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Gibraltar wins Miss World 2009

JOHANNESBURG: Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss World 2009 on Saturday,…

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Ashour wins PSA Masters title

MUMBAI: World number five Ramy Ashour of Egypt capped an inspired week…

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No to abolishing death penalty, says Egypt minister

CAIRO: Egypt said on Thursday that it will not abolish the death…

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Ex-IAEA chief could become Egypt's leading dissident

CAIRO: Former UN atomic watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei has been in the…

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France to hand back Egypt relics during Mubarak visit

PARIS: France will hand back to Egypt five stolen relics on Monday…

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World Bank musters $5.5 billion for solar projects

WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced Wednesday $5.5 billion would be invested in…

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Egypt digs at Gaza border amid report of smuggling barrier

RAFAH: Egyptian engineers were carrying out major excavation work at the Gaza…

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New film revives memories of Mandela's rugby moment

When South Africa won the 1995 rugby World Cup just after apartheid,…

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Shabana cruises into PSA Masters quarter-finals

MUMBAI: Reigning World Open champion Amr Shabana was taken to four games…

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Arab countries flop on human rights, says report

CAIRO: Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture…

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