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South African police find weapons bound for Somalia

JOHANNESBURG: A shipment of guns bound for Somali pirate hunters was moved…

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Israeli spy ring to go on trial in January

CAIRO: The alleged Israeli spy ring case is slated to go to…

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UN’s Ban ‘appalled’ by Nigeria violence

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that he was…

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Parliament will not discuss current electoral system, says NDP

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Lawmakers will not discuss Egypt’s electoral system during…

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South Sudan’s membership in Arab League to be decided, says Moussa

CAIRO: In case South Sudan becomes a separate state, its membership in…

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Court issues verdict protecting university students’ freedom of expression

CAIRO: The Administrative Court issued a verdict in favor of three Ain…

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Pope honors Mother Teresa in Christmas meal with poor

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday shared a Christmas dinner with…

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Church to send Christmas invitations to only top 3 Egyptian officials

CAIRO: Coptic Orthodox Bishop Sergious Sergious, the deputy of the Saint Mark…

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YEAREND SPECIAL: A yearend retrospective on Badr’s reign as education minister

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: In the beginning of 2010, a presidential decree appointed…

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Iraq twin bombings kill 7 in first test for Maliki

RAMADI: A car bomb followed by a suicide bombing on Monday targeted…

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