Lebanese protest calling for secular state
Egypt

Lebanese protest calling for secular state

More than 1,000 people marched in the Lebanese capital on Sunday calling for the establishment of a secular state in…
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
Egypt

Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air

Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, began broadcasting Sunday, pledging to be "objective"…
Israel’s Netanyahu set to call early vote
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Israel’s Netanyahu set to call early vote

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to call for early general elections on Sunday, setting the stage for a…
Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom
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Somalia’s capital enjoys building boom

Somalia's last president before the country erupted into decades of war made an ominous warning: Force him from power, and…
Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners
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Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners

Regime troops used tear gas on Saturday to try to disperse a mass funeral attended by thousands of people who…
Enquiry says 338 deaths during Tunisian revolution
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Enquiry says 338 deaths during Tunisian revolution

More than 330 Tunisians were killed and 2,174 were injured during the popular uprising that led to the fall of…
10 Palestinian hunger strikers in hospital: envoy
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10 Palestinian hunger strikers in hospital: envoy

Ten Palestinian hunger strikers held at an Israeli prison have now been moved to hospital because of their deteriorating health,…
Libya grants immunity to ‘revolutionaries’
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Libya grants immunity to ‘revolutionaries’

Libyan authorities on Thursday granted immunity to former rebels who fought to oust Muammar Qadhafi's regime and unveiled legislation that cracks down on the…
Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed
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Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed

King Hamad ratified amendments to Bahrain's constitution on Thursday aimed at defusing unrest in the strategic Gulf state but the opposition dismissed the extra…
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