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Saudi activist: 5 women detained for driving

DUBAI: At least five Saudi women have been taken into custody accused…

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad warns against govt arrests, says IRNA

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday warned the authorities against making…

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Bahrain court adjourns protest leaders’ appeals

MANAMA: Bahrain's special security tribunal handling the appeals of 21 opposition leaders…

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Gaza flotilla makes Internet splash

JERUSALEM: They're all a Twitter about the flotilla. It may still be…

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Calm returns to downtown Cairo following clashes outside interior ministry

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Calm returned to Cairo’s downtown streets Wednesday following clashes…

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Clashes continue between protesters and police in Tahrir

CAIRO: Clashes between protesters and central security forces continued early Wednesday morning…

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Supreme Admin Court dissolves Egypt’s municipal councils

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: A court order obliging the government to dissolve…

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Mubarak was first to support revolution, claims his lawyer

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Lawyer Farid El-Deeb representing ousted president Hosni Mubarak claimed…

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Democratic Alliance to hand SCAF parliament elections draft law

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A delegation from the Democratic Alliance is set to…

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Court rejects case to reveal Kamelia Shehata’s whereabouts

By Essam Fadl CAIRO: An Administrative Court decided on Tuesday to drop the…

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