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UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians
World

UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as…
Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran
World

Israel’s Barak plays down ‘shadow war’ against Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine war on…
War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel
Egypt

War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel

Mohamed Abdel Razek Ali has been standing outside the Israeli Embassy for the past week. His clothes are torn, his…
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel

All of a sudden, the heated debate on the supra-constitutional principles, which has recently stirred feuds between political forces, became…
Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges
Egypt

Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges

Internal coherence and firmness is crucial in the face of the challenges we face in Egypt, said Field Marshal Hussein…
Another war in Sudan could cost US$100 billion, says report
World

Another war in Sudan could cost US$100 billion, says report

Juba--The cost to Sudan and its neighbors of any return to civil war sparked by January's referendum on independence for…
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Opinion

Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?

Back in 2004, a year after the US invasion of Iraq, accounts and photographs of murder, rape and torture at…
The uses of 9/11
Opinion

The uses of 9/11

As the controversy surrounding the Cordoba House in Lower Manhattan has grown to a frenzy, we keep hearing the claim…
Gunmen kill 6 in raid on Iraq anti-al Qaeda militia
World

Gunmen kill 6 in raid on Iraq anti-al Qaeda militia

Gunmen killed six people on Thursday in a raid on a government-backed Sunni militia north of Baghdad, as suspected insurgents…
US vice-president in Iraq on surprise visit
World

US vice-president in Iraq on surprise visit

 BAGHDAD — US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering Iraq's…
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