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Protesters back in Tahrir to push for change

By Samer Al-Atrush /AFP CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo's…

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Protesters in Cairo, Alex, Suez vow to continue sit-ins in joint statement

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Coalitions and political forces participating in sit-ins in…

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PM vows to fulfill revolution demands

By AFP CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf promised protesters in his first…

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Brotherhood yet to decide on July 29 protests, says deputy head

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: While the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said it rejects the…

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Amendments to parliament law ‘difficult to comprehend,’ says elections expert

CAIRO: The amendments to the People’s Assembly and Shoura Council laws, announced…

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New ministers take oath after changes in nominated names

By Samer Al-Atrush /AFP CAIRO: New ministers in a sweeping reshuffle of Egypt's…

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Panel opposes political role for Egyptian military

By Hamza Hendawi / AP CAIRO: A key member of a panel drafting…

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Shots, arrests as Syrian troops tighten screws on Homs

NICOSIA: Syria's security forces Thursday pressed a clampdown against dissidents in the…

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Iraq Shia militia splinters into hit squads, gangs

BAGHDAD: Anti-US cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has spawned dozens of renegade…

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Social media show limits as Egypt elections loom

By Yasmine Saleh / Reuters CAIRO: Egyptians who turned to Facebook and Twitter…

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