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Libyan forces plan “final” attack on Sirte
World
October 4, 2011
Libyan forces plan “final” attack on Sirte
SIRTE, Libya - Bullet-ridden cars carrying terrified, ill and hungry civilians crawled out of Muammar Qadhafi's home town on Tuesday…
US met with Egyptian Islamists, says US diplomat
Egypt
October 2, 2011
US met with Egyptian Islamists, says US diplomat
US officials met with members of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party, a US diplomat said, after Washington announced it would…
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
World
October 2, 2011
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
ABU DHABI - Five political activists being tried in the United Arab Emirates on charges of insulting the country's leaders…
US diplomat: US met with Egypt Islamists
Egypt
October 2, 2011
US diplomat: US met with Egypt Islamists
US officials met members of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party, a US diplomat said, after Washington announced it would have…
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
World
October 2, 2011
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
NEW YORK - Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening after more than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for…
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
World
September 28, 2011
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shias, like their allies in Iran, fret that unrest in Syria could oust President Bashar al-Assad and…
Presidential poll expected late 2012 or early 2013, says TV report
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Presidential poll expected late 2012 or early 2013, says TV report
Egypt's presidential elections are expected to be held at the end of 2012 or the start of 2013, Al-Arabiya television…
Qadhafi loyalists “ask for truce” in besieged city
World
September 27, 2011
Qadhafi loyalists “ask for truce” in besieged city
SIRTE, Libya - An elder from Muammar Qadhafi's tribe inside the besieged city of Sirte has asked government forces for…
Egypt’s OCI to develop Palm Hills property project
Business
September 27, 2011
Egypt’s OCI to develop Palm Hills property project
Egypt's Palm Hills Development, the country's second-biggest listed developer, said Orascom Construction (OCICq.L) had won the development contract for a…
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors
World
September 27, 2011
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors
AMMAN - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed into the central town of Rastan on Tuesday to crush…