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Iran’s talking point: ‘Dignity’ in nuclear work

By Brian Murphy / AP DUBAI: Days before Iran's just-completed parliamentary elections, the…

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Libya leader threatens ‘force’ to foil east autonomy bid

By Dominique Soguel / AFP TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Mustapha Abdel Jalil on Wednesday…

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Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans

By Deb Riechmann / AP KABUL: "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of…

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Arming Syrian rebels will lead to civil war, says Egypt FM

By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has warned that…

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Military court sentences 2 to death for beheading officer

By AFP CAIRO: A military court on Wednesday sentenced two men to…

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OIC urges ‘national unity’ in Libya

By AFP JEDDAH: The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged Libyans…

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Shoura Council slams SCAF, gov’t for allowing NGO defendants to leave country

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: MPs slammed the government and the ruling military council…

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Democracy workers from Egypt meet with lawmakers

By Donna Cassata / AP WASHINGTON: American democracy workers who face charges in…

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Police officers’ syndicate met with resistance from MOI, says founder

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Police officers working on establishing a first of its…

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Women on the back foot in the Arab Spring

By Ines Bel Aiba / AFP CAIRO: They were on the front line…

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