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Salafi leader offers Egypt army ‘safe exit’
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Salafi leader offers Egypt army ‘safe exit’
There was a time when Islamist lawyer Hazem Salah Abu Ismail's toughest challenge was brokering business deals and marriages. Now…
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Far from Egypt's cities where Hosni Mubarak's old allies might fear to face the electorate, figures from the deposed leader's…
Palestinian reconciliation deal faltering
World
January 8, 2012
Palestinian reconciliation deal faltering
Gaza — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement said on Sunday it would have to re-evaluate its reconciliation pact with…
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
Egypt's government has withdrawn 2100 hectares of land from some of the country's leading businessmen because they failed to develop…
US concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe
World
January 8, 2012
US concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe
The United States called on its ally Bahrain on Saturday to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human rights…
Arabs may call on United Nations to help in Syria
World
January 7, 2012
Arabs may call on United Nations to help in Syria
Arab foreign ministers meet on Sunday to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to help their mission in Syria,…
US widens definition of rape crimes
World
January 7, 2012
US widens definition of rape crimes
US officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is…
Interior minister: Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria
World
January 7, 2012
Interior minister: Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria
A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 63 in Damascus, Syria's interior minister said, vowing an "iron fist" response…
Arab League asks Hamas for help with Syria
Egypt
January 6, 2012
Arab League asks Hamas for help with Syria
The Arab League chief on Friday asked the Damascus-based leader of the Palestinian group Hamas to ask Syria to work to…
Vote from election’s final round brings Islamists closer to win
Egypt
January 6, 2012
Vote from election’s final round brings Islamists closer to win
The Muslim Brotherhood's party list won more than a third of the votes in the last stage of elections for…