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Israel okays 1,600 E. Jerusalem settler homes

JERUSALEM: Israel's interior minister has given final approval for the construction of…

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Egyptian rights activist honored by HRW

  CAIRO: Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat will be one of…

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Ex-agriculture minister charged with misappropriation

CAIRO: Egyptian state investigators accused a former agriculture minister and a businessman…

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British PM unveils anti-riot measures

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled Thursday new measures to end…

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Islamists reject Cabinet promises of supra-constitutional principles

CAIRO: A number of Islamist powers rejected statements by Prime Minister Essam…

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Egyptian expelled by Sweden free after decade in jail

STOCKHOLM/CAIRO: An Egyptian man deported to his homeland from Sweden in 2001…

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Obama remembers 9/11 at iftar

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday remembered the dead of the…

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Muslim states to discuss Somalia aid: OIC

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said Wednesday foreign ministers of member…

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US raises concern about ‘anti-Americanism’ in Egypt

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it has raised concerns with Egypt's…

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Cabinet releases amended Treachery Act, debate rages on

CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet released Wednesday the amended Treachery Act, stripping officials proven…

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