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Mubarak has right to communicate while under house arrest, says army

CAIRO: Members of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)…

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The geopolitical message from Libya

NEW DELHI: Will “mission creep” in the West’s intervention in Libya end…

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Pressure mounts for Mubarak trial

By Christophe de Roquefeuil / AFP CAIRO: Two months after he was ousted,…

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US report criticizes human rights during Mubarak era

CAIRO: A recent US State Department report criticized the human rights situation…

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Cabinet approves legislation allowing Egyptians abroad to vote

CAIRO: The Cabinet’s legislative committee approved late Monday modifications on the political…

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Saudi prince gives up contested Egypt land: MENA

CAIRO: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has given up a claim…

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Egypt PM pledges probe over protest crackdown

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf expressed regret on Monday for a…

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President’s sister puts their mom in picture book

By Leanne Italie/ AP Above a rooftop in Jakarta or the Indus River…

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Syria denies protesters medical treatment, says HRW

BEIRUT/ NICOSIA: Syrian security forces prevented medical staff from reaching the wounded…

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Ivory Coast leader: All fighters must disarm

ABIDJAN: President Alassane Ouattara called on all fighters to put down their…

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