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Libya rebels round up pro-Qaddafi cell

BENGHAZI: Libyan rebels rounded up at least 63 people suspected of murdering…

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Poll explores Egyptians’ views on presidency, parliament and foreign relations

CAIRO: Twenty-seven percent of Egyptians have said that a Muslim Brotherhood majority…

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Turkish PM, army meet to appoint new high command

ANKARA: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Turkey's military top brass on Monday…

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Israeli, Lebanese troops exchange fire on border

JERUSALEM: Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on their often tense border…

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Israeli soldiers kill two in West Bank, say Palestinians

RAMALLAH: Two Palestinians were shot dead overnight by Israeli soldiers in the…

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Tanks shell Syria’s Hama for second day, 4 killed

AMMAN: Syrian tanks shelled the city of Hama, scene of a 1982…

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From iron fist to iron bars: Mubarak goes on trial

CAIRO: Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, whose spectacular downfall sent shockwaves across…

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Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings

CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak's murder and corruption trial, which opens on Wednesday, is…

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Tahrir Square closed as protesters remain divided

CAIRO: Tahrir Square remained closed on the first day of Ramadan, as…

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Israel PM creates task force as protests gain steam

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered the creation of…

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