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US will hold Egypt politicians ‘accountable’, says Clinton

By Agencies ISTANBUL: Washington will monitor actions by Egyptian politicians and hold…

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Al-Shater nomination seen to only benefit candidates of old regime

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The surprising nomination of Deputy Supreme Guide of…

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Palestinian sent to Gaza with end of hunger strike

By AFP GAZA CITY: Israel expelled a Palestinian prisoner Sunday to the…

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ANALYSIS: Arab revolts bring Islamist regional vision closer

By Edmund Blair and Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood has…

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In Turkey, nations meet to plan for new Syria

By Bradley Klapper and Christopher Torchia/  Associated Press ISTANBUL: Dozens of countries on…

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In Gaza, power cuts and rumors hamper reconciliation

By Selim Saheb Ettaba / AFP GAZA CITY: A smart white villa with…

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Mali rebels seize key northern town

  BAMAKO: Tuareg and Islamist fighters tightened their grip on northern Mali…

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Push to bring Sudan, South Sudan into crisis talks

By Jenny Vaughan / AFP ADDIS ABABA: African Union mediators Sunday redoubled their…

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Time running out for diplomacy with Iran, says Clinton

By Bradley Klapper / AP RIYADH: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton…

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to bid for presidency

By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood has named its chief…

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