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Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts
  Turkey's expulsion of the Israeli ambassador puts pressure on Egypt to downgrade ties following outrage over the border killings of Egyptian policemen, analysts said. But they said post-Mubarak Egypt's military rulers are unlikely to...
Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts
Turkey's expulsion of the Israeli ambassador puts pressure on Egypt to downgrade ties following outrage over the border killings of Egyptian policemen, analysts said. But they said post-Mubarak Egypt's military rulers are unlikely to expel...
Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts
Turkey's expulsion of the Israeli ambassador puts pressure on Egypt to downgrade ties following outrage over the border killings of Egyptian policemen, analysts said. But they said post-Mubarak Egypt's military rulers are unlikely to expel...
Media rights group warns Egypt blogger may die in jail
A media watchdog on Saturday called for the immediate release of a blogger sentenced by Egypt's military to three years in jail, warning that he might die after he stopped eating and drinking. The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said in a...
UN chief urges Turkey, Israel to mend ties
ISTANBUL — UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday appealed for Turkey and Israel to make up after Ankara took retaliatory measures in its row against the Jewish state over a flotilla raid which left eight Turks dead. Speaking in Canberra, the...
Libya rebels seek return of fleeing Qadhafi kin
TRIPOLI - Libya's rebels were on Tuesday seeking the return from Algeria of Muammer Qadhafi's wife and three children, while hunting down the longtime Libyan strongman and closing in on his hometown Sirte. "We'd like those persons...
Libya rebels poised to attack Qadhafi hometown
TRIPOLI - Libyan rebels prepared Monday to launch an assault to capture Muammer Qadhafi's hometown of Sirte and win full control of Libya, while scrambling to get war-ravaged Tripoli back on its feet. Sirte is the elusive Qadhafi's last...
Brother of Sadat's assassin returns to Egypt
The brother of the Islamist assassin of former president Anwar Sadat returned to Egypt from exile in Iran on Sunday and surrendered to the authorities, an AFP correspondent reported. Mohamed Showky al-Islambouli, who was sentenced to death in...
Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that if Egypt asked to increase its troops in the Sinai peninsula, the request would be brought before the security cabinet, public radio said. Netanyahu's remarks were made at...
Libyan rebels take border post; hunt on for Qadhafi
TRIPOLI - Libyan rebels captured the Ras Jdir border post on the frontier with Tunisia, which it was feared Muammer Qadhafi might use to escape, as the hunt for the fugitive strongman continued on Saturday. While fighting was still under way on...
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