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US holds Libya talks, rebels claim oil town’s capture

AJDABIYA: Libyan rebels claimed they had wrested control of the strategic oil…

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Syrian forces kill 13 civilians in Homs, says activist

NICOSIA: Syrian security forces shot dead 13 civilians on Monday and Tuesday…

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Israel navy intercepts Gaza-bound French yacht

ASHDOD: Israel on Tuesday intercepted a French yacht heading for the Gaza…

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Tunisia Islamists condemn latest violence

TUNIS: Tunisia's main Islamist movement Ennahda on Tuesday condemned the latest spate…

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British PM pushes trade in Nigeria, but scandal looms

LAGOS: British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Nigeria on Tuesday, pushing a…

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Shoura, PA elections to be held on same day after mid November

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Egypt’s legislative elections for both the Upper and Lower…

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Priority is social justice, roadmap for the transitional period, says ElBaradei

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said that the transitional period…

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Tumult in Egypt antiquities as Hawass swept aside

By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt is struggling to find a replacement…

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PM taken to hospital, new cabinet delayed

By Sami Aboudi and Yasmine Saleh /Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf…

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Israeli navy boards Gaza-bound yacht

JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian…

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