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Sarkozy says influential Muslim cleric not welcome in France

By AFP PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that influential Qatar-based Sunni…

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Egypt’s Islamists tighten their grip on power

By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: Egypt's newly empowered Islamists have tightened their…

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NY exhibit focuses on early career of Keith Haring

The bohemian atmosphere of downtown New York in the 1970s and 1980s…

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Islamists dominate Constituent Assembly, some elected members walk out in protest

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Politicians denounced the make-up of the 100-member Constituent Assembly,…

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More Egyptians view US relations unfavorably following NGOs row

By Heather Moore CAIRO: In the wake of strained Egyptian-American relations over the…

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SCAF slams MB statement doubting the transparency of presidential election

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: In a statement read on state TV Sunday afternoon,…

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Arab Spring asylum seekers surged into EU in 2011

By Claire Davenport / Reuters BRUSSELS: Asylum seekers from Arab Spring countries and…

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Ahmadinejad urges unity against ‘aggression’

By AFP DUSHANBE: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on regional powers Sunday to…

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Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March

By Tarek Amara / Reuters TUNIS: Tunisians are likely to vote for their…

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Israel weighs UN rights council boycott

By AFP JERUSALEM: Israel should boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council…

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