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Russia, China draw Arab, Turkish ire over Syria

MUNICH: The Russian and Chinese veto of a UN resolution aimed at…

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Saudi women push challenge to driving ban

RIYADH: Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female…

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Seven dead in attack on Afghan police building: official

KANDAHAR: Seven people were killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack…

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Morocco king pardons jailed Islamist leaders

RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed issued pardons to several leading Islamists who rights…

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41 in court at first Libya trial of Qaddafi loyalists

BENGHAZI: Libya put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Moammar Qaddafi on trial…

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Kuwait interim government resigns

DUBAI: Kuwait's interim government tendered its resignation on Sunday, state television said,…

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Police fire gas over Cairo’s Tahrir Square

CAIRO: Volleys of tear gas left a white cloud over Cairo's Tahrir…

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HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights

RAMALLAH: A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a…

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Clinton signals continued deadlock with Egypt on NGOs

MUNICH: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday highlighted the continued…

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Syrian protesters released on bail after Cairo embassy raid

CAIRO: A number of Syrian protesters, who were arrested after raiding the…

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