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Libya says Gaddafi stays, wounded relate siege hell

TRIPOLI/SFAX: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre"…

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Bahrain opposition paper resumes under new editor

MANAMA: Bahrain's main opposition newspaper resumed publication on Monday after its high-profile…

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Security forces open fire during protests in Yemen city

SANAA: Security forces and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire during…

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Syria braces for ‘Martyrs Week’

DAMASCUS: Syria was on Tuesday braced for the start of "Martyrs Week",…

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Lawyers’ Syndicate committees reject judges handling former officials’ cases

CAIRO: The freedoms and human rights committees at the Lawyers’ Syndicate initiated…

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Army statement about ‘civil state’ doesn’t rule out Islamists’ participation, says MB

CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood and religious leaders say they don’t see the army’s…

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Corruption panel to quiz Mubarak’s son Gamal

CAIRO: An Egyptian panel formed to uncover illicit gains acquired during the…

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Arab revolts show freedom better than stability: Italy

ROME: The revolts rocking the Arab world show the international community should…

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AU chief condemns foreign intervention in Ivory Coast, Libya

GENEVA: African Union chairman Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Tuesday condemned foreign military…

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UN chief: Democracy movements must respect women

PHILADELPHIA: One of the most significant aspects of revolutions in the Middle…

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