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Gulf ministers meet to review Yemen mediation

SANAA: Gulf Arab foreign ministers meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to…

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Israel and Hamas look to end Gaza flare-up

GAZA: Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers signalled on Sunday they…

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African leaders fly in to seek end to Libya conflict

TRIPOLI: A high-ranking African Union delegation was on its way to Libya…

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Iran expels ‘several’ Kuwait diplomats, says report

TEHRAN: Iran has expelled "several" Kuwaiti diplomats in a tit-for-tat retaliation for…

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Gomaa reveals security concern

CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt center-half Wael Gomaa revealed his consternation over the…

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Lebanon: civil society mobilized for equal rights

By Rita Chemaly BEIRUT: On March 20, the day before the Mother’s Day…

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Progress made, but challenges lie ahead in Egypt’s transition to democracy: OHCHR

  CAIRO: A delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner…

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Once-armed Islamists talk tolerance by Egypt temple

CAIRO: The Egyptian Islamist group Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya preached non-violence and tolerance of…

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Political awakening inspires new TV channel

CAIRO: The new Cairo-based 25 TV channel has launched this week with…

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Egyptian engineer Mahmoud El-Safty freed in Syria

CAIRO: Syrian authorities released on Friday Egyptian engineer Mahmoud El-Safty one week…

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