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Ultras continue PA sit-in, MP criticizes Port Said isolation

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Hundreds of Ultras Ahlawy, Al-Ahly soccer team’s fan club,…

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Egypt ex-intelligence mulls presidency: report

By AFP CAIRO: Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a stalwart of…

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Tugboat explosion kills three in Egypt’s Suez

By AFP CAIRO: Three people were killed and a dozen others injured…

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Walkouts from Constituent Assembly put PA in the hot seat

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Four members of the Constituent Assembly elected to…

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Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit

By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad…

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Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

By Anne Gearan / AP SEOUL: President Barack Obama is warning North Korea…

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Mali’s political class slams junta amid coup disarray

By Thomas Morfin / AFP BAMAKO: Leaders of the coup in Mali…

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Israelis prefer preemptive strike to nuclear Iran, says poll

By AFP JERUSALEM: Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that the consequences…

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Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq

By Elliot Spagat / AP EL CAJON: A Muslim leader says that the…

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Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit

By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: After decades at the center of the…

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