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Copts continue open sit-in at Maspero

CAIRO: Hundreds of Coptic protesters said on Thursday that they would continue…

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No charges against Al-Shorouk over Mubarak amnesty news

CAIRO: No charges were leveled against independent daily Al-Shorouk for publishing news…

Marwa Al-A’sar

25 Israeli embassy protesters released after receiving suspended sentences

CAIRO: A military court on Thursday gave suspended one-year sentences to 15…

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PA elections in September, with national ID, under complete judicial supervision

CAIRO: Voting in the parliamentary and presidential elections will be with the…

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DNE

Copts continue open sit-in at Maspero

CAIRO: Hundreds of Coptic protesters said on Thursday that they would continue…

Heba Fahmy

One on one with Salafi leader Abdel Moneim Al-Shahat (Part 2)

By Tamim Elyan ALEXANDRIA: Salafi groups have taken center stage following the January…

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DNE

Criminal Court detains Azmy for another 30 days

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The North Cairo Criminal Court ordered Thursday ex-chief of…

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US tells Syria’s Assad to lead transition or leave

DAMASCUS: The United States has told Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to lead…

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DNE

Bomb attacks on north Iraq police kill 27

KIRKUK: A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern…

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DNE

Yemen rivals fail to sign power transfer deal

SANAA: Yemen's political rivals failed Wednesday to sign a Gulf-brokered plan under…

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