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US seeks 'clarification' on Egypt activist trials

WASHINGTON- The United States demanded "clarification" Sunday over Cairo's apparent plans to put dozens of pro-democracy activists, including 19 Americans, on trial over charges of illegal funding of...

Islamists sweep Kuwait polls as women lose out

KUWAIT CITY, Omar Hasan and Wissan Keyrouz- Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition has won a landslide majority in Kuwait's snap polls by securing 34 seats in the 50-member parliament, with women and...

Egypt to partially lift emergency rule

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt's military ruler said the country's decades-old state of emergency will be lifted on Wednesday except in cases of fighting "thuggery," but human rights groups slammed the...

As region changes, Hamas movement shifts

The group has also moved towards reconciliation with its longtime rival Fatah, and its chief Khaled Meshaal has talked about the need to focus on peaceful protest. But the shifts have created a...

Khaled Meshaal, man who embodies Hamas shift

It is there he spent his childhood before going into exile with his family to Kuwait, following the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 when the Jewish state seized the West Bank. As a student at Kuwait...

Fresh 'Freedom Convoy' attempt on Syria uprising anniversary

ANKARA- Syrian activists will make a fresh attempt at entering from Turkey with medical aid for the uprising's March 15 anniversary, organisers said Monday, after their "Freedom Convoy" was turned...

UN chief tells Assad path of repression is 'dead end'

DAMASCUS- UN chief Ban Ki-moon Sunday urged Syria's Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his own people as activists said another 11 civilians died and Damascus announced a general amnesty for crimes...

Iraq PM denounces Turkish 'interventions'

BAGHDAD- Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki voiced criticism on Friday of Turkish "interventions" in Iraqi affairs, warning that Turkey itself would suffer if its actions sparked conflict in the Middle...

Syria says to probe reporter's death

DAMASCUS- Syria said on Thursday that it will probe the death of a top French television reporter, as the opposition accused it of "liquidating" journalists to hush up its lethal 10-month crackdown...

ICC gives Libya more time on Kadhafi's son

THE HAGUE- The International Criminal Court on Tuesday gave Libya until January 23 to mull the possible handing over of ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam. A three-judge bench...
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