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Egypt steps up its war on Gaza smuggling tunnels

RAFAH: Hidden in the shadows of a Rafah residential zone, two Egyptian…

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Mubarak wants to know why Egypt did so badly in Beijing

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak on Monday demanded to know why his country…

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Iran bans movie star from leaving for Hollywood: report

TEHRAN: Iran has banned an award-winning young actress from leaving the country…

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Taking the reins

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HEALTH MATTERS: New way to spot bowel cancer could save lives: study

Researchers in Britain have developed a more accurate technique for spotting the…

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A whiter shade of pale: skin-lightening in the Arab world

Marwa wants a paler face and is willing to try a whole…

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Turks turn to diet patches to ease Ramadan fasting

ANKARA: Turkish Muslims plan to resort to appetite suppressing diet patches to…

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Egypt finds explosives cache near Gaza border

EL-ARISH: Egyptian police have found a large cache of explosives close to…

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Qaddafi son announces retirement from Libyan political life

TRIPOLI: The son of Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi, Seif Al-Islam, late Wednesday…

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Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk

Australia s greatest ancient Aboriginal rock art is at risk of being…

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