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Court verdict in Khaled Saeid case slated for June 30

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Alexandria Criminal Court will announce on June…

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Obama names Patterson to key post of envoy to Egypt

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday named former Pakistan troubleshooter Anne Patterson…

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Armed Saleh loyalists encircle diplomatic mission

SANAA: A mob of armed loyalists of Ali Abdullah Saleh trapped the…

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Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban

JEDDAH: Saudi authorities arrested a female activist on Sunday who launched a…

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Bahrain upholds 2 death sentences in police killings

A Bahrain emergency appeals court upheld death sentences on Sunday for two…

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Israel approves new West Bank settler homes, says NGO

JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved the construction of 294…

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More victims buried in tense Syria

DAMASCUS: Syrians prepared for more angry funerals on Sunday after security forces…

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Participants at National Dialogue Conference call for constitution before elections

CAIRO: Disagreements over the participation of people affiliated with the former regime…

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Policeman gets death for protest murders

By AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian court condemned a policeman to death on…

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Details of US gov proposal to Egypt to emerge within days, says Scobey

CAIRO: US Ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scobey, held a roundtable discussion Thursday…

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