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Variations in local press coverage of ‘Day of Anger’

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: As online news portals and social networks are…

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Egypt’s ‘Day of Anger’ makes international headlines

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The mass protests that took place in Egypt…

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Tuesday’s protests echo national stance, turning point, says analyst

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Tuesday’s protests represent a national stance and a…

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Trade Minister says no risk of destabilization

By Alberto Sisto /Reuters ROME: Egypt is not heading towards destabilization and…

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Why the US needs an ambassador in Damascus

By Mara Karlin President Barack Obama's bold decision to use the holiday…

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Five dead, hundreds injured and arrested on ‘Day of Anger’

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Five, including a policeman, died in clashes between…

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Calm returns to Lebanon after 2 days of protests

By Bassem Mroue/ AP BEIRUT: Lebanon's new Hezbollah-backed prime minister began the…

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Afghan president inaugurates new parliament

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai swore in the country's new parliament Wednesday in…

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Rights group says Gulf States harassing activists

DUBAI: Authorities in Gulf countries have stepped harassment of political activists in…

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World economic rules have changed, Obama warns US

WASHINGTON: A revitalized President Barack Obama bluntly told America to reinvent itself…

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