiterated Egypt’s rejection…

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NDP’s decision to let its members vie for the same seats is sign of weakness, say analyst, opposition

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Just a few hours before the nomination application…

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Nour plans to circumvent Egypt’s rejection of foreign monitors

By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Political dissident and founder of Al-Ghad Party Ayman Nour…

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Activists to resort to ‘political blackmail’ to raise minimum wages

  CAIRO: A number of labor activists said they would resort to…

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