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Think-tank polls youth on Egypt’s future in mock vote

CAIRO: Sixty-seven percent opted for a civil state in a mock vote…

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Russia opposes Western calls for Assad to go, Turkey says it’s too soon

MOSCOW: Russia opposes US and European calls for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad…

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UN prepares Syria mission, Europe calls for sanctions

UNITED NATIONS: A humanitarian mission is readying to visit Syria at the…

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Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish warplanes and artillery pounded Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq for…

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Air strike kills 5 Islamists in southern Yemen town

ADEN: A Yemeni jet bombed the southern coastal town of Shaqra shortly…

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Tripoli makes do as rebels close in

  TRIPOLI: With rebels closing in on Tripoli, Qaddafi loyalists insist the…

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Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge

AMMAN: Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar…

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Egypt army chief heads to Sinai to investigate deaths

CAIRO: Egypt's military chief of staff Sami Enan headed to Sinai on…

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Egyptian policeman killed near border, official denies suicide attack

  AL-ARISH/CAIRO: An Egyptian policeman was killed in a gunfight near the…

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Israel-Gaza violence intensifies after gun attacks

GAZA: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets…

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