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Experts divided over settling with defendants in corruption cases

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political and law experts were divided over a proposal…

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Referral of Salafi charity to court means further escalation in NGO case

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Lifting the travel ban imposed on foreign defendants…

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Revolutionary youth to simulate parliament

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Fifty-seven groups announced Wednesday the launch of the…

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Ashour replaces Mansour Hassan as head of Advisory Council

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Sameh Ashour, head of the Lawyers’ Syndicate, replaced…

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INTERVIEW: Brotherhood takes softer line on Egypt gov’t

By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said…

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Syria forces attack town; Annan receives Assad response

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters AMMAN: Heavily armed forces loyal to President…

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Gaza boy dies of injuries as shaky truce takes hold

By AFP GAZA CITY: A Gazan child died on Wednesday from wounds…

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Iran parliament questions President Ahmadinejad

By Ali Akbar Dareini / AP TEHRAN: Iran's parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…

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Lawmaker surge US ‘stick to plan’ in Afghanistan

By Donna Cassata /  AP WASHINGTON: Republicans and Democrats alike insist the United…

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US welcomes Egypt-brokered Gaza truce

  WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday that it welcomed Egypt's announcement…

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