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Thousands besiege US base over Quran burning

By Mushtaq Mojaddidi / AFP KABUL: Thousands of furious Afghans besieged a US…

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Somalia, world powers meet to map out future

By Danny Kemp / AFP LONDON: World powers met in London Thursday for…

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Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role

By Tom Heneghan / Reuters PARIS: After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist…

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Hamas denies involvement in Egypt uprising

By AFP CAIRO: Gaza's Hamas premier Ismail Haniya on Thursday denied the…

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Deal with Egypt on Gaza electricity: Hamas

By AFP GAZA CITY: Hamas has reached a "comprehensive agreement" with Egypt…

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Egypt bars American woman from leaving the country

By Aya Batrawy / AP CAIRO: Security officials in Cairo say an American…

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Police personnel to start strike on March 22

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: The General Union of Police Personnel and Conscripts…

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Mubarak’s trial leaves Egypt with open wounds

By Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Mohamed Moustafa Morsy had to sneak out…

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Mubarak trial verdict June 2, says judge

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Following a nine-hour court session, presiding judge Ahmed Refaat…

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Rights group slams law allowing settlement with corrupt investors

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: A local rights group demanded Wednesday that parliament…

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