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EU boosts food aid to world's poorest as prices spiral

STRASBOURG: The European Commission on Tuesday announced a further 117.25 million euros…

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Gaza power plant to run out of fuel Wednesday

JERUSALEM: Officials warned on Tuesday that the sole power plant in the…

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Mubarak, Sarkozy to meet on Mideast, Mediterranean Union

PARIS: President Hosni Mubarak was expected Monday in Paris for a two-day…

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Annan calls for investment in agriculture to address food crisis

NAIROBI: Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan Saturday told governments to…

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Boy called Islam banned from French TV show because of name

PARIS: The parents of a nine-year-old boy called Islam are to press…

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Red-hot oil prices continue higher

SINGAPORE: Soaring oil prices continued higher in Asia on Friday, trading above…

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Three smugglers feared trapped in Gaza tunnel

EL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official said three people were feared buried on…

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Toddler infected with bird flu, says health minister

CAIRO: An Egyptian toddler has caught the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus,…

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NDP wins 92 percent of local poll seats

CAIRO: Egypt s ruling party has won 92 percent of the votes…

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Eight-year-old Yemeni girl gets divorce after forced marriage

SANAA: A Yemeni court on Tuesday granted a divorce to an eight-year-old…

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