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UN labor treaty vows to protect domestic workers
GENEVA: Member states of the UN labor agency adopted a treaty on…
Egypt boat held by Somali pirates freed after 10 months
CAIRO: An Egyptian boat seized with its 22-member crew by pirates off…
Spain freezes assets of detained Mubarak associate
By Daniel Woolls /AP MADRID: Spain has frozen €33 million ($47 million) in…
New independent syndicate aims to uphold journalists’ rights, says co-founder
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The newly-established Egyptian Journalists’ Independent Syndicate aims to defend…
Political powers welcome ElBaradei’s rights charter, call for debate
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political powers welcomed the rights charter introduced by presidential…
Syria activists defiant, hated tycoon turns to charity
DAMASCUS: Syrian activists vowed new protests Friday as troops stormed northern towns,…
Morocco’s king to unveil reforms in address
RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed VI addresses the nation Friday when he will…
Tunisia to try Ben Ali in absentia five months after ouster
TUNIS: Tunisia on Monday begins trying in absentia ex-president Zine El-Abidine Ben…
No chance of peace, Israel tells EU over UN move
JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday bluntly told the European…