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Islam no threat to democracy, says Nobel winner
World
December 10, 2011
Islam no threat to democracy, says Nobel winner
Islam and other religions do not threaten democracy, Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said on Friday.…
Arab states won’t allow Syrian ‘massacre,’ says Saudi prince
World
December 10, 2011
Arab states won’t allow Syrian ‘massacre,’ says Saudi prince
A senior Saudi prince said on Friday that Arab states would not stay on the sidelines and allow the "massacre"…
Protesting tour guides fear Islamist rise
Egypt
December 9, 2011
Protesting tour guides fear Islamist rise
Around 1000 Egyptians rallied near the ancient pyramids on Friday to protest against what they said were threats by Islamic…
Blast wounds French UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon
World
December 9, 2011
Blast wounds French UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon
TYRE, Lebanon — A bomb exploded near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping patrol on Friday, wounding five…
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
World
December 9, 2011
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops on the border with Afghanistan…
Mexico says it foiled plan to smuggle in Qadhafi son
World
December 8, 2011
Mexico says it foiled plan to smuggle in Qadhafi son
MEXICO CITY — Mexico uncovered and stopped an international plot to smuggle late Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's son Saadi into the…
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
World
December 7, 2011
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…
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shias, 59 dead
World
December 7, 2011
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shias, 59 dead
A suicide attack killed dozens of Shia Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in…
Brotherhood says it won 34 run-off seats
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Brotherhood says it won 34 run-off seats
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first…
13 killed, 9 injured in road accident near Ain Sokhna
Egypt
December 6, 2011
13 killed, 9 injured in road accident near Ain Sokhna
Thirteen people were killed and nine injured in a road accident Monday on a highway linking the Suez and Red…