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Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
Egypt

Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army

Internet users are circulating a video that appears to show members of Egypt's army assaulting an older female activist called Khadiga…
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
Egypt

Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official

Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday…
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
Egypt

Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire

A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent…
Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria
World

Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria

The Arab League expects the Damascus regime to sign up "soon" to an observer mission intended to monitor the protection…
8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes
Egypt

8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes

Eight protesters have been killed and 299 injured during a crackdown on a sit-in outside the cabinet building in Cairo,…
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
World

Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering a crackdown against anti-government protesters, telling ABC News that most people who died…
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
World

At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence

At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising…
Fifteen dead after Syrian army clashes with rebels
World

Fifteen dead after Syrian army clashes with rebels

At least 15 people died in fierce fighting between security forces and army rebels in northern Syria early on Saturday,…
UN sees no need yet for Syria humanitarian corridor
World

UN sees no need yet for Syria humanitarian corridor

French proposals for "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to help civilians affected by eight months of unrest are not justified by…
At least 10 Syria forces ‘killed in clashes with deserters’
World

At least 10 Syria forces ‘killed in clashes with deserters’

At least 10 troops and security service agents were killed in clashes with mutinous soldiers in the east of Syria,…
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